“The Education Of A Senator”: A Conversation With Lamar Alexander, Former U.S. Senator From Tennessee

Chattamatters: Cuatro Cinco’s Music “From My City, For My City”

Cuatro Cinco [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c62f18/2147483647/strip/false/crop/327x296+0+0/resize/327x296!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F90%2Fbd%2Ff757db4a4a0a89bc830b600d8244%2Fcuatro-cinco-chattamatters.jpeg]Cuatro Cinco(Ian-Alijah Bey / Chattamatters) (Aired Thu 6/11/26) Cuatro Cinco is a local hip-hop artist you may have heard here on WUTC, from his songs to multiple interviews with our music hosts. He grew up here in Chattanooga and he has been performing locally since 2014. Last summer, he became the first hip-hop artist to headline the Nightfall concert series in downtown Chattanooga. Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters talked with Cuatro Cinco about his inspiration and where he hopes to take his music next. _____ Watch Ian-Alijah’s interview with Cuatro Cinco online at chattamatters.com [http://chattamatters.com].

Next On “The A List” From WTCI PBS: David Brooks

David Brooks and Alison Lebovitz. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c41be26/2147483647/strip/false/crop/808x760+0+0/resize/561x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9b%2Ffe%2F2f3b67c64f4f875039c312b7f5e7%2Fdavid-brooks-alison-lebovitz-wtci.jpg]David Brooks and Alison Lebovitz.(WTCI PBS) (Aired Thu 6/11/26) Writer and commentator David Brooks is the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” from our public media partner WTCI PBS. He spent more than twenty years as a New York Times columnist and now writes for The Atlantic. Viewers of WTCI know him from the PBS NewsHour where he has for years provided weekly commentary and analysis on politics. _____ Catch David Brooks on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - tonight at 8:30 PM on WTCI PBS and online anytime on the PBS app. Logo for “The A List with Alison Lebovitz.” [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/14febf3/2147483647/strip/false/crop/393x393+0+0/resize/393x393!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F0a%2F4e97237c4f29a606106e28ec16ee%2Fthe-a-list.jpg](WTCI PBS)

Summer Swings Into Action At National Park Partners

Junior Ranger Angler badges from the National Park Service. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f1d0bf9/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1536x1560+0+0/resize/520x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F9b%2F0661768c4a7cb0964f398afeee44%2Fnpp-junior-ranger-angler.jpg]Junior Ranger Angler badges from the National Park Service.(National Park Partners) (Aired Thu 6/11/26) As this country marks its 250th anniversary this summer, one destination for celebration is our national parks. Among them: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, home to the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District. Jennifer Crutchfield is with National Park Partners, the nonprofit that champions - quote - “the conservation of the natural, historic and cultural resources of the park.”

“The Education Of A Senator”: A Conversation With Lamar Alexander, Former U.S. Senator From Tennessee

Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Governor of Tennessee - during an online interview with WUTC’s Ray Bassett. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c91dc24/2147483647/strip/false/crop/872x824+0+0/resize/559x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fbf%2F600ad01e4fa4b72074af01406f2a%2Flamar-alexander.png]Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Governor of Tennessee - during an online interview with WUTC’s Ray Bassett.(Ray Bassett / WUTC) (Aired Thu 6/11/26) He is a son of East Tennessee who grew up in Maryville. He has served as Governor of Tennessee, President of the University of Tennessee, U.S. Secretary of Education and U.S. Senator from Tennessee. A lifelong Republican from one of the most Republican areas in this country all the way back to the Civil War, Lamar Alexander tells that story five years after leaving the Senate in his new book, “The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump” - published by Post Hill Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster. In the book, he writes - quote: “When I ran for the Senate in 2002, I’d said, “I have conservative principles and an independent attitude.” For three terms, I voted that way.” We spoke with Lamar Alexander the day before his visit to Chattanooga for a fireside chat at Chattanooga Rotary with Bob Corker, also a former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Mayor of Chattanooga. Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Governor of Tennessee - with WUTC’s Ray Bassett - at Chattanooga Rotary at the Chattanooga Convention Center. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ec0aae/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1240x1312+0+0/resize/499x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2F2b%2F517f8ad841968223ab252588e26c%2Flamar-alexander-ray-bassett.jpg]Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Governor of Tennessee - with WUTC’s Ray Bassett - at Chattanooga Rotary at the Chattanooga Convention Center.(Ruby Rayner / Chattanooga Times Free Press)

From Home Gardens To The Arboretum With The Master Gardeners

Closeup of MGHC’s 2026 Garden Tour banner. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c5d3a12/2147483647/strip/false/crop/849x829+0+0/resize/541x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F95%2F8024eaae46a9b0ffd0319d82f028%2Fmghc-2026-garden-tour-a.jpg](Master Gardeners of Hamilton County) (Aired Mon 6/08/26) This weekend, the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County hosts its annual garden tour with stops this Saturday and Sunday at five home gardens and a public arboretum. Holly Marland is with the Master Gardeners. Ben Thornton is director of the arboretum at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale. MGHC’s 2026 Garden Tour banner. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4e05a8/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1909x1005+0+0/resize/792x417!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F2f%2Ffef9331c4c5fae8ac66d7395a931%2Fmghc-2026-garden-tour-b.jpg](Master Gardeners of Hamilton County)