On the Porch: Steve Rao: Changing Political Landscape
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Steve Rao is a partner at State Federal Strategies, a government relations and lobbying firm, focused on assisting technology companies on their government sales strategies, and is also a Political Analyst on PBS Carolinas Statelines and Black Issues Forum, and hosts the Leaders and Legends Podcast on Radio Nyra, the Triangle’s largest growing South Asian Radio Station.
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UNC Men’s Soccer Scores 7 Goals in Historic Blowout Win vs. Notre Dame
After allowing the first goal of the match against Notre Dame Saturday night at Dorrance Field,...
UNC is Showing Promise. Road Game vs. Pitt is A Chance to Prove It — The Carolina Football Hour (Oct. 10, 2026)
97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Michael Koh host on Saturday, October 10, as UNC football is up north to face the No. 25 Pitt Panthers.
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UNC Men’s Basketball Beats USC in Greensboro Preseason Exhibition
UNC outscored USC 51-31 in the second half to overcome a halftime deficit and beat the Trojans 88-70 in a preseason exhibition in Greensboro.
Former Chapel Hill High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes with Student
David Orion Bennett, who taught at Chapel Hill High School for a decade, formally pleaded guilty on September 28 to a variety of sex crimes.
Second-Half Explosion Helps UNC Field Hockey Win at Saint Joseph’s
UNC scored six goals in the third quarter to blow the game open at Saint Joseph’s Friday...
Viewpoints: Snakes!
Most of you probably know that the Piedmont of North Carolina habitat is good for snakes, but perhaps you don't know the details! The most important thing any of us can learn about snakes, is how to properly identify them.
Pentagon Says the Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Malik Hasan Will Be Livestreamed
The execution of the 2009 Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, a stunning revelation for the first military execution in more than 65 years.
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Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Saturday's Tar Heel football game at Pitt - as well as Friday's preseason basketball exhibition.
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3PM-6PM M-FThemes and Takeaways Around Women’s Basketball at ACC Tipoff – Stroman On Sports (October 9, 2026)
97.9 The Hill's Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, October 9, about the ACC Tipoff event in Charlotte earlier in the week.
