East Tennessee PBS

08/28/2026

Meet the Doctor – Dr. Anne Kassira ❤️

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Anne Kassira as our guest expert on this week’s Health Matters with Dr. Jay Crook, in collaboration with UT Medical Center.

Dr. Kassira is a cardiologist at UT Medical Center specializing in cardiovascular disease. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by additional fellowship training in cardiovascular imaging, including echocardiography, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI.

Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kassira brings extensive experience in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the heart.

This week, she joins Dr. Crook to help us better understand heart disease and coronary artery disease, including risk factors, warning signs, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 🕔 5:00 PM
📺 East Tennessee PBS
🤝 In collaboration with UT Medical

Take care of your health, because your health matters. ❤️

08/27/2026

Heart disease can change your life in ways you never expect.

For Mari Beth Coleman, her experience with coronary artery disease became a journey of recognizing the importance of her heart health, getting the care she needed, and moving forward.

This week on Health Matters with Dr. Jay Crook, Mari Beth shares her personal story and what she’s learned along the way. Her experience is an important reminder to pay attention to your heart—and to the signs your body may be giving you.

Hear Mari Beth’s story alongside expert insight from Dr. Anne Kassira of UT Medical Center.

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 🕔 5:00 PM
📺 East Tennessee PBS
🤝 In collaboration with UT Medical

Take care of your health, because your health matters. ❤️

08/26/2026

This Friday night, we’re making a little room for Dolly. ❤️

On Friday, August 28, East Tennessee PBS will pre-empt our regular schedule at 9:00 p.m. to present Dolly Parton: Here I Am.

Dolly’s story is deeply rooted in East Tennessee, but her music, generosity and unmistakable spirit have reached far beyond it. We’re proud to share this special look at the life and career of someone who has never forgotten where she came from.

Watch Friday, August 28 at 9 p.m. on East Tennessee PBS, or stream it now with Passport:
https://www.pbs.org/show/dolly-parton-here-i-am/

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

East Tennessee has lost one of its own.

Dolly Parton became a worldwide icon, but she never forgot where she came from. She gave back to this region again and again, not for attention, but because she believed in helping people, lifting up children, supporting families and taking care of her neighbors.

In so many ways, Dolly showed us all how to be better. Better neighbors. More generous. More compassionate. More willing to use what we have to help someone else.

She reminded us that success does not have to take you away from your roots. It can give you an even greater opportunity to strengthen them.

Her music will live on, but so will the example she set for Tennessee and for all of us.

Thank you, Dolly, for showing us what it means to love where you come from.

08/25/2026

Your heart works around the clock — knowing how to protect it can make all the difference. ❤️

This week on Health Matters with Dr. Jay Crook, we’re talking about heart disease and coronary artery disease with Dr. Anne Kassira of UT Medical.

What causes coronary artery disease? What warning signs should you know? And what can you do today to help protect your heart? Dr. Kassira joins us to break down risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and the steps that can lead to better heart health.

We’ll also meet Mari Beth Coleman, who shares her personal experience with heart disease and the journey that followed.

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 🕔 5:00 PM
📺 East Tennessee PBS

Take care of your health, because your health matters. ❤️

08/15/2026

🤔 Thinking about what to watch today?

We’ve got an idea! 💙

Tune in to Health Matters with Dr. Jay Crook TODAY at 5:00 PM as we talk all about arthritis with Dr. Christy Park and hear from patient Macy McDowell about her experience living with arthritis from a young age.

📺 Saturday, August 15 | 🕔 5:00 PM
East Tennessee PBS
🤝 In collaboration with UT Medical

We’ll see you at 5! 💙

08/14/2026

A little behind-the-scenes look at this week’s Health Matters with Dr. Jay Crook! 🎥💙

We had a great day on set with Dr. Christy Park and Macy McDowell, talking all things arthritis—from understanding the condition to what it’s really like living with arthritis at a young age.

We’re excited to share their conversations with you!

📅 Saturday, August 15 | 🕔 5:00 PM
📺 East Tennessee PBS
🤝 In collaboration with UT Medical

Take care of your health, because your health matters. 💙