Saturday, June 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, country singer Lorrie Morgan, who made her Grand Ole Opry debut at age 13, was born in Nashville. One Middle Tennessee cattle farmer’s annual red, white, and blue tribute proudly honors veterans, active-duty service members, and the nation’s founding. Learn more in Et Cetera. A […]

Friday, June 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, Johnny Cash, who lived for some 35 years on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, walked onto Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage and won over a crowd of young British festivalgoers with Folsom Prison Blues. Today’s edition highlights two Tennessee heroes: a father who ran back into a burning home […]

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1987, President Ronald Reagan declared June 25 National Catfish Day, honoring the Southern aquaculture industry that has long been a staple of Tennessee’s food culture. Yale just tracked over 11,000 seniors for more than a decade, and what they found breaks every rule you’ve been told […]

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1967, guitarist Jeff Cease, who notably played for The Black Crowes from 1988 to 1991, was born in Nashville. Cease has also played lead guitar for singer-songwriter Eric Church. More than 600 acres of forestland near Cades Cove is one step closer to becoming part of […]

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, Clarksville’s own Wilma Rudolph was born. Rudolph wore a leg brace as a child after battling polio, but grew up to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics, at the 1960 Games in Rome. Thousands packed Roan Mountain […]

Monday, June 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, legendary Nashville session drummer Jerry Carrigan passed away at 75 in Chattanooga. He appeared on classics like George Jones’ He Stopped Loving Her Today and Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler. A quilt stitched by Alabama second-graders back in 1976, found decades later in a Tennessee antique […]

Sunday, June 21, 2026 Happy Father’s Day! On this day in 1862, the Skirmish at Rankin’s Ferry occurred near Jasper, Tennessee. It was a minor but strategic maneuvering action of the American Civil War, involving Union forces as they patrolled and exerted control over Confederate river crossings in the Chattanooga region. Most people see a lemonade […]

Saturday, June 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2007, the Academy of Country Music posthumously awarded its prestigious Pioneer Award to legendary Nashville songwriter Harlan Perry Howard. One Tennessee town is adding patriotic skydiving to its lineup of July Fourth celebrations this year! Learn more in Around Tennessee. The government quietly changed three retirement […]

Friday, June 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, Lester Flatt was born in Overton County. The bluegrass guitarist and singer went on to form the duo Flatt and Scruggs, whose Foggy Mountain Breakdown became one of the most recognizable instrumentals in American music. An 82-year-old Memphis woman known as Momma is waking up in […]

Thursday, June 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1812, President Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain into law, and no state answered louder than Tennessee. Volunteers flooded into the ranks, earning the state its enduring nickname: the Volunteer State. Dollywood just pushed back the opening of its biggest-ever ride after missing its […]