Todd Steed
Assistant Director of ProgrammingA Knoxville native, Todd began working at WUOT in 2006 as jazz coordinator. Todd serves as program director and host of Studio 865/Flipside, Improvisations and Changing Course. He produces the popular music and travel podcast Improvisations to Go. Todd got his start in radio at WUTK, where he served as both news and music director while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at UT. He later earned a master’s degree in education, also at UT.
Prior to working at WUOT, Todd worked overseas in China, Lithuania and Indonesia. Upon returning to the states, he served as study abroad coordinator at UT's Center for International Education.
Recently, Todd was inducted into the East Tennessee Writer's Hall of Fame.
You can reach Todd via email.
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Artist Atsei Cooper discusses her work and connection to Homelands: Connecting to mounds through Native Art. -
Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art is co-curated by representatives from four Native Nations connected to Knox County: Cherokee Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The three-year exhibition will open in January 2025 and feature contemporary works by 17 Native artists. Todd Steed sat down with Sadie Counts and Catherine Shteynberg to learn more about this unique exhibit. -
Canadian Guitarist Strat Andriotis talks about his new trio recording Exits, his compositional works, and the joys of finally giving in to the stratocaster guitar, despite the confusion it could cause with his name. -
WUOT's longest serving host, Paul Campbell, talks about how he pitched a bluegrass show to a station known for classical music. This is an excerpt from an upcoming feature where Paul reflects on his 50 years of sharing the music he loves to WUOT listeners. -
Graham Monroe, Rick Son and Jan Portisch visit WUOT to discuss their upcoming show at the Emporium on January 7. -
Graham Monroe, Rick Son and Jan Portisch visited WUOT to talk about their upcoming concert at the Emporium in Knoxville on January 7.
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Brandon Hollingsworth recounts his time at WUOT and explains what drew him to radio. We also catch up and see how things are going in his new home of Spokane. -
Allan Ellstrom recounts his early years at WUOT as an overnight announcer and explains how the station evolved over the decades he was here. Allan is pictured on the far right in the photo above. -
Music ensembles from Maryville College will present a "Victorian Christmas" concert on Dec. 3 at Clayton Center for the Arts. Dwight Dockery discusses the varied and rich programming of this annual holiday event. -
Student workers have been a part of WUOT since the very beginning. Some stay a few months, some a few years. Clara Prinston went from hosting on weekends to hosting The Afternoon Concert for almost two years. We caught up with her to discuss what can happen to a music host after leaving WUOT and how time here can help students shape their future.
