Chattanooga
WUTC creates Memorial Day special
WUTC 88.1 FM, the NPR affiliate in Chattanooga, has created a military-themed radio program to air Memorial Day on the American Forces Network, which reaches more than 400,000 American service men and women, Department of Defense civilians and their families around the world.
The hourlong “Operation Song” Memorial Day special an hour of music and interviews. Featured songwriters include Don Goodman, Steve Dean and Operation Song founder Bob Regan. They’ve collaborated with Chattanooga-area veterans of Vietnam and World War II, as well as with Lorri Wyatt. Her husband, Marine Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, was one of the “fallen five” killed in the July 16 Chattanooga shootings last year.
Her song “Chattanooga Rain” is both a tribute to her husband and a way of thanking the community for their outpouring of support after the tragedy.