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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1,430 Episodes
840 – 860

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

Bob Bell & Putnam County Schools Fall COVID-19 Update

Bob Bell talks with Director of Putnam County Schools Corby King. They discuss the school year so far, how students have been continuing to adjust to school changes due to COVID-19, and the access to technology across student age levels. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office…
24 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Trinity Algood Lead Pastor

Michael Detwiler talks with Jason Yarbrough, Lead Pastor at Trinity Algood. They discuss his initial departure from Trinity Algood in 2002, what brought him back in 2020, the challenges and surprises that he encountered while coming back, and potential changes and updates coming to the Trinity Algood campus. Listen to…
23 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Double Springs Utility District And Board

Ben Rodgers sits down with President Lynn McHenry, and Vice President Larry Rodgers of the Double Springs Utility District & Board in Putnam County. They discuss the history of the board and the needs that led to its inception, how utility districts work in Putnam County, as well as addressing…
20 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Dr. Charles Womack & The Benefits Of Exercise

Dr. Charles Womack talks with Michael Cooper and Katie Neal, public health educators with the Putnam County Health Department. They discuss the benefits of exercise, and offer exercise recommendations for people in the Upper Cumberland, including seniors and children. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
19 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Local Business Resource Collective

Tiffany Anton sits down with Jeff Brown, President of the Biz Foundry, Michael Aikens, Director of the Center For Rural Innovation at Tennessee Tech University, and Tyler Asher, Director of the Small Business Development Center. They discuss how the Local Business Resource Collective came to be, and the resources that…
18 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee Tech Interdisciplinary Studies

Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Steven Frye, Director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the goals of the Interdisciplinary Studies program, its students, community college partnerships, as well as religious studies. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart.
17 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Phil Adams

Michael Detwiler meets with Phil Adams, Director of Sales at J&S Construction in Cookeville, and Chairman of the Putnam County Election Commission. They discuss why he came to Cookeville from Texas, the projects that he has going on at J&S Construction, and the work that he does as Chairman of…
16 Nov 2020 10AM 34 min
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