Elizabethton featured on 'Once a Stranger' YouTube Series | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

by: Allen Beckner Posted: Oct 11, 2021 / 06:07 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 11, 2021 / 11:21 PM EDT ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – A filmmaker who travels across the country looking for unique people and their stories has made his way to Elizabethton. His series on YouTube is called “Once a Stranger.” Scott Gerke is the man behind the idea. News Channel 11 spoke with him about how he got the idea for the series. “A search for learning more about the world around us,” Gerke said. “So that’s how it all began.” Living most of his life in Key West, Florida, Gerke was making a living as a DJ and events planner. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and he was forced to take on a new challenge. “So, the goal is to build a connection with people I once never knew all through the power of a simple hello,” Gerke said. “And it’s supposed to share with people that everyone’s got a story to tell, and if you give them the opportunity to share it, you can really learn a lot about the people around you.” That mission brought him to Elizabethton to do some fly fishing and check…
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