What’s Trending: Matcha, Matcha Man
Trending today: matcha tea, which is increasingly popular – and increasingly grown outside Japan, despite its connection with Japan’s culture.
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On Air Today: U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee on Iran, TSA, ICE, the 2026 Primary, and Inspiring Hope in Americans
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 1, 2026 | On Air Today
Aaron welcomes U.S. House Rep. Valerie Foushee for an extended conversation, a few weeks out from her narrow victory in the midterm primary.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: Solar Panels at TABLE, Graig Meyer Steps Down, Data Centers Come to Counties
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 1, 2026 | 6:00 News
In today’s news: a UNC student group helps install cost-saving solar panels at TABLE, and Graig Meyer leaves the State Senate.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: SnotBot!
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 31, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: marine scientists are using drones to study whales – which is teaching us a lot more about whale behavior.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: ‘Genuine American Hero’
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 31, 2026 | 6:00 News
In today’s news: local musician Joseph Terrell goes viral with an anti-ICE protest song that took off on social media.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: A Truly WAC-y story
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 30, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: Utah Valley University and the WAC conference fight over two million dollars as the school tries to leave the conference.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: No Kings, No Outdoor Burning, No Twitter, and No More UNC Basketball
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 30, 2026 | 6:00 News
In today’s news: thousands of local residents gather for a massive “No Kings” march and rally in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: Sweet 16 Basketball, Board of Trustees Meeting, Downtown Pittsboro
Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Mar 27, 2026 | 6:00 News
Andrew Stuckey fills in for Aaron Keck reporting today’s news, including a recap of this week’s Board of Trustees meetings at UNC. Pittsboro gathers information from residents about how to further develop downtown; we learn of an arrest from a gunfire incident earlier this month in Chapel Hill, and more. In sports, the UNC Women’s Basketball team prepares to face top ranked UCONN in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, and more.
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Read MoreHubert Davis’ Time Leading UNC Men’s Basketball is Over. Why, And What Now? — On Air Today (Mar. 25, 2026)
Posted by Aaron Johnson | Mar 25, 2026 | On Air Today
Inside Carolina show host Joey Powell joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Johnson on Wednesday, Mar. 25, to discuss the news of UNC dismissing men’s basketball head coach Hubert Davis.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: ‘No Kings’ March 28 in Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 24, 2026 | On Air Today
Aaron chats with Trisha Lester of Indivisible Orange County, who’s organizing Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in Chapel Hill-Carrboro.
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