Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer


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Journeys of Discovery: Maggie Vaughn, Tennessee’s Poet-Laureate rocking for 26 years
July 18, 2021

Join Tennessee ’s poetic maven, “Maggie” Margaret Britton Vaughn at her home in the village of Bell Buckle where she waxes eloquent about her immersive, creative life in Tennessee with correspondent T

Journeys of Discovery: Tennessee Tourism recharges travel with 10,000 airline vouchers
July 14, 2021

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Mark Ezell, Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development. As an enticing inducement to stimulate travelers to experience not only the allures of Nashvil

Journeys of Discovery: Curator Courtney Bradford at Little Rock's Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
July 03, 2021

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a revealing conversation about African American history with Courtney Bradford , curator of collections at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in downtown Little Rock

Journeys of Discovery: Two Episcopal rectors share their passion for keeping their parishes relevant
July 01, 2021

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits two distinctly different Episcopal parishes and finds both rectors sharing consistent philosophies predicated on compassion and engagement. Christopher Bowhay is the Re

Journeys of Discovery: Medicinal magic from Santa Barbara organic olive-tree leaves
June 28, 2021

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Santa Barbara County for a visit with the Craig, Cindy and Chad Makela at their organic olive ranch in the rugged hills above Refugio State Beach.

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring North Little Rock a.k.a. "Dogtown"
June 25, 2021

The town of North Little Rock , Arkansas is separated from the capital city of Little Rock by the Arkansas River. Come along and join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Scott Sudduth with the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors bureau to

Journeys of Discover: Little Rock—a riverfront capital city that rocks
June 23, 2021

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Gretchen Hall, President and CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau to discover the litany of cool things to do and see in the capital city of Arkansas. Highlights include the River Market

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring Arkansas “The Natural State” with tourism director
June 22, 2021

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Little Rock, Arkansas for a conversation with Arkansas State Tourism Director, Travis Napper. Arkansas’s moniker is “The Natural State” as there’s an eye-popping litany of outdoor activities that attract visitors from

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring Chattanooga's International Towing & Recovery Museum
June 16, 2021

JUL 19, 2016 The International Towing and Recovery Museum in Chattanooga , Tennessee features famous tow trucks, including the world’s largest wrecker, a WWII tank recovery tow truck, and the world’s oldest tow truck. But equally engaging is the Tow Truck

Journeys of Discovery: Exploring the possibility explorer Meriwether Lewis didn’t commit suicide
June 15, 2021

Franklin, Tennessee historian and attorney-at-law Tony Turnbow , envestigates the possibility that Meriwether Lewis, of Lewis and Clark fame, didn’t commit suicide in 1809. Turnbow shares compelling circumstantial evidence that Lewis was actually murdered