Retracing our Roots

Retracing our Roots

Retracing our Roots can be heard Saturday mornings at 11am on KTLO-FM, 97.9.

Listen to Retracing Our Roots with hosts Heather Loftis, Sammy Raycraft and local historian Vincent Anderson Saturday mornings at 11. The thirty-minute weekend show will take listeners on a journey from the early history of the area through the expansions of the mid-20th century.

Podcasts

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Episode 4: The News & Voices of the Twin Lakes: The Baxter Bulletin and KTLO Radio

Heather, Sammy, and Vincent discuss the founding media companies that reported and amplified the voices of the Twin Lakes. A special archival piece at the end of the episode features KTLO’s Bob Knight live at the Cotter

Episode 3: Hook, Line, and Tourism: Fishing Tourism in Bull Shoals & Lakeview

Episode 2: Investment and Growth

Meet the original movers and shakers that came in after the dams had been put in who saw the potential of these waterways beyond flood control.

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Episode 1 – Water