Scenic Roots

Jeremy Pinnell (Jeremy Pinnell) Richard Winham shares a performance by Jeremy Pinnell - a country singer from Northern Kentucky described by Rolling Stone as “hardscrabble honky-tonk at its best” - at The Woodshop on St. Elmo Avenue in Chattanooga. (First aired Tues 4/05/22)

Dr. Fahamu Pecou (Kopeikin Gallery) Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose work merges fine art with hip-hop culture, confronting contemporary representations of Black masculinity. He recently spoke at the Hunter Museum of American Art here in Chattanooga - which now permanently houses his painting, “Monsters and Saints.” On Thursday night at 8:30 PM, Alison Lebovitz spe...

Part of Josiah Golson’s panel for the first phase of the community mural project. (UTC) A step forward for public art in the Martin Luther King Boulevard area of downtown Chattanooga. EPB has chosen a dozen local artists to complete the next phase of a community mural project on the second side of the utility’s 10th Street Substation. The theme is “Voices of MLK.” Madison Myers and Ty Swint are tw...

(Creative Commons / wuestnigel) For new jobs in IT, a place to be is here at UTC. On Thursday, the Center for Professional Education on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - along with CHATech, the Chattanooga Technology Council - will host an information technology career fair from 9 AM to Noon at the James R. Mapp building. Walton Robinson is executive director of CHATech and...

Volkswagen Chattanooga (Volkswagen Chattanooga) Hiring for the jobs of tomorrow is around the corner. Here in Chattanooga, Volkswagen is looking to fill 1,000 jobs as the automaker ramps up its production of electric vehicles. On Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM, Volkswagen Chattanooga hosts a job fair at its site. Amanda Plecas is with Volkswagen Chattanooga.

Volkswagen Chattanooga’s EV push to fill 1,000 new jobs. For a career in IT, the place to be is a tech job fair at UTC. “Voices of MLK” at EPB’s 10th St. substation in Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A scene from Shaky Knees 2022 (Shaky Knees 2022) And now, a music postcard from the Shaky Knees Festival - recently held in Atlanta’s Central Park. Our Mal O’Connell was there.

The backyard at Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children (Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children) Isaiah 117 House is a nonprofit based in East Tennessee that serves children and teens entering state custody and awaiting foster care placement. Here in Hamilton County, it partners with Chambliss Center for Children. Chloe Hasden is program coordinator for Isaiah 117 House at Cha...

Mitch Patel (Vision Hospitality Group) Mitch Patel is the president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group here in Chattanooga. He founded the company twenty-five years ago with 3,000 dollars in his savings account. Since then, he and his team have developed more than 60 hotels. Today, Vision Hospitality’s portfolio includes more than 40 properties in several states - among them, The Edwin near the W...

Mitch Patel of Vision Hospitality Group in Chattanooga. Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children. An audio postcard from the recent Shaky Knees in Atlanta. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

C-Grimey (C-Grimey) Richard Winham shares a session by Chattanooga rapper C-Grimey, recorded live downtown in January 2020, at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Close up of CADAS logo (CADAS) (aired on Thu 5/05/22) In part three in our series of conversations on the opioid epidemic here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley, we focus on journeys from addiction to recovery to caregiving. Our guests for this conversation, in partnership with CADAS - the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services here in Chattanooga: Renee Grimes, Kimberly Patrick & K...

Rachelle Barr - cartinglee (cartinglee.com) (aired Weds 5/04/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.

Corky Coker & Alison Lebovitz (WTCI PBS) (aired Weds 5/04/22) Tomorrow night, on the season premiere of “The A List” on our public media partner WTCI PBS, Alison Lebovitz speaks with Chattanooga’s own Corky Coker. Tune in to “The A List” tomorrow night at 8:30 PM on WTCI PBS.

(Verino77 / Creative Commons) (aired Weds 5/04/22) How does Chattanooga history, augmented reality and a trip tomorrow for a group of students on the Southern Belle all tie together? Jennifer Crutchfield of Chattanooga Adventures connects the dots.

Downtown Chattanooga (Chattanooga Tourism Co.) (aired Weds 5/04/22) How are travel and tourism in the Chattanooga area shaping up for this summer? Barry White is CEO of Chattanooga Tourism Company. Susan Harris recently joined the company as its chief operating officer after leading See Rock City.

Barry White & Susan Harris of Chattanooga Tourism Co. Jennifer Crutchfield on the Chattanooga Adventures Series. Talking Writing: Part II with Rachelle Barr - cartinglee. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The Deer (The Deer / Facebook) Richard Winham shares the second part of a set by The Deer - a band from Austin, Texas whose music is described by NPR as “transcendental folk sagas from another planet” - performing live in The Woodshop on St. Elmo Ave. in Chattanooga.

Alison Lebovitz (WTCI PBS) Alison Lebovitz hosts “The A List” - a one-on-one interview series produced locally by our public media partner WTCI PBS. For this season’s premiere - Thursday night at 8:30 - she catches up with Chattanooga’s own Corky Coker. A few weeks ago, Alison stopped by our studio. Catch Alison’s interview with Corky Coker on the season premiere of “The A List” - Thursday at 8:30...

Alison Lebovitz, the host of “The A List” on WTCI PBS. From The Woodshop: Part II of The Deer - from Austin, TX. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Eleusis (Eleusis) (aired Mon 5/02/22) Richard Winham speaks with the band Eleusis, part of the lineup for this month’s Wanderlinger Music and Arts Festival in Chattanooga.

(Fuzzy Gerdes / Creative Commons) (aired Mon 5/02/22) When the pandemic hit, comedy clubs were among the shuttered venues. A few comics who left New York City and came to Chattanooga have recreated the scene they know at the Bode - with Carpetbaggers Comedy Night. More from our own Kalie Shaw.

Chris Johnson (UTC) (aired Mon 5/02/22) Most weekdays, you might hear the notes of bagpipes emanating from the Citizen Cemetery near our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The bagpiper works for UTC as a senior instructional designer - and you can trace his family back to Scotland. Our own Josh Nelson introduces us to him.

(Skuid) (aired Mon 5/02/22) Skuid is a tech startup here in Chattanooga that helps companies develop customer-friendly apps for its workers. Ken McElrath launched Skuid - an acronym for Scalable Kit for User Interface Design - in 2013. Last year, he stepped down as CEO to become chief strategy officer. This year, Skuid made its first business acquisition: Inflight - a firm in Montreal, Canada. I s...

Ken McElrath, founder of Chattanooga tech startup Skuid. Meet a bagpiper near UTC; Carpetbagger Comedy Night. Coming to the Wanderlinger Festival: the band Eleusis. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”