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11/28/2025

On Sunday November 30th at 2:30pm in the Tennessee Theatre, the Knoxville Symphony will continue its annual holiday tradition of presenting Handel’s Messiah alongside the Knoxville Choral Society. Afternoon concert host Matthew Motley sat down with KSO music director, Aram Demirjian, to talk about what this particular work represents to him, and more.

Listen to their full conversation at the link in our bio or on the WUOT mobile app.




11/26/2025

We invite you to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with WUOT, as we bring you some traditional programming favorites for the holiday. We will have abbreviated editions of our Morning Concert and Afternoon Concert programs, with these holiday specials in between.

Programming details can be found at the link in our bio and on the WUOT mobile app!

11/25/2025

Recently on Health Connections, Dr. Carole Myers and her guest Jeremy Kourvelas, substance abuse coordinator for the smart policy network, discuss recent progress in reducing the number of overdose fatalities. Over the past few years, Tennessee's fatal overdose rate has dropped by a staggering 31.1%, that's 5% more than the national average.

You can find a snippet of their conversation here, or head to the link in our bio or on the WUOT mobile app for more from Myers and Kourvelas.

11/24/2025

A holiday miracle indeed; after a 6 year hiatus, Tuba Christmas is coming back to Knoxville November 29! Afternoon Concert host Matthew Motley and Dr. Alex Lapins, associate professor of Tuba/Euphonium at UT, sit down to chat about the triumphant return of this beloved event, or in his guest's words: “the most fun you can have without getting in trouble.”

More from their conversation and event sign-ups can be found at the link in our bio and on the WUOT mobile app.

11/24/2025

WUOT’s Pierce Gentry (@‌just_pierce_) sat down with University of Tennessee, Knoxville Senior Vice Chancellor Keith Carver to explore how a new UT Institute of Agriculture initiative is supporting Tennessee farmers as they embrace next-generation agricultural technology.

Listen to a snippet here, or head to the link in our bio or our mobile app for the full conversation.

11/22/2025

Looking to get into Jazz, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’re already a fan but want to get back to some of the more foundational works of this robust genre. Then look no further than our ‘Beginner’s guide to Jazz’ playlist on Spotify! Our Jazz music program hosts have built this comprehensive playlist as a roadmap to understanding the roots jazz. 
 
Last Set at Birdland host Randy Fishman swung by the station to share a little bit about some of his favorite recordings off the playlist as well as a few records from his own personal collection! 
 
Tap the link in our bio to start listening now, and hear more picks from Randy every Friday at 9 pm on WUOT 91.9 FM.

In October, we covered music stories across all genres, from opera to underground punk. We saw new leaders step up at Kn...
11/21/2025

In October, we covered music stories across all genres, from opera to underground punk. We saw new leaders step up at Knoxville College while longtime hosts at WUOT stepped away. To further underscore this current of change, we also looked at how more farming communities are fighting to keep their way of life as bitcoin mines continue to try to move in to rural Tennessee. It was a month of high contrasts— and WUOT was there to cover everything in between.

Catch up on the top 5 headlines from last month and more this coming weekend at www.wuot.org or on the WUOT Mobile App.

11/20/2025

Knoxville Symphony's Masterworks series continues 11/20 and 11/21 at 7:30 pm in the historic Tennessee Theatre. Joining Morning Concert host Melony Dodson is guest conductor, Michelle DiRusso, and pianist, Chaeyoung Park to discuss the production's dance-themed programs and their own personal connections to music.

Head to the link or the WUOT app to hear more from Melony and these artists.




Chaeyoung IG: @‌chaeyoungparkpiano

11/18/2025

This past weekend, The University of Tennessee Opera Theatre's (UTOT) new director made his debut with an Italian double-bill, featuring works from Gioachino Rossini and Gian Carlo Menotti, at the .

Morning Concert host Melony Dodson got a chance to sit down and chat with the new director of UTOT, James Kenon Mitchell, and conductor, Kevin Class, about the two productions and their plans to continue making Opera a fixture in Knoxville's community.

Got 20 minutes? Listen to their full conversation at the link in our bio or on the WUOT mobile app.

📸 : music.utk.edu (University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music)

Several dozen members of the United Campus Workers of Tennessee gathered at UT Wednesday, rallying for free speech and a...
11/14/2025

Several dozen members of the United Campus Workers of Tennessee gathered at UT Wednesday, rallying for free speech and academic freedom before delivering a petition with over 1,300 signatures to Chancellor Donde Plowman.

The union’s petition calls for the reinstatement of former professor Tamar Shirinian, who was suspended in September after making controversial comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Shirinian has contested her firing in a lawsuit filed October 29 which accused Plowman along with UT System President Randy Boyd and UT Faculty Senate President Charles Noble of violating her First Amendment rights.

However, many union members believe that a lawsuit shouldn't have to be necessary.

“Shirinian’s right to speech shouldn’t even be a question. The fact that it is means that we’ve got a job to do,” said Anne Langendorfer, a professor of English at UT and president of the UCW’s Tennessee chapter.

More from the scene can be found at the link in our bio.

✍️ / 📸: Pierce Gentry, WUOT News

11/14/2025

University of Tennessee Senior Vice Chancellor Keith Carver sat down with WUOT News to talk about a new UT Institute of Agriculture program to help farmers adopt new technologies, along with the state of farming in Tennessee in 2025.

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