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During the month of February, WUOT-FM has been exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local poet Black Atticus...
During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local poet Rhea Sunshine...
Many Americans are looking to make "eco-friendly" changes in their lives, from recycling to buying organic foods and using less electricity. One well-known, Earth friendly expert is bringing her message of "Green Living" to Knoxville. Discovery Television Network host and author Sara Snow speaks at the Dogwood Arts Festival House and Garden Show tomorrow. Snow tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd every little step helps...
Comet Lulin is traveling through our solar system and will be at its brightest in the next few days. The University of Tennessee's department of Physics and Astronomy will have an observational session Sunday, February 22nd, starting at 9:30pm. More information on the session and on the International Year of Astronomy 2009 can be found at http://www.phys.utk.edu/trdc/iya2009.html. Chrissy Keuper speaks with Joshua Emery, a researcher in UT's department of Earth and Planetary Science. He says this is Comet Lulin's first trip through our solar system...
In December, a massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in East Tennessee dumped more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge into the surrounding rivers and neighborhoods. Since then, area residents have worried about the health of the water and the soil near the site. But as Spring and Summer approach, they're beginning to worry about the air too. WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell reports...
During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from two poets: Nikki Giovanni and Michael Hudson...
During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local slam poet Seed Lynn...
Keith Devlin is a Mathematics professor at Stanford University, best selling author and is known to NPR listeners as "The Math Guy". Devlin is spending two days in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee. He gives a public lecture tonight titled "When Mathematics Changed Us." Devlin says Mathematics is an essential part of what makes us human...
Knoxville is hosting the debut of the Big Ears Festival, February 6th through the 8th. The event is drawing an audience from all over the world and features musicians and performers who don't commonly perform in the southeast, or in the US. Fairly well-known musicians like Philip Glass, Pauline Oliveros, and Antony and the Johnsons are only a few of the scheduled acts. Chrissy Keuper spoke with Ashley Capps of AC Entertainment, who says there's one performer in particular that led him to create this festival...
Knox County's 4th Circuit Court handles family issues: divorce, child custody, domestic violence... Judge Bill Swann has been elected to serve on the 4th Circuit Court Bench four times: in 1982, 1990, 1998, and in 2006. In 1984, Judge Swann began the state's first parenting classes for divorcing parents. Those classes are now mandatory for parents seeking divorce (Tennessee Parenting Plan Statute, 2001). Chrissy Keuper spoke with Judge Swann about his history in the court, about the parenting classes and about other child and family issues that show up in his courtroom...