Knoxville's Old City: second only to New Orleans for danger
East Tennessee's opiate-addiction epidemic is widely acknowledged as a health crisis. But it turns out it's not the first time addiction was a big problem in the Knoxville region.
Jess met up with a historian who’s investigated Knoxville’s 19th century history – an era when most days meant murder in some parts of town.
Jess MadorJess Mador is the creator of TruckBeat for WUOT. She's an award-winning public radio and multimedia journalist who has produced stories for news organizations around the country, including Minnesota Public Radio, NPR News and PBS member stations. She has a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Matt Shafer PowellMatt Shafer Powell manages the news department at WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee. A two-time national Murrow Award winner, Powell is an audio junkie who has spent time as a disc jockey, news reporter, writer/producer of commercials and sound recording engineer. He created TruckBeat's sister project at WUOT, Tenn Words.
