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The Newsroom
A conversation Curt Farrison, president of Wilmington's Vietnam Veterans of America chapter

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 49:59


On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sat down with Curt Farrison, president of Chapter 885 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, to talk about coming home from war, understanding and managing PTSD, and what the country could do better for men and women who have worn a uniform.

The Newsroom
A conversation about community safety with LINC's Frankie Roberts

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 57:00


On this episode, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sits down for a conversation with Frankie Roberts, executive director of LINC, about community safety.For a quarter century, Roberts has run LINC, a non-profit dedicated to helping people rejoin the community after being incarcerated. We'll talk about how that work has expanded over the years — and how Roberts sees the challenges facing the community today.

The Newsroom
A conversation with Sokoto House's Abdul Hafeedh Bin Abdullah about community safety

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 50:04


On this episode, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sat down with Abdul Hafeedh Bin Abdullah, co-founder of Sokoto House and the Quality Life Blueprint, to talk about how he sees the issue of community safety through a public-safety lens, and where some other efforts — like Tru Colors and Port City United — may have fallen short.

The Newsroom
The WHQR news team reflects on 2024, and looks ahead to next year

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 55:10


On this year-end episode, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman looks back over a wild year's worth of reporting with journalists Rachel Keith, Aaleah McConnell, Kelly Kenoyer, and Nikolai Mather.

The Newsroom
A conversation with former New Hanover County school board member Hugh McManus

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 50:03


On this episode, WHQR's Rachel Keith takes over hosting duties for a conversation with Hugh McManus, who just wrapped up his term as a New Hanover County school board member. McManus has dedicated four decades to education, and in this interview, he talks about his journey as a teacher, principal, school director, and board member.

The Newsroom
Unpacking the state House and Senate candidates' forum

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 50:00


On today's show, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Nikolai Mather are unpacking the forum we put on earlier this month with WECT and Port City Daily, featuring candidates running for the North Carolina House and Senate. We'll dig into what the candidates had to say, with context, analysis, and some fact-checking.

The Newsroom
Unpacking the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners candidates' forum

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 50:00


On today's show, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer are unpacking the forum we put on earlier this month with WECT and Port City Daily, featuring candidates running for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. We'll dig into what the candidates had to say, with context, analysis, and some fact-checking.

The Newsroom
Unpacking the New Hanover County school board candidates' forum

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 50:00


On this episode, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Rachel Keith and Port City Daily's Brenna Flanagan break down what New Hanover County school board candidates had to say during our recent town hall forum, with context, analysis, and fact checking.

The Newsroom
"Poverty is a sin. Being poor is not." A new reporting project on being homeless in the Cape Fear Region

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 50:00


On this episode, we'll get a behind-the-scenes look at an upcoming project from WHQR. In the aftermath of a Supreme Court ruling that pulled back on the rights of the unhoused, we'll take an intimate look at the inner lives of our homeless neighbors, with insights from the people who serve them.

The Newsroom
"Take the hits and keep on going": A conversation about journalism with NPR's Scott Simon

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 50:00


On this episode, we sit down with Scott Simon, longtime journalist and host of NPR's Weekend Edition to talk about the state of the news — plus highlights from Simon's remarks at the recent WHQR 40th anniversary luncheon.

The Newsroom
Cape Fear Conversations: Health and Social Equity

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 93:23


This year, WHQR's Cape Fear Conversation series is taking a closer look at the four focus areas of the New Hanover Community Endowment. On this episode: health and social equity.

The Newsroom
A retired doctor says he nearly died at NHRMC. Now he's pushing for reform

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 62:35


On this episode, it's a conversation with Jon Martell, a retired doctor and former hospital administrator who says he nearly died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center — not because of a mistake made by a nurse or doctor, but because of systemic issues at the hospital. The experience led him to found a new nonprofit to push for a safer, higher-quality hospital. WHQR also spoke with top Novant medical administrators to work through some of Martell's systemic concerns.

The Newsroom
Sunshine Week: A closer look at warrants, protective orders, and NHCS' new meeting policy

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 57:40


In honor of Sunshine Week — an annual event focused on government transparency and reporters who work to hold governments accountable for being open to the public — WECT, Port City Daily, and WHQR took a look at warrants and domestic violence protection orders. WHQR also took a closer look at a new policy aimed at giving New Hanover County school board members first crack at public documents — something that definitely isn't in keeping with the spirit of Sunshine Week.

The Newsroom
Cape Fear Conversations: Developing housing in New Hanover County

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 50:04


This year, WHQR's Cape Fear Conversation series is taking a closer look at the four focus areas of the New Hanover Community Endowment. First up, community development. It's a board area that includes a lot of different facets, but for this forum we focused on housing.

The Newsroom
Turnaround Task Force's latest plans, public schools competing in the education market, and hearing a Student Voice

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 50:00


On this episode, WHQR's Rachel Keith helps unpack the latest work from New Hanover County Schools' Turnaround Task Force. The group has been generating some actionable ideas that could see local funding — but the district as a whole still faces challenges, including increased market pressures as it struggles against charter and private schools for public funding. Plus, we hear from some student leaders who are trying to bring their own perspective — and some valuable data — to tough conversations in the district.

