Garrett Crowe

Host, Feature News Producer & Concert Calendar

Garrett Crowe has over 10 years of experience in commercial and public radio. He joined the staff of WUTC in 2010. He’s a producer for Around and About and occasionally fills in on music shifts. Garrett holds a Master of Arts in English from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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9:43am

Thu May 16, 2013
Rewind or Fast Forward

Documentary on VHS Culture Screening in Chattanooga

Rewind This! official poster

  • A conversation with Rewind This! director Josh Johnson and Mise En Scenesters creator Chris Dortch

A new documentary called Rewind This! explores the rise and fall of VHS and the nostalgia of the format in the 21st century. The film will be screened at Barking Legs Theater Friday night. 

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2:01pm

Mon April 29, 2013
Stories to tell

Around and About Wants to Hear from Storytellers

Around and About is gearing up for an upcoming storyteller project. Do you have a story to tell? Or a knack for storytelling in general?  We're searching for those interesting and authentic stories from people in our region. 

What's a story? It has a beginning, middle, and end (not necessarily in that order). It has character, plot, tension, and climax.  If you have a nonfiction story with these components, we want to put it on the radio.

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11:21am

Thu April 4, 2013
Long-Distance Thing

I Shaved My Back for This: The Story of a Desperate Roadtrip

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  • Local comedian Ryan Darling tells his roadtrip story

Local comedian Ryan Darling tells a story about his roadtrip to Bloomington, Indiana.  The trip turns into an odyssey filled with boredom, excitement, dangerous weather, a wedding, his ex-girlfriend, and hors d'oeuvres.  

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11:03am

Thu March 28, 2013
Working on the spectrum

Making the Transition: Autism in the Workplace

Over 500,000 children with autism will be in their adulthood within the next ten years, and studies have shown that one out of every three young adults with the disorder lack a job.

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12:01pm

Thu February 28, 2013
THE ONE

Composer Don Davis Gets Inside the Sounds of 'The Matrix'

The Matrix is near its 14th year anniversary. When released in 1999, the film was heralded for its action, storyline, and special effects. However, another important element to The Matrix was its score created by composer Don Davis.

  • An interview with composer Don Davis about his score to the Matrix

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1:17pm

Thu February 21, 2013
Inner & Outer Space

Art Goes into Hamilton County Jail

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One of the walls in the jail's classroom

Mark Making, a Chattanooga organization promoting public art, spearheaded a mural project inside the Hamilton County Jail. The mural is called Universe Space and portrays planets, supernovas, black holes, and other cosmic imagery. The mural was made with the help of eleven inmates.

  • An interview with Mark Making's Frances McDonald and local artist Charlie Newton

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10:49am

Wed February 20, 2013
Behind the Lens

Everyone Sees Through a Frame: A Conversation with Gregg Segal

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A portrait of Gregg Segal

Photographer Gregg Segal's work has appeared in National Geographic, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. His subjects include professional cosplayers, senior Olympians, and actors such as Louis CK, Steve-O, and Forest Whitaker.

  • A conversation with photographer Gregg Segal

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12:49pm

Wed February 6, 2013
The Adaptive Predator

Town of Walden Seeks Solution for Coyote Problem

Credit Garrett Crowe
Flyer posted around the town of Walden

The Coyote is not a native animal to Tennessee, but on any given night, you may see them in rural and urban areas of Hamilton County.

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3:44pm

Thu January 31, 2013
Education

Tennessee Earns C- in Nationwide Report Card

StudentsFirst grades Tennessee

In the first week of January, StudentsFirst, an organization founded by education reformer Michelle Rhee, unveiled their nationwide report card.

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2:05pm

Wed January 23, 2013
Do Want

Local Man Makes Dog Treats from Barley

  • Interview with Ben Whitelaw of Barley Bones

Barley is one of the main ingredients for some your favorite beverages. In its malt from, the cereal grain is used in almost every single beer. But a Chattanooga man has found a way to use barley for dog biscuits.

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12:07pm

Wed January 16, 2013
Guns In Classrooms?

Tennessee State Rep. Eric Watson, Others Discuss Pros And Cons Of Arming Teachers

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In this segment, we explore reasons why people support or oppose teachers carrying guns at school.  Going beyond pro/con arguments based on hypotheticals, we look for examples of a teacher or school official using a gun to stop a school shooting.

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1:08pm

Mon December 17, 2012
Games That Boost IQ?

Brain Training: You’ll Feel Smarter After Hearing This

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Lumosity.com's Word Bubbles Rising is a brain training game meant to improve verbal fluency.

Brain training games may help us sharpen our memory skills and boost our intelligence.  Students and people with cognitive disabilities have seen benefits.  However, current scientific research doesn’t necessarily prove that brain training can help healthy, average adults.  Listen to this segment and get smart about brain training.

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1:38pm

Thu December 13, 2012
I want your...I need your...

To Clean a Skull: Beetles, Bones, and Business

Credit Garrett Crowe
Matt Nooga holding the skull of a bobcat

One might say Matt Nooga from Rossville, Georgia has a sticky job. He cleans animal skulls for a living. And if you think cleaning skulls for money is unusual, wait until you learn about his method.

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9:03am

Wed November 21, 2012
Muskets & Malls

State of the Union Exhibit Combines Civil War's Past and Present

Credit Gregg Segal
Gregg Segal's photo taken at the battle sight of Orchard Knob

What would it look like if the American Civil War happened today in 2012? That's exactly what photographer Gregg Segal depicts in his State of the Union exhibit.

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12:27pm

Wed October 3, 2012
SLING IT

Professional-Level Disc Golf Course Established at Camp Jordan

In September, Camp Jordan in East Ridge opened a new 19-hole disc golf course to the public.

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