WCTE's Annual Dinner

Scenes from the 2024 Annual Dinner

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Thanks to all who attended the WCTE PBS Annual Dinner on Tuesday, April 23 at The Saltbox Inn in Cookeville! We appreciate all who joined us for the fun-packed evening with dinner, entertainment, awards, a celebration of local stories, and a special tribute to the shows produced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

In addition to great food and wonderful company, the night featured speaker, Dr. Carl Owens and special excerpts from The Cookeville Theater Company's play, I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dream.

Check out our 2024 Awards Honorees in the videos below!

Maker's Award 2024 - Senator Charlotte Burks

Joe Albrecht Impact Award 2024

PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2024 - Putnam County

WCTE Volunteer of the Year Award: Katelyn Steakley, Shan Stout, Matt Beal & Rafferty Cleary

2024 Annual Dinner Entertainment

TTU Gospel Choir United Voices of Praise

United Voices of Praise is a student-led gospel choir at Tennessee Technological University

Guests will also enjoy presentations by Regina Pullin and Irene Dirkson and the cast from "I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dream." The full-length show, which was performed previously during Black History Month, featured an all-Black cast of 30 actors and crew members all local to Cookeville.