Buffy Key, Becky Hull, and Jeremiah Miller discuss CRMC’s upcoming job fair. Cookeville Regional Medical Center needs workers. There are workers across the Upper Cumberland who need a job. The American Job Center coming together with Cookeville Regional for a unique approach to a job fair Tuesday. We’re joined by Buffy Key, Cookeville Regional’s Interim CEO, Becky Hull of the ... Read More »

Voice of the Tennessee Titans Mike Keith discusses the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. It’s almost as big as any game on the NFL schedule – thousands of hours will come to a close next week as the NFL Draft takes place in Kansas City. The Titans enter next week’s draft in an interesting position – a roster that still shows ... Read More »

Learn about the history of Dale Hollow Lake, and its once thriving community. Newcomers to the Upper Cumberland may not understand the history of Dale Hollow Lake. It was a thriving community, at least parts of it were, before the Army Corps of Engineers decided to make it a lake just before World War II. We explore the history of ... Read More »

Mark Dudney discusses the UCDD’s role in preserving Upper Cumberland history. When you think of historical places, your mind automatically goes to Constitution Hall, or The Alamo, Pearl Harbor, the Lorraine Motel. But history is alive all around us, and the chance to preserve it is something important to the communities where it lives. It is one of the roles ... Read More »

This week, find out more about organ donation from donor and recipient alike. The stories of organ donation are truly amazing from both sides – those who have been donors, those who have received donations. Today, we have both. Debra Kitts is a donor mother. She was the mom of Dustin Kitts, a donor in 2000. She served on the ... Read More »

This week UCDD’s Megan Choate and Rosa Smith discuss child care needs and issues Unless you’re the parent of a small child, or work in the industry, you may not realize just how severe the lack of daycare is, not only here in the Upper Cumberland, but around America. During the past two years, and estimated 16 thousand childcare programs ... Read More »

This week, go inside Recovery Kitchen in Cookeville with Co-Founder Justin Veals Today we go inside the challenge of homelessness with someone who’s been been there. Someone who continues to help in our Upper Cumberland community. Justin Veals is the Co-Founder of The Recovery Kitchen. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to ... Read More »

This week, Kris and Dale Ballinger discuss the history of The Cluster Pluckers.  On this week’s edition of Whence We Came – Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the lives of Kris and Dale Ballinger. Together they discuss their band The Cluster Pluckers, visiting the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia and playing there with ... Read More »

Meet new Program Manager for the Appalachian Center For Craft, Ashley Lusiettot.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with painter, sculptor, and the new Program Manager for the Appalachian Center For Craft, Ashley Lusiettot. They discuss her background coming from Wisconsin, her preferred mediums of painting and sculpting, as well as her style of art, as well ... Read More »

Several Upper Cumberland Girls teams all see their season runs come to an end.  Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. The Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats prepare for the Class 3A State Championship game. York Institute gets set to open their State Tournament run. Meanwhile, Cookeville Lady Cavaliers, ... Read More »