About Us
Local Roots, Local Shoots
The mission for The 4501 is to celebrate all forms of media and the creators that make that media, from the writer, to the producer, to the actors, we want to showcase Chattanooga in the glory that it is.
Why "The 4501?"
The Missionary Ridge Local. Can't get more local than one of the ventures that built the town: the train.
We all know "The Chattanooga Choo Choo," from the Glenn Miller hit for the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, but there are more trains than that!
We're named after one of the still running steam engines in Chattanooga, the 4501, which is featured at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
The Director
T.J. Carson has been involved in Chattanooga productions his entire life, and after years of writing and producing, wanted to make a space where others could get the same opportunities.
Born and raised in Chattanooga, he wanted to bear and raise as many things to feature the town as he could, whether the be the talent, or the places within.