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To the Point
To the Point

Tennessee wildfire devastates local economy

Hosted by Warren Olney Nov. 29, 2016 National

Wildfires are common in America's arid West, but not in the humid Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Now 14,000 people have been evacuated from the resort town of Gatlinburg. Matt Shafer Powell is Director of News Content at WUOT, public radio for Knoxville, 35 miles away.

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Guest:
Matt Shafer Powell - WUOT - @MShaferPowell

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Sáša Woodruff, Paul von Zielbauer, Katie Cooper

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