News Talk 94.1 Whence We Came

Whence We Came

News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 presents Whence We Came, hosted by the Upper Cumberland’s own John Owen. Each week, John will trace the history of our nation through the eyes, ears, and stories of Upper Cumberland residents. The hour is spent painting a picture of family members, their remembrances, and a look at life in our region.

The show airs each Sunday at 2pm on News Talk 94.1 and will be available on demand every Sunday afternoon.
Weekly English United States Personal Journals · Documentary
52 Episodes
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Whence We Came: Cheryl Moore Pt. 2 - Back To Cookeville

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits back down with Cheryl Moore picking up their conversation with part two. They discuss when Cheryl got more involved with theatre starting in Memphis, discussing her two daughters and where they are today, her second daughter Caroline's…
17 Sep 32 min

Whence We Came: Wayne Nabors Pt. 3 - Inside The Role Of County Clerk

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen meets with Wayne Nabors, continuing a series of conversations with part three. The two pick up with Wayne's time as county clerk that is on his sixth term beginning in 2002, how often he interfaces with people from…
10 Sep 41 min

Whence We Came: Cheryl Moore Pt. 1 - Starting In Grand Junction

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen starts a new series with Cheryl Moore, the wife of a previous guest, Dr. Lee Moore. They talk about Cheryl begins with discussing her parents relating them to Sheriff Andy Taylor and Aunt Bee, meeting her future husband…
27 Aug 45 min

Whence We Came: Wayne Nabors Pt. 1 - Roots Deep Within Putnam County

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen begins a new series of conversations with Wayne Nabors. Wayne opens with talking about his family and the beginnings right here in Cookeville, his school days and what remembering the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays growing up, beginning to…
20 Aug 45 min

Whence We Came: Danny Holmes - Twists And Turns of Life

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen  visits with Danny Holmes, the Chief of Police for Baxter, Tennessee. Danny and John talk about the book of Danny beginning with being born in Michigan and moving to Tennessee in 1967, remembering the simpler times he would…
13 Aug 50 min

Whence We Came: Peggy Fragopoulos Pt. 5 - Teaching and Traveling

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues his series with Peggy Fragopoulos for part five. They look at how and why Peggy came back to the United States and Cookeville, handling three jobs between teaching at a high school, a community college, and a…
30 Jul 43 min

Whence We Came: Peggy Fragopoulos Pt. 4 - A New Home

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen meets with Peggy Fragopoulos for part four in the series. They discuss moving to Georgia after living in North Carolina for two years and encountering some Greek tradition when naming her children, the next move for her family…
23 Jul 48 min

Whence We Came: Peggy Fragopoulos Pt. 3 - Her First Trip To Europe

Host John Owen talks with Peggy Fragopoulos for the third conversation of the series. Peggy and John discuss the first time she saw her husband at a Tennessee Tech basketball game, her first time to Europe and arriving in Thessaloniki, Greece greeted by her husband's family, remembering her wedding in…
16 Jul 43 min

Whence We Came: Peggy Fragopoulos Pt. 2 - Her Education

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with Peggy Fragopoulos for the second installation of this series. The two talk about serving Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld at Shoney's while they filmed a movie in Gainesboro, remembering the shops Peggy would visit in…
9 Jul 48 min

Whence We Came: Peggy Fragopoulos Pt. 1 - The Early Years

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen visits with Peggy Fragopoulos as they begin a series of conversations. They talk about her early life in Cookeville being an "only child" as her siblings were grown and out of the house by the time she was…
2 Jul 44 min

Whence We Came: Phillip Brown - A Life Of Hard Work

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with Phillip Brown, a man that just knows to get up and go to work each day. The two discuss Phillip being born and growing up in the Nameless community in Jackson County, working in a…
25 Jun 39 min

Whence We Came: Brenda Farley, Wife of Doug Farley

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen meets with Brenda Farley, Doug Farley's wife. Brenda talks about living with her grandparents on their farmland, different jobs that she held like cutting hair full-time in a salon, a series of injuries Justin had spanning between high…
7 May 50 min
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