Scenic Roots

One-on-one with Coach Aaron Wood of Hixson Elementary. Gable Eaton on UTouch, a wearable stylus for touchscreens. Laurie Stevens of Chattanooga School of Language. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Alvin Ridley and his former attorney, McCracken Poston. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This seri...

(Chattanooga Area Food Bank) Food banks have been stretched - and stretched - and stretched - across the country due to record demand in the coronavirus crisis. What’s the situation in this area? Sophie Moore is director of outreach at The Chattanooga Area Food Bank...

The COVID-19 crisis puts a different light on a topic that is difficult to discuss in the best of times. April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day - which stresses the importance of what is known as “advance care planning.” Dr. Greg Phelps is chief medical officer for Alleo Health Systems and Hospice of Chattanooga…

An information resource for people in the Chattanooga area during the coronavirus pandemic is on Facebook.   It is called:  Chattanooga COVID-19 Community Assistance. Rose Cox - the owner of The Palace Theater - created it...

(The Cleveland Daily Banner) As Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley live with the unfolding impact of COVID-19 - and now, the aftermath of the severe weather that ripped through this area and across the Southeast - it’s a time for people who serve the community every day to step up, above and beyond. LaDarius Price is community outreach manager at Cempa Community Care here in Chattanooga - we spo...

(earlbrackinmusic.com) Earl Brackin performed live on Facebook last week for “QuaranTunes at Noon.” The livestream concert series - which has been presented by WoodSongs Dalton on Fridays at Noon - benefits The DEO Clinic, which provides medical care to people with low incomes who have no insurance of their own. And now, thanks to our own Richard Winham, here’s Earl Brackin from “QuaranTunes at No...

(UTC) The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts is part of our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.   The center supports arts learning needs in schools and communities across our tri-state region - a mission that has had to adjust under the shutdowns due to the pandemic. Laurie Allen is the Southeast Center’s executive director...

Some people who have had to stay home during the pandemic have turned to the practice of mindfulness as one way to cope. Here in Chattanooga, Stephanie Wilkins is executive director of The Center for Mindul Living, which moved its offerings online...

Stephanie Wilkins of Chattanooga's Center For Mindful Living. Laurie Allen of UTC's Southeast Center for Education in the Arts. Earl Brackin plays WoodSongs Dalton's "QuaranTunes at Noon." These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(WUTC / StoryCorps) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, in honor of National Library Week, Executive Director of the Chattanooga Public Library, Corinne Hill, talks to the library’s former Chief Administrative Officer, Richard Beeland. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. Yo...

From our own Richard Winham, a taste of “Forever Bluegrass” - now part of “Scenic Roots” on Monday afternoons here on WUTC. A few months ago, Cindy Pinion brought the folks from New Grass Express - the hard-chargin’ bluegrass and gospel group - to the studio...  

(Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce) How are business leaders handling the aftermath of the recent severe weather - and the uncertainties about the shutdowns due to COVID-19? Charles Wood is vice president of economic development at The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce...   (Greater Chattanooga Economic Partnership)

(UTC) Steven Angle is the Chancellor of our campus here at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Late last week, we had a conversation about how UTC has been operating after the storm and tornadoes that hit the Southeast - including the Chattanooga area - and under the ongoing situation with COVID-19...

UTC Chancellor Steven Angle on the campus under COVID-19. Charles Wood of The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. A taste of "Forever Bluegrass" from New Grass Express. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Sarah Sandefur and her daughter, Destiny Shackleford. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series...

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, friends and mothers of children with disabilities, Mandy Cowley and Katherlyn Geter. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and nev...

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Lawrence Miller talks to his son Michael about Michael’s great grandfather immigrating from Mexico to work in the American automobile industry. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Val...

The Barbaric Yawps are an eclectic acoustic band with a unique style steeped in the roots of bluegrass and traditional string music.  They performed live on "Forever Bluegrass" with Richard Winham and Cindy Pinion - now part of "Scenic Roots" on Mondays at 3:30 PM.

Among those struggling due to the COVID-19 shutdowns are working artists who lost their jobs and whose gigs were canceled. ArtsBuild - the nonprofit here in Chattanooga - created for those artists in Hamilton County to sustain them. James McKissic is president of ArtsBuild...  

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the work of those helping others.   Northside Neighborhood House provides basic needs and education to people north of the river here in Chattanooga. The nonprofit is now seeing its clients virtually.  It had to close its thrift stores.  And these days, its Coffee Community Collective in Soddy-Daisy is a food distribution site while children are out of school...

While the Hamilton County Schools are closed due to COVID-19, students are continuing their learning from home.   Last week, businesses in the Chattanooga area committed 100,000 dollars to buy Chromebooks for those students who need support. That word came from the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and Chattanooga 2.0, where Molly Blankenship is executive director.   Have seen the hashtag #Stay...

Chattanooga 2.0's Molly Blankenship on #StaySmartHamilton. Rachel Gammon of Northside Neighborhood House. ArtsBuild's James McKissic - and:  Welcome Richard Winham! These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

At a time when so many of us are overwhelmed, Dr. Mukta Panda has a story to share.   She is a professor and assistant dean for wellbeing and medical student education at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga. Her recent book is “Resilient Threads:  Weaving Joy and Meaning Into Well-Being.” It’s a memoir by a physician about the struggles of physicians as fellow human bein...

Our own Richard Winham also spoke yesterday with a man in Dalton, Georgia who wears many hats while helping others: Thom Brown of The DEO Clinic and WoodSongs Dalton.