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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.
April 19, 2019
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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...
April 19, 2019
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April 19, 2019
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Week of February 4, 2019
Stevens and Lavelle watch the General Assembly; county commissioners discuss I-40 widening and a future county jail; Hemminger talks parking; Lavelle talks immigration.
April 11, 2019: Biden, Bernie, Buttigieg
A survey from Iowa and another from New Hampshire are showing the same order in the Democratic primary: Joe Biden in first, Bernie Sanders in second, Pete Buttigieg in third. Also, a look ahead at 2020 in North Carolina.
April 18, 2019: Voice Day
Scott and Aaron celebrate Voice Day! Also, Paul Revere rides through Boston, two Civil War generals meet at Bennett Place, and Connecticut finally ratifies the Bill of Rights...in 1939.
April 16, 2019: Greene Tract
The Chapel Hill Town Council is about to consider zoning questions around the Greene Tract; Anna's hoping they stick to a plan set back in 2016.
April 19, 2019: The Mueller Repo…
Jean and Aaron discuss the Mueller report - until they're abruptly interrupted by severe weather.
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Women’s Lacrosse: No. 3 UNC Smashes No. 13 Duke in Regular Season Finale
The No. 3 ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team closed out the regular season in style on...
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.)
April 10, 2019: Jeghetto!
Susan and Aaron are joined by artist/puppeteer Tarish Pipkins, aka "Jeghetto," who's taking over a space on East Franklin Street for a pop-up gallery this weekend.
April 20, 2019
Charles Frazier, the acclaimed author of “Cold Mountain,” “Thirteen Moons,” and “Nightwoods,” talks about his latest book “Varina”, and the joys of talking to the world about it. A paperback version of Varina will be published shortly
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Women’s Lacrosse: No. 3 UNC Smashes No. 13 Duke in Regular Season Finale
The No. 3 ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team closed out the regular season in style on...
March 1, 2018
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April 17, 2019: The Tiger Effect
Debby and Aaron reflect on Tiger Woods' Masters victory: what it means for the business of golf, and where it falls in the history of American sports.
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.
April 17th – Flying Animals – Click to Listen
Today Aaron was joined by 97.9 The Hill’s Victor and AJ! KidsQ: If you could choose to give any animal the power of flight, what animal would you choose and what would its wings look like?
March 26, 2019: Supremes And Sarsour
The Supreme Court considers partisan gerrymandering; a controversial speaker comes to Orange County.
