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A weekly look at stories from around the state and the Cape Fear region, featuring conversations with the journalists working on those topics. Hosted and produced by WHQR reporter Camille Mojica — 'Cami' to her friends.

Camille Mojica


    • Jun 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    CFR: See ya later, Camille!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 31:31


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, the newsroom interviews Camille on her final episode of CFR about her future endeavors, music, swing dancing, and food.

    CFR: New Hanover County School district updates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 14:59


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rahcel Keith gives us some statewide and local school system updates.

    CFR: Development 101; an octopus of revenue streams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 30:44


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly tells us about her upcoming story on development and then Ben joins us to talk about all the ways our county government makes money its able to spend.

    CFR: What's going on at NHRMC?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 16:25


    Welcome Back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us to talk about New Hanover Regional Medical Center's latest Leapfrog grade, and to talk about reporting he's been doing surrounding the hospital and Novant.

    CFR: The Wilmington crime lab lawsuit updates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 16:32


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we have Ben join us to revisit the Wilmington Crime Lab lawsuit.

    CFR: Interesting housing updates; the future of DEI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 27:10


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly joins us to talk about a joint city and county homelessness meeting, and then Ben joins us to go over diversity, equity and inclusion and it's potential fate locally.

    CFR: WFD's budget request; innovation in housing solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 20:29


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us to talk to us about a particular budget request from the Wilmington Fire Department and then, Kelly joins us to give a sneak peek into her upcoming Newsroom episode.

    CFR: Leland's upcoming budget work session; ADUs as housing potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 19:49


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we have a conversation with Nikolai about the Leland property tax hike and some of his takeaways, and then, Kelly talks to us about her conversation with the founder of Strong Towns.

    CFR: Snap! Red light cameras

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 20:42


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben and Cami talk about red light cameras and the people who oppose them.

    It's WHQR's Spring Pledge Drive!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 3:30


    WHQR is celebrating 40 years on the air this year during our Spring Pledge Drive.

    CFR: Housing and budget updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 32:43


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Kelly and Ben join us to give some important local updates.

    CFR: Elections wrap up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 13:17


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week Ben joins us to go over elections results and trends.

    CFR: Traveling for reporting; angry public meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 18:42


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly joins us to ask me about my visit to Guilford county and to talk about why we travel for reporting, and then Nikolai joins us to talk about a meeting he covered.

    CFR: Voting has begun!; Nikolai and passenger rail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 18:55


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! Early voting has started! Stick around for a PSA and some helpful info to arm you with everything you need to know about voting in this year's Primary Elections. Then, Nikolai joins us to talk passenger rail.

    CFR: Kelly's latest; Ben's documents tell a story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 26:12


    Cami is back from being sick (after managing to outrun Covid for years, it finally caught up to her). This week we catch up with Kelly to go over some of her coverage from this past week, and then, Ben joins us with more documents that tell a story...

    CFR: What's it like to host live radio?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 17:43


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Kelly joins us to walk through what hosting is actually like.

    CFR: The Warming Shelter is necessary; updates in trial for TRU Colors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 24:20


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk to Kelly about the Warming Shelter and what it is, and then Ben has updates for us in the TRU Colors double-homicide case we didn't touch on last week.

    CFR: Closing Mosley, and what mountains of court docs can tell us...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 32:18


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rachel joins us to talk about updates on Mosley's Career Readiness Academy closing, and then Ben walks us through mountains of court documents.

    CFR: New Hanover County Schools' budget, and how The Newsroom sausage is made

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 26:06


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Rachel joins us to talk about the upcoming budget cycle for New Hanover Schools and then Kelly joins us to talk about how the Newsroom gets produced from start to finish.

    CFR: Bridge politics; Holly Ridge; final 2023 thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 30:52


    Welcome back, to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk about how politics plays into building and infrastructure projects with Ben, and then, we talk to Nikolai about his reporting on Holly Ridge.

    CFR: Alternative courts take a more human-centered approach; who will be on the '24 ballot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 41:55


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we check in with Kelly to see what she's been working on and why she's in court so often, and then Ben goes through the list of candidates who have filed for 2024 elections.

