2025 Forum On The Hill
Join 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com for the annual Forum On The Hill — presented by the Town of Chapel Hill, UNC Health, Wegmans, Coleman Merritt Murphy & Rainsford P.C., and The Law Office of Chris Barnes. Airing live daily, Monday, December 8 through Friday, December 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and available the day after on-demand at Chapelboro.com, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
The 2025 Forum On The Hill is hosted by WCHL’s Aaron Keck, Brighton McConnell and Andrew Stuckey. Find the full schedule on Chapelboro, listen to 97.9 FM or stream the discussions live, and find each panel on-demand afterward!
The list of topics, and participants, for Friday’s broadcast are as follows:
FRIDAY, DEC. 12
External Changes Are Changing Nonprofits’ Approaches (3 p.m.)
Host: Brighton McConnell
- Gayane Chambless — Program Director, Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth
- Breah Woolsen — Program Specialist, Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth
- Jennifer McFarland — Director of Development, Hope Renovations
- Kyle Shipp — Board President, Boys & Girls Club of Pittsboro
- Rachel Valentine — Executive Director, Orange County Rape Crisis Center
Arts in Uncertain Times (4 p.m.)
Host: Andrew Stuckey
- Jaki Shelton Green — Poet
- Fred Joiner — Poet and Council Member, Carrboro Town Council
- Katie Murray — Executive Director, Orange County Arts Commission
What’s On Local Musicians’ Minds? (5 p.m.)
Host: Aaron Keck
- Dave Hedeman — All Y’all Records, The Gone Ghosts
- Azul Zapata — Singer/Songwriter
- Shirlette Ammons — Musician, Poet, Producer
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