News Talk 94.1 Local Matters

Local Matters

Education, Sports, Faith & Everything In Between

Originating from News Talk 94.1 the show deals with community issues and interests that affect listeners closer to home. With topics from major events across the nation and how they impact our area to interesting people and figures from across the Upper Cumberland. Local Matters is where local, matters.

Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday.
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1,517 Episodes
920 – 940

Bob Bell & Excellence In Teaching Award And Music Education

Bob Bell talks with Chelsea Holland, music teacher at Cornerstone Elementary School in Baxter. She reads her essay which led her to be awarded the Cookeville Rotary Club's Excellence In Teaching Award, and they discuss the other forms of music she's been teaching her classes in place of traditional singing…
29 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Steve Boots

Michael Detwiler talks with Steve Boots with UBS Financial Services Inc. in Cookeville. They discuss his time at TTU, his time interning at WCTE and his work with them as an adult, as well as his family and career. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
28 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & The Blue Pig

Tiffany Anton talks with Kent Birdwell, owner of The Blue Pig in Cookeville. They discuss his background and career, what led him to open a barbecue restaurant, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the restaurant's business and operations. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
23 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU History Classes And The Tennessee Historical Commission

Bob Bell meets with Dr. Kent Dollar, Professor of History at Tennessee Tech University, and member of the Tennessee Historical Commission. They discuss his background, the classes he teaches, the COVID-19 pandemic, his books, and the Tennessee Historical Commission. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
22 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic

Nancy Knowlton, Director of the Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic. They discuss her background and volunteer work with the clinic, the services that the clinic provides, and the value f on-site ultrasounds at the clinic. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
21 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland County Sheriff

Ben Rodgers sits down with Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox. They discuss his background including what made him run for Sheriff, COVID-19's impact on the Sheriff's Office and law enforcement in Cumberland County, as well as an insight into the jail's operational costs and budget. Listen to the latest Local…
18 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Monterey High School Head Basketball Coach

Sam Brooks talks with Monterey High School Head Basketball Coach Adam West. They discuss the history of his coaching career, how his coaching demeanor has changed over the years, as well as some of the most emotional coaching memories of his career. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented…
17 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Broast Tennessee Coffee Roasters

Tiffany Anton meets with Hannah And Justin Davis, owners of Broast Tennessee Coffee Roasters in Cookeville. They discuss how they came to own the coffee shop, the stories of their respective careers, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their store. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by…
16 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee Tech Fall Semester And Other Updates

Bob Bell talks with Karen Lykins, Chief Communication Officer for Tennessee Tech University. They discuss TTU's fall semester and hybrid classes, the new Marc L. Burnett Student Recreation and Fitness Center and other buildings coming to the university, as well as updates on sports. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
15 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Becky Magura And WCTE

Michael Detwiler talks with Becky Magura, President/CEO of WCTE in Cookeville. They discuss her life and career, the start of WCTE in 1980, as well as the value of local-focused media content and news. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
14 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & State Representative Kelly Keisling

Ben Rodgers meets with State Representative Kelly Keisling. They discuss his background and career in public service, his time as Pickett County Executive and the challenges that he faced, his tenure in the General Assembly, and his time at Belmont University in Nashville. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast…
11 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Dr. Charles Womack & Interventional Pain Management

Dr. Charles Womack meets with Dr. David Burstedt, Interventional Pain Therapist with Tier 1 Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Institute in Cookeville. They discuss his background and education, how he helps manage pain for people at Tier 1, and how his work helps to try and curb the over-prescription of opioids and…
10 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Spotlight Costumes

Tiffany Anton sits down with Amy Ing from Spotlight Costumes in Cookeville. They discuss her background and what she brings to the store, how her travels impacted her views on entrepreneurship, and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the store's opening. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office…
9 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & White Plains Academy

Bob Bell sits down with Joe Matheney, Principal of White Plains Academy in Algood. They discuss his background and career, an update on how the fall semester has gone with all of the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the mission of White Plains Academy. Listen to the…
8 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton, Warren, And Smith County Christmas Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with three different county mayors - Overton County Executive Ben Danner, Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley, and Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason. They discuss updates surrounding changes to each county's Christmas events this year due to COVID-19. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office…
4 Dec 2020 10AM 33 min

Dr. Charles Womack & Foot And Ankle Surgery

Dr. Charles Womack sits down with Dr. Chris Juels, a foot and ankle surgeon with Tier 1 Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Institute in Cookeville. They discuss his background, education, and training, the work he does at Tier 1, and the new services he's brought to the Upper Cumberland. Listen to the…
3 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Cumberland Cleaning Company

John Grigsby, Operations Manager at Cumberland Cleaning Company. They discuss his background and previous entrepreneurial endeavors, the various cleaning services that they provide to residential and commercial clients in the Upper Cumberland, as well as the merits of learning a trade versus going down the traditional college route. Listen to…
2 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & TTU College of Agriculture & Human Ecology

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Darron Smith, Dean of the College of Agriculture & Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss his background and career, the students and majors of the College, as well as the specialties that he teaches and researches in. Listen to the latest Local…
1 Dec 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Caroline Moore

Michael Detwiler sits down with Caroline Moore. They discuss her time living in New York City, how her interest in theater came to be, and her experience creating a video on social media platform TikTok that went viral. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
30 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Hip Cookeville

Tiffany Anton meets with Blair Dudley, founder of Hip Cookeville. They discuss why he felt the need to start Hip Cookeville, the story of how it came to be, its role in bringing the community together, and what's in store for the community organization. Listen to the latest Local Matters…
25 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min
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