    CFR: Heirs' (not air) property; three new plaintiffs in the Michael Earl Kelly case

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 29:07


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly breaks down her latest reporting for us and Ben talks about a new lawsuit. Just a note: this week's episode contains mention of sexual assault that may be triggering or disturbing to some listeners.

    CFR: Ben talks about Ben David, the Sheriff's faulty legal counsel, and his marathon article

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 33:49


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Everyone has been busy this week covering their own long term stories, but Ben has been hard at work himself. He joins us this week to give us some insight.

    CFR: Ben's Breakfast with Buster

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 22:15


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Let's sit down with Ben to talk about what "community" means and what we mean when we say "community safety."

    CFR: Updates in the Michael Earl Kelly case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 13:08


    WHQR's Ben Schachtman joins us to talk about the latest update in the Michael Earl Kelly case.WARNING: This episode contains descriptions and mentions of sexual assault, self harm, and drug addiction.

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    CFR: Thou shall not see the records!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 23:45


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Cami and Ben talk about the intricacies of court records, and how sometime, you can never see them.

    CFR: AI in journalism? Plus, Cami's latest project, and middle schoolers take on journalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 35:59


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben talks to us about Media Literacy Week. Then, we break format with Kelly interviewing Cami, and finally, Rachel talks to us about Williston's middle schoolers reviving their paper.

    CFR: We revisit an old friend... the other Cape Fear riverfront

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 17:41


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Ben and Cami talk this week about something that hasn't been in the news a lot lately, but hasn't left priority with the county: development on the west bank of the Cape fear River.

    CFR: We have a Project Grace; "Wow, really?" economic findings with Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 45:53


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly tells about economic trends in the Cape Fear, and some stats may surprise you. Cami says "wow, really?" a lot, so you might too. Then, Ben and Cami strap in for a long conversation about Project Grace (again), now that the debt financing has been approved.

    CFR: What you (we) missed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 14:01


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week we've got a quick recap and explainer about the latest news!

    CFR: It's WHQR's Fall Pledge Drive!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 5:11


    CFR: The country is watching New Hanover County; and the GOP doesn't agree on NHCS Superintendent Dr. Foust

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 26:20


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Rachel has been reporting on the removal of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You for over a year now, and talks to us about how it's been, and the piece she turned for national NPR. Then Ben joins us to talk about how New Hanover county's GOP is struggling to agree on things.

    CFR: Storm coverage and how we do it; Blast From the Past (well, last week...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 40:32


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rachel joins us to talk about how we do our storm coverage now that Tropical Storm Idalia has passed... And then we jump back into some important stories from last week.

    CFR: Tracking NHCS policy changes, newsroom collaborations, and a quick correction!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 28:38


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. New Hanover County Schools has a lot of policies being brought forth for discussion, and Rachel joins us this week to fill us in. Then, Kelly sheds some light into how we team up with other publications, and finally, a quick correction from Ben about last week's CFR.

    CFR: An update on the Rock Hill community's fight for clean water; See you later, James!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 35:16


    Welcome Back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben attended a follow-up meeting for the Rock Hill community's efforts to connect to CFPUA lines, and then, in a very silly segment, we say goodbye to our Summer News Intern James Watson as he goes back to college.

    CFR: NHCS looks at standardizing AP courses; the feds rate NHRMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 21:00


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Rachel joins us to bring up the lesser-talked about issue of Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment students.

    CFR: Books in the crossfire; WHQR's Community Agenda update; meet Nikolai

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 25:56


    Welcome back to the Cape fear Rundown. Cami is back from her travels, and the show continues! This week: Episode 50. 50 episodes young, right? On this episode, we're going to be talking to James about the upcoming New Hanover County school board meeting and where the county is in the book debate. Then, Kelly joins us to talk about our Community Agenda, and finally, we finally get to talk to Nikolai Mather, our Report For America fellow who is indeed real.

