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December 13, 2025

Posted by | Dec 13, 2025 |

Author, UNC Administrator and Radio Show Host, D.G. Martin passed away earlier this week. Leading a remarkable life, D.G. was a cherished contributor to 97.9 The Hill WCHL, and a treasure to this community, and the State of North Carolina.

In D.G.’s honor, we are airing one of his favorite holiday episodes of Who’s Talking,  a 2009 interview with retired UNC-Chapel Hill professor, Thomas Warburton, explaining the power of Handel’s Messiah.  

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On the Porch: Sheriff Mike Roberson – Community Policing

On the Porch: Sheriff Mike Roberson – Community Policing

Posted by | Dec 7, 2025 |

This Week:

Sheriff Mike Roberson has been Chatham County Sheriff for 10 years and recently announced his bid for election as a County Commissioner in 2026. A dedicated law enforcement officer who promoted integrity, teamwork, and community involvement by supporting local businesses, churches, and community events, Roberson has training and experience in public safety, crisis response (including group crisis intervention), terrorism response, protecting and serving children, leadership and supervision, communication, diversity (including organizing against racism) and responding to medical emergencies. As a lifelong resident of Chatham County he is passionate about serving his community and is married to his high school sweetheart.

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On the Porch: Lisa Sorg – Environmental News

On the Porch: Lisa Sorg – Environmental News

Posted by | Nov 30, 2025 |

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Lisa Sorg is the North Carolina reporter for Inside Climate News. A journalist for 30 years, Sorg covers energy, climate environment and agriculture, as well as the social justice impacts of pollution and corporate malfeasance. She has won dozens of awards for her news, public service and investigative reporting. In 2022, she received the Stokes Award from the National Press Foundation for her two-part story about the environmental damage from a former missile plant on a Black and Latinx neighborhood in Burlington. Sorg was previously an environmental investigative reporter at NC Newsline, a nonprofit media outlet based in Raleigh. She has also worked at alt-weeklies, dailies and magazines. Originally from rural Indiana, she lives in Durham, N.C.

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On the Porch: Sen. Natalie Murdock – Good Work for NC District 20

On the Porch: Sen. Natalie Murdock – Good Work for NC District 20

Posted by | Nov 23, 2025 |

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NC Sen. Natalie Murdock is a native North Carolinian, UNC alum, and senate representative for District 20, which encompasses Durham and Chatham County. She served as Deputy Communications Director for NC Attorney General Josh Stein. She is the first woman of color under 40 to be elected to the NCGA and was elected in 2020 with over 100,000 votes. As a freshman senator she immediately filed over 100 bills that range from supporting black maternal health, expanding healthcare access for ALL to providing greater access to the ballot.

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On the Porch: Liz Kline – Meaningful Community Impact

On the Porch: Liz Kline – Meaningful Community Impact

Posted by | Nov 16, 2025 |

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Liz Kline grew up in High Point, North Carolina, and graduated from East Carolina University in 2007. She joined Capitol Broadcasting Company in 2009 and recently celebrated 15 years with the organization. Throughout her career in partnership and non-traditional revenue development, Liz has earned numerous honors, including eight Salesperson of the Year awards, Employee of the Year, a National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award, and a Regional Emmy for Best Public Service Campaign. A two-time Leadership Triangle graduate, Liz is passionate about driving both revenue and meaningful community impact. She lives in Wake Forest with her husband, Dennis, and their children, Henry and Molly.

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On the Porch: Dr. Jim Crawford – October News Roundup

On the Porch: Dr. Jim Crawford – October News Roundup

Posted by | Nov 9, 2025 |

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Born into a blue collar and agricultural clan in rural Pennsylvania, Dr. Jim Crawford was the first in his family to graduate from college. Earning his PhD from the University of North Carolina, he taught US and World History at several universities in the piedmont North Carolina for several decades. He served as chairman of the Chatham County board of commissioners. He is a firm believer in American democracy and trusts that the constitution will hold firm now as it has in past crises despite the broken, distempered electorate. 

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On the Porch: Tom Wolf – Baseball in the Roaring Twenties

On the Porch: Tom Wolf – Baseball in the Roaring Twenties

Posted by | Nov 2, 2025 |

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Thomas Wolf is the author of The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932 (Nebraska, 2020), finalist for the Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball Research, and coauthor, with Patricia Bryan, of Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland.

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