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‘Tennessee Crossroads’ Gets a Taste of the Sweet Life with ‘Sweet Treats"

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Joe Elmore and the 'Tennessee Crossroads' Crew Get a Taste of the Sweet Life in Tennessee
with 'Sweet Treats' Special

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – November 30, 2010 – Any mention of “sweet treats” brings to mind a wide array of tasty delights. Perhaps you think of your favorite candy, cookie or ice cream, or even something a bit nuttier like candied pecans. With a variety of “sweet” ideas of their own, Tennessee Crossroads sent Joe Elmore, Gretchen Bates, Tressa Bush, Rob Wilds, Tammi Arender and Ken Wilshire all over the state looking for some of the best sweet treats Tennessee has to offer.

In Tennessee Crossroads: Sweet Treats, premiering on Thursday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8 – encore broadcast Sunday, December 12 at 10 a.m. -- Elmore and the crew buzz all over the state in search of the sweet life. Their stops range from the legendary, with a visit to Moon Pies in Chattanooga and Goo-Goos in Nashville, to the legends-to-be, as they drop in on Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Company in East Nashville and Lynchburg Cake and Candy Company in Lynchburg. They even sample the savory at Pennington Seed and Supply in Dyersburg.

Joe Elmore at Bobbie's Dairy Dip in Nashville From Memphis to Nashville to Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities, and several confectioners and bakeries along the way, the goal of the Tennessee Crossroads: Sweet Treats special is not to praise some delectable concoctions as being better than others, says Elmore, “but rather to highlight both nationally-known and locally-favored treats, giving you a sampling of the many wonderful sweets being crafted down your street and across the state. It’s an opportunity to experience the flavors and textures of Tennessee, and the history behind them, in a new way: the sweet way!”

A complete listing of places and treats highlighted in Tennessee Crossroads: Sweet Treats follows, as well as those places featured as bonus material on the DVD of the program, available as a “thank-you” gift for those who support Nashville Public Television during the December Membership Drive.

Armstrong Pie Company (Linden)
Bobbie’s Dairy Dip (Nashville)
Cupcake Collection (Nashville)
Goo-Goos / Standard Candy Company (Nashville)
IveyCake (Franklin)
Lynchburg Cake and Candy Company (Lynchburg)
Mama Turney’s Pies (Whites Creek)
Merridee’s Breadbasket (Franklin)
Moon Pies (Chattanooga)
Olive & Sinclair Chocolate (Nashville)
The Painted Cupcake (Nashville)
Pennington Seed and Supply (Dyersburg)
Tennessee T-cakes (Nashville)

Bonus Material:

Dinstuhl’s (Memphis)
Dr. Enuf (Johnson City)
Kake House (Watertown)
Moon Pie Festival (Bell Buckle)
The Peanut Shop (Nashville)
Las Paletas (Nashville)

About Tennessee Crossroads

Tennessee Crossroads, a Nashville Public Television original production, travels the highways and byways of Tennessee, highlighting the personalities, crafts, places, foods and events that make Tennessee special and its character unique. Now in its 24th year, the show airs regularly on all public television stations throughout Tennessee and a number of markets throughout the country. It is the most-watched locally-produced public television show in the nation. For more info, please visit http://www.tennesseecrossroads.org.

About Nashville Public Television

Nashville Public Television is available free and over the air to nearly 2.2 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area, and is watched by more than 600,000 households every week. The mission of NPT is to provide, through the power of traditional television and interactive telecommunications, high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.

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elmore_bobbies.jpg - Tennessee Crossroads host Joe Elmore at Bobbie’s Dairy Dip in Nashville. Photo by Erin McInnis/NPT.

elmore_Merridees.jpg - Tennessee Crossroads host Joe Elmore at Merridee’s Breadbasket in Franklin. Photo by Ken Simington/NPT.

elmoreCupcake_paintedCupcake.jpg - The one-of-a-kind “Joe Elmore Cupcake” courtesy of The Painted Cupcake in Nashville. Photo by Erin McInnis/NPT.

moonpies.jpg - Moon PIes with freshly added chocolate at the Moon Pie Factory in Chattanooga. Photo by Ken Simington/NPT.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 February 2011 )

‘Childhood Obesity’ gets spotlight in new installment of ‘NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis’

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

‘Childhood Obesity’ – its causes and solutions – gets spotlight in new installment of ‘NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis’

Hour-long documentary premieres on-air Thursday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. and includes live call-in, social media and email question opportunity

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – November 10, 2010 – In the latest installment in its “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis” series, Nashville Public Television gathers medical professionals, community leaders and nutritional experts to focus on childhood obesity in Tennessee. The documentary by series executive producer Mary Makley, who also produced the “Overview” episode, explores the root causes and environments surrounding Tennessee’s childhood obesity rate, which sits at close to 21% and is the 6th highest in the nation. Of children ages 10-17, 36.5% are overweight or obese.

“NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Childhood Obesity” premieres Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8, and online the next morning at http://wnpt.org/childrenshealth. It is hosted by actress, mother of two and Tennessee resident Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“Father of the Bride,” “According to Jim,” “Amish Grace”).

The broadcast will conclude with a live call-in, email and social media opportunity whereby viewers can ask questions of a panel of in-studio experts and medical professionals. It will continue for a half-hour after the broadcast. Viewers are encouraged to ask their questions during the broadcast by sending a message through Twitter @npt8 or with hashtag #childrenshealth, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/childrenshealthcrisis, via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling the number on the screen.

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According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the prevalence of obesity among children ages 6-11 nationwide has risen from 4% in the late 1970’s to nearly 20% in 2007-8. “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Obesity” explores the causes, consequences and possible solutions to this trend. Experts outline the potentially devastating medical and social consequences of a current generation of children increasingly susceptible to a host of obesity-related illness.

“It is a fact that the current generation of children may be the first to have shorter life spans than their parents,” says Makley.

The program also looks at the work being done by organizations and individuals on a number of levels, including in the medical, government and community arenas, and what solutions those efforts propose.

NPT’s Children’s Health Crisis Project is a three-year initiative built around a series of seven documentaries on the state of children’s health in Tennessee. Other elements of the project include follow-up discussion programs, daily on-air health updates, an extensive project website at http://wnpt.org/childrenshealth and community outreach on related topics.

All episodes of the series, as well as bonus interviews and extended segments are available for free streaming at http://wnpt.org/childrenshealth.

"NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis" is made possible through major support by the Healthways Foundation, the Nashville Healthcare Council, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, the Baptist Healing Trust, and a grant from The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as administered by Metro Nashville Public Health Department, with additional funding by the Orrin H. Ingram Fund. A multitude of community partnerships have provided invaluable support to the project, most notably Alignment Nashville, whose “5 Pillars of Children’s Health” provided the initial outline for the project.

About Nashville Public Television
Nashville Public Television is available free and over the air to nearly 2.4 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area, and is watched by more than 600,000 households every week. The mission of NPT is to provide, through the power of traditional television and interactive telecommunications, high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2011 )

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