    CFR: James' recent adventures; a thorough Novant check-in

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 36:13


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week James joins us to talk about why he was in Brunswick County and what other stuff we can expect from him before he heads out! Then Ben talks to us about what he and friend-of-the-show Kevin Maurer covered for for a story on Novant's progress, two years after buying New Hanover Regional Medical Center — which you can find here: A Novant CheckupStick around.

    CFR: PFAS and firefighters; when a story's angle changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 35:14


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. WHQR is still running on generator power, so the studio is hot! Kelly joins us outside to talk about her latest work with firefighters and their fight against PFAS, and then Ben talks to us about what it's like to pivot when a story's angle changes. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here! (It's hot!)

    CFR: James has no floaties; Arrivederci, Grace!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 21:18


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Let's check in with James this week to see how he's been, and then, we say goodbye to our one and only Grace Vitaglione.

    CFR: How does eviction actually work? Plus, art as evidence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 27:35


    So many questions! Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly explains to us how eviction actually works, and then Ben gives us the latest on the Tru Colors double-homicide case and talks legal technicalities.

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    CFR: NHC's increasing budget in context; reporting on Jim Morton's salary; and, meet our summer news intern!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 30:14


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk to Ben about New Hanover County's ever-increasing budget, then Rachel about her latest on CFCC, and finally, we meet WHQR's new News Intern, James Watson.

    CFR: Thermo Fisher building update, and who is the LGC? Plus, more on the NC's 'carbon plan'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 28:29


    This week, Grace gives us an update on the Thermo Fisher purchase, which leads us right into a conversation with Ben about the LGC, and finally, Kelly gives us an update on North Carolina's carbon plan!

    CFR: Wilmington eyes a new (and very tall) government office, Pender County coverage, and reporter-source ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 30:24


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben Schachtman dives deeper into the possible outcomes if the City of Wilmington purchases the Thermo Fisher building. Then, Grace Vitaglione tells us about what it's like covering another county's government meetings, and finally, Kelly Kenoyer talks to us about journalistic ethics.

    CFR: D.A.R.E. is back! Plus, big city purchases and Robert Taylor Homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 24:19


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week we chat with Rachel about D.A.R.E.— yes, it's back. Then Grace joins us to talk about the latest City Council meeting and fact-checking numbers, and finally, Kelly talks to us about Robert Taylor Homes.

    CFR: Jody Greene is over, right? and PodLab updates!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 27:57


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! 2023 has officially begun! On to new and better things, right? Hopefully... This week, we talk to Ben Schachtman about the Jody Greene case in Columbus County, and what the future holds for the Sheriff's office there. Then Kelly Kenoyer give us an update on PodLab, and what WHQR is teaching New Hanover County students. Stay tuned!

    CFR: That's a wrap for 2022.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 17:36


    2022 has been a year. Host Camille Mojica has an end of year message for listeners, with some thoughts from other members of the newsroom. Tune in!

    CFR: The 'firewall,' CFCC update, and dumpster diving

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 29:46


    Welcome back! This week, we talk to Ben Schachtman about his latest piece on Tru Colors, Rachel Keith explains what her newest big story has been like in terms of reporting, and finally, Kelly has been in a dumpster. She tells us about it. Stick around!

    CFR: Big story updates from the newsroom and the rise and grind of podcast producing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 28:02


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. We're almost there, folks. 2023! Its been quite a year but WHQR's Newsroom isn't done yet! This week, we're going to be talking to Rachel Keith and Grace Vitaglione on updates relating to big stories they've both been working on. And at the end, Kelly Kenoyer and I are going to tell you everything about podcast producing. Stick around.

    CFR: How we cover sensitive breaking news; DREAMS of Wilmington students visit!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 21:55


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we're talking to Ben Schachtman to reiterate how the media chooses what and what not to include when reporting big, breaking stories, and why, and then, students from DREAMS of Wilmington came in to talk to us! Stay tuned.

    CFR: Thursday's bogus 911 call, Kelly's gentrification stories, and ...trap sea shanties?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 25:00


    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week we're talking to Rachel Keith who tells us about how WHQR reported Thursday's breaking news, then, Kelly Kenoyer on a new finding in her gentrification stories, and finally, Grace Vitaglione helps Cami figure out the music commercial fishers are listening to.

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