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New Series “Beyond The Rescue” with Allyson Spellman debuts on WATE-TV
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An Entire Tennessee City Was Built in Secret During World War II
Thousands of people worked behind guarded entrances in East Tennessee without knowing their jobs supported the construction of an atomic bomb. They lived in Oak Ridge, a community the federal government built about 25 miles northwest of Knoxville. By 1945, roughly 75,000 people called it home. There were schools, stores,...
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Inside KUB’s 100-Year-Old Water Castle
There’s a rather magnificent brick fortress on Riverside Drive that looks like UT’s iconic Ayres Hall’s slightly more industrial cousin. With its Gothic windows and imposing towers, it has the general appearance of a place where someone might be imprisoned for treason or, at the very least, locked away to finish a dissertation. But in fact, it’s where your drinking water comes from.
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The Oak Ridge Boys Release New ‘Buried Treasures’ Album
A new album is here from The Oak Ridge Boys! The four-man group just released Buried Treasures, a ten-track record that is mostly songs The Oak Ridge Boys have loved over the years, along with one new song, “Buried Treasure.”. “Every song on the album is about something that’s...
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Live in Studio B, Wednesday at 11am: Hayes Carll
We’re excited to welcome one of our favorite Americana artists back to Studio B. “Like John Prine, Carll has a clever, concise style of communicating serious concepts, frequently through dark humor, displaying world-weary truths underneath wry lyrics. Better still, he cloaks these anecdotes in melodies you’ll be singing after the first spin.” – American Songwriter. Last time he visited, he was joined by members of the Band of Heathens. This time Hayes brings his own 6-piece band to Studio B for a session with Roland just past 11am, before playing the Grey Eagle in Asheville that evening, and the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on Thursday.
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A Knoxville WWII hero saved over 200 Jewish prisoners - and never spoke of it
Master Sgt. Roderick "Roddie" Edmonds was a World War II hero whose actions helped save the lives of around 200 Jewish servicemembers in 1944. The Knoxville native never spoke about what he did afterward − and was never honored for his bravery during his lifetime. But when his incredible story came to light years later, Edmonds' legacy and life-altering courage were recognized around the world. Born in 1919, Edmonds grew up in Knoxville, attending Flenniken Elementary, Boyd Junior High and Knoxville High School, according to Knox County Archives' research . After graduating, he worked as a stock clerk before joining the U.S. Army March 17, 1941. He arrived in Belgium in December 1944. It was only the following month that Edmonds made the valiant decision that gave so many persecuted people the opportunity to live. Master Sgt. Edmonds' remarkable act of courage Edmonds was captured at the Battle of the Bulge and sent to the Stalag IXB in Bad Orb, Germany, one of the worst camps in Germany for British and American prisoners, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Holocaust Encyclopedia states. He was then transferred to Ziegenhain's Stalag IXA, another prisoner of war camp. Once there, on the evening