The headlines from Washington on Federal funding for public media hit home here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. This station, WUTC - a service of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - is the NPR member station for this area, while the local PBS member station is WTCI PBS.

In the heart of downtown Chattanooga, celebration is in the air at Creative Discovery Museum. The nationally-ranked children’s museum opened its doors thirty years ago this month - on May 26th, 1995. This Saturday, the Museum will host a Day of Play from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Martha Park is a writer and illustrator in Memphis whose latest work sketches a portrait of faith, motherhood and a climate crisis across the South - a touchstone on how we believe and the places that we love.

On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book" with Richard Winham, Paul Luikart - author, teacher and painter - talks about his latest work of short-form storytelling: "Mercy."

Jerry Hayes, a harmonica player and an ace blues player in Chattanooga, makes music as 423Spoonz. As his profile on SoundCloud puts it, he's "a musician who belongs in a juke joint." Enjoy 423Spoonz as he joins Richard Winham on WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

“Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. One of the artists: Randy Steele.