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.
Daily English United States Society & Culture · Education
1,424 Episodes
580 – 600

Sam Brooks & Basketball And Family

Sam Brooks meets with former Tennessee Tech Basketball players Chad Crouch, Amy Crouch, and their daughter, Upperman basketball player Brooklyn Crouch. They discuss the dynamic that basketball has played in their family, especially considering Brooklyn's success this year, Brooklyn's decision to attend and play for Upperman High School, and what…
14 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & New Putnam County Library Director

Bob Bell meets with Kathryn Wisinger, the new appointed Director of the Putnam County Library. They discuss her background, growing up in Cookeville, what brought her to the Putnam County Library, the various special classes that the library hosts for children, as well as the library's Board of Trustees, and…
12 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO

Ben Rodgers talks with Amy New, President & CEO of the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. They discuss what the Chamber has going on currently that she is excited for, changes surrounding the Visitors Bureau, the downtown Visitors Shop, the importance of the Leslie Town Centre, as well as some…
8 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Cookeville Lady Cavaliers Basketball Senior Players

Sam Brooks talks with Cookeville High School Lady Cavaliers Basketball senior players Bailey Gillies and KK Graves. They discuss what their experiences were like progressing through CHS's basketball program from the time they were freshmen to now as seniors, the relationship that they have with the community and fellow CHS…
7 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee Tech University College of Agriculture And Human Ecology

Bob Bell sits down with Darron Smith, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss his background, education, and career, the majors that are available under the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, as well as an overview of the various farms and…
5 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, And White County Updates Pt 2

Ben Rodgers sits down with White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady. They continue to discuss the various projects, updates, and issues in their respective counties, the Tennessee State EMS Advocate Award that Cumberland County…
1 Apr 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Tennessee Tech University's Bert Browne

Sam Brooks sits down with Bert Browne, Tennessee Tech University Football Coach, and former record setting Quarterback at TTU. They discuss his background and how he ended up at TTU, his time coaching under Eastern Kentucky University's Roy Kidd, as well as what his expectations are for Golden Eagle Football…
31 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam Education Partnership Foundation

Bob Bell talks with Katelyn Steakley, Executive Director of the Putnam Education Partnership Foundation. They discuss what the Putnam Education Partnership Foundation is, what her role as Executive Director entails, how their mission has evolved since its inception, what their current vision is, and what some of their initiatives are…
29 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland, Jackson, Smith, And White County Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson, Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady. They discuss The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA), and its school overhaul funding, the various projects that they have currently going on…
25 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Marty Cook

Sam Brooks meets with retired teacher and coach, Marty Cook. They discuss his family and career, what led to him retiring from teaching, his time coaching baseball, and who some of the key players were throughout his coaching career, as well as why Sycamore Elementary School in Cookeville was such…
24 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & WCTE And Putnam County Schools

Bob Bell sits down with Cindy Putman, Ready To Learn Project Manager at WCTE in Cookeville. They discuss her work as Ready To Learn Project Manager, what the BEST Program is and the curricula that are available for every level of education, community outreach, student counseling, as well as what…
22 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Golf In The Upper Cumberland

Sam Brooks sits down with Matt Manzaro, General Manager of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Golf Club. They discuss the current state of the Golden Eagle Golf Course, Junior Golf programs in the area, and the tournaments and events that they regularly host for them, as well as what the…
17 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Schools ESSER Program

Bob Bell talks with Jason Stickler, ESSER Program Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss what the ESSER Program is, the recent Best For All Award that they recently received, why Putnam County Schools was chosen for the award, the issue of learning loss as a result of the COVID-19…
15 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam Education Partnership Foundation

Ben Rodgers meets with Katelyn Steakley, Executive Director of the Putnam Education Partnership (PEP) Foundation. The discuss what the PEP is, what her role as Executive Director entails, how the PEP addresses student needs across the county, how they aim to strengthen their community and school system, as well as…
11 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Greg Wilson

Sam Brooks talks with White County High School Head Principal Greg Wilson. They discuss his time growing up in Doyle, how White County has changed over the years, his time at Lee University, an overview of his professional career, as well as what brought him back to the Upper Cumberland…
10 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Vol State Community College And Recruiting

Bob Bell meets with Dustin Rawls, Area Recruiter and Admissions Advisor at Vol State Community College. They discuss what his roles as an Area Recruiter, and as an Admission Advisor both entail, what a hybrid campus experience is and what it is like for students, the various programs that are…
8 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Educational Funding In Tennessee

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Schools Director Corby King, and Jackson County Schools Director Kristy Brown. They discuss the legislation that's looking to change the educational funding for local education in Tennessee, how larger school systems may benefit from the proposed changes more than smaller systems, and why…
4 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Kevin Carter

Sam Brooks sits down with Kevin Carter of Austin Peay State University Football fame. They discuss what it was like growing up in Westmoreland, how playing sports affected his life, and what he means when he says that he's "not a good athlete, but a good ball player," as well…
3 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & UCDD Inspire Grant And Inspired Cleaning Services

Tiffany Anton meets with Mikel Miller with the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), and Jennifer Tollison with Inspired Cleaning Services. They discuss what the UCDD's Inspire Grant is, how it aims to help those recovering from substance abuse issues transition back into the workplace, what Inspired Cleaning Services is, and…
2 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Post-Pandemic Business Education

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Tom Payne, Dean of the College of Business at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the various degrees, certificates, ad major concentration areas offered by the College of Business, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the College of Business, and where he envisions business education will…
1 Mar 2022 10AM 34 min
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