December 7, 2018: Winter Storm Diego
The Triangle gets its first winter storm. James Morrow of the National Weather Service tells us what to expect.
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December 5, 2018: “Live & Local” With Mad Crush
The band Mad Crush (John Elderkin, Joanna Sattin, Chuck Garrison, Laura Thomas, and Mark Whelan) stopped by WCHL to play a few songs off their just-released self-titled debut album!
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018: “Live & Local” With Pippa Hoover
Singer/songwriter/cellist Pippa Hoover is releasing her debut solo album, “Night Bird Singing,” with an album release party Saturday, December 15 at Cats Cradle.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018: “Forcing Judges To Criminalize Poverty”
Gene Nichol and Heather Hunt of the NC Poverty Research Fund have released a troubling study on legislative efforts to prevent judges from waiving court fees for defendants who can’t afford them – an act that can trap defendants in the justice system long after they serve their sentence.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018: Love For Cedar Ridge
Bill Petty joins Aaron for a preview of the Riverside-Cedar Ridge high school basketball game.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018: Saifa Wall
Sean Saifa Wall is a nationally-known intersex advocate; he spoke with Aaron about his experience, his work, and the larger intersex movement.
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WCHL news director Blake Hodge chats with Aaron about the UNC Board of Trustees’ proposal for a new “history and education center” to house Silent Sam.
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“Under The Big Tree”
The END Fund is a global organization devoted to ending “neglected tropical diseases” (NTDs), which affect 1.5 billion people each year. CEO Ellen Agler (a Chapel Hill resident) has just written a new book, “Under the Big Tree,” documenting some of the most inspiring stories in the fight.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2018: High School Basketball!
High school basketball season is underway! Aaron gets a season preview from WCHL’s high school play-by-play man, Bill Petty (who’s calling tonight’s Carrboro-Chapel Hill game).
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November 27, 2018: Remembering the “Chapel Hill Nine”
The Chapel Hill Public Library is hosting an event called “Opening Our Future” on Friday, remembering the “Chapel Hill Nine” – high school students who conducted a sit-in at the Colonial Drugstore to push for racial integration.
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