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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 – 9/19/19
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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 12, 2019: The Democratic Debate
Ahead of another Democratic presidential debate, Tom says it's currently a three-person race - but there's still plenty of time for that to change.
Colonel Sanders Trashes The Place
The American Revolution comes to Hillsborough, Charles Kuralt is born, and Colonel Sanders actually commits wanton shenanigans at a KFC.
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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Hillsborough’s Hog Day Festival Returns to the Riverpark This Weekend
After delays and cancellations last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and local...
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 14, 2019
Jim Auchmutey, a journalist who wrote for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for almost 30 years, specializing in stories about the South and its history and culture, talks about his new book, “Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America,” and how the history of barbecue parallels the history of our country. Guest host is John Shelton Reed coauthor of “Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue”
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Hillsborough’s Hog Day Festival Returns to the Riverpark This Weekend
After delays and cancellations last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and local...
March 1, 2018
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September 6, 2019: NFL Preview
Debby and Aaron talk pro football: old and young quarterbacks, a wide-open field, and an inspiring story about Tampa Bay's coaching staff.
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 14, 2019
Guest: Courtney Bell with Ungraded Produce
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.
