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Welcome to Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s News, Talk and Tar Heels station! For 63 years WCHL has been THE place for news, talk Tar Heel Sports and information for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. For more than 40 years Ron Stutts has been waking up our community from 6am to 10am weekdays.
Hometown Hero Awards
This week's Hometown Hero: Marin Lissy
Column: Making #MeToo Count
“Making #MeToo Count” By Rachel Valentine These past few days have been heavy for...
Word of the Day – 9/22/19
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Chapel Hill: 45 Years of Chapel Hill Transit
Chapel Hill Transit is marking its 45th anniversary in operation! Brian Litchfield of CHT fills in for Mayor Hemminger.
September 19, 2019: La Meme Chose
A new PPP survey again shows a tight presidential race in North Carolina. What, if anything, could possibly happen to alter that? Tom has a couple ideas...
Constitution Day!
September 17 is Constitution Day! Scott and Aaron share their favorite fun stories (they have a lot) about the Constitution's history.
August 31, 2019
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September 16, 2019: Bree Newsome
Aaron speaks with Bree Newsome, the activist who's best known for pulling down a Confederate flag outside the South Carolina State House in 2015.
August 23, 2019: The Chosen One
We're now making this a standing argument: if Trump said it, it's Not A Thing.
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No. 4 UNC Women’s Soccer Rolls to 3-0 Victory in ACC Opener at No. 20 Louisville
After losing for the first time all season last week at Arkansas, the fourth-ranked UNC...
September 18, 2019: Banned Books Trading Cards
Banned Books Week has arrived! Melissa Bartoletta of Chapel Hill's Community Arts and Culture department fills in for Susan to discuss upcoming events.
September 21, 2019
Rufus Edmisten, Deputy Chief Counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee, NC Attorney General and Secretary of State, Democratic nominee for governor in 1984 and, many say, the most colorful politician in North Carolina’s last 50 years, talks about his new book, “That’s Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Heel Politics, Watergate and Public Life”
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No. 4 UNC Women’s Soccer Rolls to 3-0 Victory in ACC Opener at No. 20 Louisville
After losing for the first time all season last week at Arkansas, the fourth-ranked UNC...
March 1, 2018
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September 20, 2019: Women’s Sports
The WNBA playoffs are ongoing, but nobody's watching. Why haven't women's sports caught on with the American public?
February 2018 Community Forum: Tackling Climate Change at the Local Level
Climate change has been a political topic for years, but what has been or can be done at the local level to make an impact? Members of governing bodies in Orange County are working on a joint committee now to work on that answer.
September 21, 2019
Guest: Melissa Temple-Agosta with Hemp LifeStyle Network
Weekend Water Cooler – September 21, 2019
Guest: Sarah Verbiest
September 6th – Creative Crayon Colors – Click to Listen
Today, Aaron Keck was joined by 97.9 The Hill’s Victor and AJ! Today’s KidsQ: If you could rename the colors of your crayons, what would you name them?
September 11, 2019: Firearm Safety
Ashley and Aaron talk firearm safety after an Orange County Commissioners meeting - but not before forging common ground on two big issues.
