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Dialogue: Tennessee Seniors and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tennessee’s elderly residents have been among the first to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and many are already making big plans for the next year. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper and guests from the state, the East Tennessee region, and Knox County looked back at how the pandemic has affected the lives of Tennessee seniors over the last year and what that could mean for the future, for all of us.

Guests:

Dottie Lyvers, Director, and Judith Pelot, Nutrition Services Director: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee and Office on Aging

Debra House, Interim Executive Director, Director of Development and Compliance: Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Jim Shulman, Executive Director: Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability

Aaron Bradley, Executive Director: East Tennessee Human Resource Agency

Other Links:

Adult Protective Services

Report Elder Abuse

Tennessee Family Caregiver Alliance

Tennessee Senior Law Alliance

 

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.