97.9FM WCHL
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.
September 20, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hometown Hero Awards
This week's Hometown Hero: Marin Lissy
September 20, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
September 20, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Week of September 17, 2018
The community recovers from Hurricane Florence. Also: the Colonial Inn moves forward in Hillsborough, UNC Health Care's Eastowne project moves forward in Chapel Hill, the Carrboro Music Festival comes to Carrboro, and Localfest comes to Orange County.
September 20, 2018: Florence And The (Political) Machine
A strong response to a natural disaster typically boosts a governor's approval rating, and preliminary numbers show Roy Cooper has gotten a bump after Hurricane Florence.
September 20, 2018: UFOs
A presidential UFO sighting, a forgotten colonial war, and the U.S. Constitution.
September 18, 2018: Criminal Justice Debt
James Williams joins Aaron to discuss the issue of criminal justice debt - the subject of a forum that's taking place Thursday, September 20, from 6-8 pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall.
September 21, 2018: Leadership Void
In which we reflect on how everyone has given up asking for moral leadership from the President...
All
Career-Best Rounds From Austin Hitt, Ryan Gerard Have UNC Men’s Golf Sitting in Fourth Place After Second Round of the Old Town Collegiate
A pair of career-best performances from junior Austin Hitt and sophomore Ryan Gerard on Monday at...
September 20, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
May 29, 2018: Goodbyeee
Meg's moving on to a new position (don't worry, still in Chapel Hill!), so this is her final Downtown Rundown. (We still have fun.)
September 20, 2018: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is coming up! We preview this year's "Banned Books Trading Cards," promote Friday's kickoff event - and recommend books based on some unusual cases of recent censorship
September 22, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
September 22, 2018
Elaine Neil Orr, professor of English at North Carolina State University and the author of “Swimming Between Worlds”, talks about the new book and the two worlds on the American South in 1959 and the worlds of Nigeria.
All
Career-Best Rounds From Austin Hitt, Ryan Gerard Have UNC Men’s Golf Sitting in Fourth Place After Second Round of the Old Town Collegiate
A pair of career-best performances from junior Austin Hitt and sophomore Ryan Gerard on Monday at...
March 1, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
September 19, 2018: Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban donates $10 million to women's-rights causes after an NBA investigation finds a widespread culture of sexual harassment in the Dallas Mavericks organization.
September 22, 2018
Are you or a loved one in need of medical support and want to live at home? Tune in to hear Hannah Shanafelt tell you how.
September 21st – Time Travel – Click to Listen
Jean Bolduc stopped by to chat with Aaron about this Friday’s question. Today’s KidsQ: If you could travel back in time to two years ago, what advice would you give yourself?...
September 22, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
September 11, 2018: Hurricane
Yes, we do find a couple things to argue about - but it's all about hurricane prep this week.
