On Friday, April 24, six distinguished North Carolinians (five individuals and one organization, to be exact) were in Chapel Hill to be inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees included ESPN’s Jay Bilas, longtime UNC journalism professor Charlie Tuggle – and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Luchina Fisher, who got her start at WCHL radio back in the mid-1980s.
Visit LuchinaFisher.com for more on her work, including “The Dads,” the film that won her an Emmy in 2024.
Aaron sat down with Fisher for a conversation about her work, her sense of purpose as a filmmaker and storyteller – and her Chapel Hill connection, including that early work at our station 40 years ago.
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
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