Christian Bruce

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Christian Bruce is a veteran of local broadcast media. Having lived in Chattanooga for 23 years, he knows the community and how to bring viewers into his video stories. An Emmy-nominated photo journalist, Christian shares his experiences on timesfreepress.com.

Latest stories by Christian Bruce

Video: Prep game of the week featues two local rivals

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Ooltewah football coach Benny Monroe and McMinn County High School coach Bo Cagle and their players discuss the importance of Friday night's game.

Chattanooga: New cable TV service coming

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

Video: Meet Zorro

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

School counselor Jose Jimenez recently began working at Chattanooga Valley Elementary in Flintstone, Ga. A yellow Labrador named Zorro, donated by Canine Companion for Independence, helps Mr. Jimenez connect with children who visit his office.

Video: Utility ratepayers face higher costs

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

At a Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial board meeting Thursday, EPB President and CEO Harold DePriest said the utility, responding to higher costs passed along from TVA, will raise electric rates for consumers beginning Oct. 1 by about $20 a month.

Video: Moving dirt at VW site

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008

City civil engineer Jason Payne and other city and county construction employees have been transforming more than 1,340 acres of Enterprise South property into an auto plant site. In this video, take a tour of the site that will be home to a Volkswagen auto plant expected to employ about 2,000 people.

Video: VW's effect on local economy

Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

At a Times Free Press editorial board meeting on Friday, local and state officials said the millions of dollars in taxpayer money spent to land a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga will result in a larger sum being pumped back into the ecomomy.

Video: Debra Matthews

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

In the video, shot during a Times Free Press editorial board meeting in July, Debra Matthews discusses the challenges that inner-city schools face and the accomplishments she helped bring about for education during her service on the Hamilton County school board. Ms. Matthews died Aug. 24 of undetermined causes.

Video: New sheriff in town

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Jim Hammond was sworn in Wednesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse, becoming the county's 39th sheriff . He won election to the post this month, following the resignation in February of former Sheriff Billy Long, who was convicted of 27 federal charges, including gun and drug violations.

Video: Paper clips for remembrance

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

In 1998, while learning about the Holocaust, students in an 8th grade class at Whitwell Middle School decided to collect eleven million paper clips, one for every person who died in the tragedy. The students’ effort gained international notice in 2005, when HBO featured a documentary about the paper clip project. Whitwell educators are developing a pilot curriculum, hoping similar efforts take hold nationwide.

Video: Getting ready for Oklahoma

Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Rodey Allison comments after Friday's practice on whether his team is tough enough and ready for their first game on Aug. 30. The Mocs open on the road against the No. 4 ranked Oklahoma Sooners.