Reel Bad Arab Author Jack Shaheen to Headline Arab Fest, October 22–24
A talk by Jack Shaheen, an award-winning writer and lecturer who specializes in addressing racial and ethnic stereotypes, will kick off the second annual Arab Fest.
WUOT-FM Invites Community to Annual Open House
WUOT radio would like to invite listeners and members of the community to attend the station’s open house from 4:00–7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6.
WUOT, UT College of Social Work Launch Tenn Words Project
Starting next week, WUOT 91.9 FM and UT’s College of Social Work will ask East Tennesseans one question: “What keeps you up at night?”
Inaugural Arab Cultural Fair, Academic Symposium Kick Off This Weekend
UT’s inaugural Arab Cultural Fair and academic symposium kick off this weekend with museum displays of Arabic art and other cultural demonstrations.
WUOT Receives National Edward R. Murrow Award for I’m Still Here: My HIV Life
The UT-licensed public radio station, WUOT 91.9 FM, has received a prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. The station’s documentary I’m Still Here: My HIV Life was chosen as the best audio documentary in the Small Market division by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Jazz Jam: WUOT Debuts New Jazz Program Tonight
UT’s public radio station, WUOT 91.9 FM, will launch its newest program, Jazz Jam, tonight. The program is hosted by Kelle Jolly, who has made an impact in Knoxville as a singer, actress, and fashion designer.
Jennie Caissie Joins UT’s WUOT as Membership Coordinator
Jennie Caissie has been named the membership coordinator for UT’s public radio station, WUOT 91.9 FM. As membership coordinator, Caissie will oversee all aspects of WUOT’s membership program and activities, including maintaining and providing analysis of the membership database, tracking membership revenue, conducting comprehensive on-air and mail membership campaigns, organizing special events, and recruiting and
WUOT Premieres Locally-Produced Special on Living with HIV on November 6
When John was diagnosed with HIV in 1990, he never would have imagined he would be alive to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Twenty-three years later, the Oak Ridge resident views his life with a sense of appreciation and perspective. John is one of five East Tennesseans featured on a new WUOT special, “I’m Still Here:
WUOT: The Method: Migrating Trees, Radiochemistry and Preventing Blackouts
Howard Hall, the director of the campus’s Radiochemistry Center for Excellence, spoke with 91.9FM WUOT’s Chrissie Keuper about the importance of the field to national security. The interview appears on the station’s The Method which is a series that explores the intersection of science and society.
WUOT To Air ‘Without a Net: Voices of the Working Poor’ December 3 through 7
WUOT, a member of NPR licensed to UT, delves into the precarious world of East Tennesseans who struggle to make ends meet in a new series, Without a Net: Voices of the Working Poor, which will air December 3 through 7.
WBIR-TV: Positively Schwall: Bunny suit man
WUOT-FM is conducting its fall fund drive this week to help support the station’s public programming. During Wednesday morning’s push for donations, WUOT news director Matt Shaffer Powell promised listeners something special if the station met its 9:00 a.m. goal of $10,000. Donors met Powell’s challenge, and WBIR-TV’s Ken Schwall was on hand when Powell
WUOT 91.9 FM Named ‘Best Overall’ By Tennessee AP Broadcasters
NPR member station WUOT 91.9 FM, licensed to UT, won “Best Overall” in the Non-Commercial Division of the 2012 Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters awards earlier this month in Nashville. In addition to the “Best Overall” award, WUOT won first-place awards for several stories and programs