Chapel Hill Poet Danae Younge
Chapel Hill Poet Danae Younge visited with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell. She discussed her new collection of poetry and read a poem.
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On Air Today: Mary-Rose Papandrea on OC’s Protest Ordinance
UNC professor Mary-Rose Papandrea of the School of Law joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, June 30. She shares perspective and thoughts on a proposed Orange County ordinance that would establish a buffer zone for picketing around Orange County School properties.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Monica Dodson for Wonderful Water
Monica Dodson, the water supply and treatment manager for OWASA, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for this month’s Wonderful Water segment! Dodson dishes on the agency’s annual water quality report card and new guidelines around PFAS contaminants in water supplies.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Anderson Rathbun of the Burlington Sock Puppets
With summer heating up, Burlington Sock Puppets General Manager Anderson Rathbun joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell. He shares some of the team’s early success this season, as well as how the team is finding ways to connect to not only the Alamance County community, but baseball fans across the country.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Dr. Sasha Deutsch-Link on ALD Trends
UNC Department of Medicine fellow Dr. Sasha Deutsch-Link speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Monday, June 27. She details a new study she co-authored examining how alcohol-associated liver disease and mortality rates not only are on the rise, but accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Matthew Mauzy and Fred Stipe of South Orange Rescue Squad
Matthew Mauzy and Fred Stipe of the South Orange Rescue Squad join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell ahead of the group’s 50th Anniversary Open House on Saturday!
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Rebecca Kreitzer of UNC’s Department of Public Policy
Associate Professor Rebecca Kreitzer of UNC joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and scale back federal abortion protection. Plus, Kreitzer details the impacts the ruling will have in North Carolina.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: David Glenn on the NBA Draft
Longtime sports broadcaster David Glenn joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to detail his research into the connection between NCAA champions and NBA talent ahead of Thursday night’s NBA Draft.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Michael Koh on Pete Nance Joining UNC Basketball
97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell is joined by sports reporter Michael Koh, who discusses the news of forward Pete Nance joining the UNC men’s basketball program. He shares thoughts on how Nance fits with the current Tar Heel roster and the expectations awaiting Carolina in the fall.
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Chatham County: Michelle Wright talks CORE’s Juneteenth Events
Michelle Wright from Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 15th. She discussed this weekend’s Juneteenth activities and other work CORE is currently engaged in.
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