Nashville PBS (WNPT) is pleased to announce that Grammy Award-winning musician, Grand Ole Opry member, and acclaimed storyteller Ketch Secor will become the new host of Tennessee Crossroads, the long-running travel and culture series, during its 39th season this September. The beloved series airs on public television stations in Tennessee and the Southeast and reaches viewers nationwide online. Secor will also lend his signature curiosity and warmth to Jaunts, the show’s digital companion taking viewers on quick discoveries across the region.
Secor will make his debut as Tennessee Crossroads host Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. CDT on Nashville PBS and the free PBS app. Secor will join returning correspondents Miranda Cohen, Laura Faber, and Vicki Yates.
Ketch Secor is a wheel-spinning multitasker and lifelong storyteller whose recent projects include TEDx Talks, online variety shows, documentaries like Ken Burns’ Country Music (where he served as a consultant and interviewee) and Louder Than Guns (which he co-produced with Doug Pray and David Greene), a children’s book, a stage musical, and even the launch of a primary school in Nashville, Tenn. His songwriting has been featured on recent albums from Turnpike Troubadours, Wyatt Ellis, Molly Tuttle and more, and his two-time GRAMMY-winning band Old Crow Medicine Show just celebrated their 25-year anniversary. Over the last few years, the band released two critically acclaimed albums, Paint This Town and Jubilee, which was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, and made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut. On July 11, Secor will release his debut solo album Story the Crow Told Me.