DG Martin

When you’re talking with DG Martin, you’re talking to a veteran, lawyer, politician, administrator and author. DG’s been around the block a few times and you’ll hear his conversations with guests practically guaranteed to provide some of the most interesting back-and-forth you’ll hear all weekend.

One on One: Mecklenburg Resolves in Context

by D.G. Martin | Feb 3, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20, 1775, a date enshrined on North Carolina’s state flag. In the January 14, edition of “The News of Davidson” historian Nancy Griffith reminded...

February 1, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Feb 1, 2025 | Who's Talking

This week on Who’s Talking, we’re airing an episode featuring the late William Leuchtenburg, following his passing a few days ago. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was one of the leading historians of the American Presidency and a frequent guest on this program. He talks about the tasks and challenges new presidents face.

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One on One: Marching in a Presidential Inauguration

by D.G. Martin | Jan 27, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

The recent inauguration of Donald Trump brought back memories of the 1965 event and our travel from Fort Bragg (now Liberty), an overnight at Marine Corps Base Quantico about 35 miles south of the Capitol in Washington.

January 25, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Jan 25, 2025 | Who's Talking

Chapel Hill’s William Leuchtenburg, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, leading historian of the American Presidency and frequent guest on this program, talks about the tasks and challenges new Presidents face.

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One on One: Why Am I Reading Mark Twain Again?

by D.G. Martin | Jan 20, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Why am I reading Mark Twain again? It has been more than 70 years Since my class at the Davidson Junior High school produced a play based on Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”

January 18, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Jan 18, 2025 | Who's Talking

Hillsborough’s popular author Jill McCorkle talks about her latest book of short stories, “Old Crimes and Other Stories.”

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One on One: Panama and North Carolina Politics, Again

by D.G. Martin | Jan 13, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

President-elect Donald Trump surprised many earlier this month when at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, he declined to assure the public that he would not use military coercion against Panama.

January 4, 2025

by Aaron Johnson | Jan 4, 2025 | Who's Talking

Getting to Carolina: The late Lennie Rosenbluth, hero of the 1957 championship victory over the University of Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain 54–53 in triple overtime, talks about how and why he came to Carolina and what it was like to play for Coach Frank McGuire.

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One on One: Carter Wrenn’s New Book

by D.G. Martin | Dec 30, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

At last Carter Wrenn, the well-known conservative consultant, has written his book about his life in politics: “The Trail of the Serpent: From the Smoke-Filled Rooms of Politics.” Wrenn first worked for Tom Ellis, a conservative North Carolina lawyer and early...