The Newsroom
The WHQR news team looks back at 2023 and ahead to next year

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 50:00


On this episode, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman reflects on the past year with Kelly Kenoyer, Rachel Keith, Nikolai Mather, and Camille Mojica.

The Newsroom
Unpacking the City of Wilmington candidates' forum

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 50:00


On this edition, WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman break down the highlights from this week's forum for City of Wilmington Council candidates, hosted in partnership with WECT and Port City Daily.

The Newsroom
What do teachers really need to turn NHCS' struggling schools around?

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 50:00


On this episode of The Newsroom, WHQR's Rachel Keith shares what she heard at a recent roundtable event, held by New Hanover County Schools' Turn Around Task Force, charged with getting to the bottom of what ails the district's lowest-performing schools. At the most recent meeting, task force members heard from teachers — who spoke unsparingly about what they really need to help students succeed.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate Kevin Spears

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 30:14


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with incumbent Kevin Spears.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate John Lennon

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 43:18


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with challenger John Lennon.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate Kathryn Bruner

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 24:26


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with challenger Kathryn Bruner.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate David Joyner

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 37:52


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with challenger David Joyner.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate Salette Andrews

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 29:05


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with challenger Salette Andrews.

The Newsroom
Election 2023: WHQR's community agenda, interviews with Neil Anderson, Marlowe Foster, and Salette Andrews

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 50:00


On this episode, WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer breaks down how — and why — we've been running our Community Agenda program. Plus, excerpts from our interviews with three of the candidates running for Wilmington City Council.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate Marlowe Foster

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 44:13


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with challenger Marlowe Foster.

The Newsroom
2023 City of Wilmington Council Elections: Candidate Neil Anderson

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 53:48


WHQR sat down with all seven candidates for Wilmington's City Council — two incumbents and five newcomers who are running for three seats. On this episode of The Newsroom, an interview with incumbent Neil Anderson.

The Newsroom
Cape Fear Conversations: Housing and Homelessness

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 50:00


On today's show, highlights from our most recent Cape Fear Conversations event. This is our third event, this time focusing on the issue of homelessness — looking at what factors are pushing people out of housing, what we get wrong about them and what they're going through, and about how we might help get them back on track.Our panelists for this event were Katrina Knight, Clayton Hammerski, Karen Garcia, Katelyn Mattox, and Pastor Meg McBride. WHQR reporter Kelly Kenoyer hosted.

The Newsroom
Call it 'removal' or 'banning,' the battle over 'Stamped' is a proxy for the culture war

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 50:00


On this episode of The Newsroom: how one parent's efforts to remove a single book from a New Hanover County school curriculum became a proxy for the culture wars.In a five-hour hearing, both sides argued the fate of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. It's a book based on the work of Ibram X. Kendi — but the debate went way beyond this one book, and said a lot about our current political moment and the state of public education.To unpack this story, we're joined by WHQR's Rachel Keith, who has been covering the debate over Stamped for months.

The Newsroom
What will it really take to turn New Hanover County's low-performing schools around?

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 50:00


On this episode, WHQR's Rachel Keith helps unpack the work of the Turnaround Task Force — a group charged, as the name implies, with turning around 12 of the district's lowest-performing schools. At a political moment when redistricting (that is, desegregating) the district's schools seems implausible, that means embracing a host of other strategies.

The Newsroom
The daunting but doable task of turning New Hanover County's low-performing schools around

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 50:00


On today's show, a look at New Hanover County's 12 low-performing schools. It's a perfect storm of segregation, childhood trauma, systemic poverty, and changing workforce dynamics — but despite that daunting challenge, New Hanover County has established a task force to help deal with the problem. WHQR's Rachel Keith attended the first meeting and joins us to unpack some candid conversations, a lot of data, and some possible solutions.

CoastLine
CoastLine: NPR Founding Mother Susan Stamberg on the changing rules of journalism, understanding modern art, and Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish

CoastLine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 50:00


NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg visited Wilmington, NC in late May 2023. Two interviews, one in front of several hundred people, one in WHQR's CoastLine studio, reveal the origins of the NPR sound, a fiercely rigorous journalist, and a voraciously curious woman who injects humor into almost anything.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Conversations about Pride, identity, and finding the gay bars

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 50:00


WHQR's second Cape Fear Conversation is focused on the queer community — just in time for Pride Month.

The Newsroom
NHCS Superintendent Charles Foust on school safety; Marie Parker bids farewell to WAVE

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 49:59


On today's show, we sit down with New Hanover County Schools district Superintendent Dr. Charles Foust about his reaction to an increase in guns and drugs on school campus. Then, WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer has an exit interview with Marie Parker, who helped right the ship at WAVE as executive director for the last two years.

The Newsroom
ACEs and oxygen masks: A deep dive on Adverse Childhood Events and resiliency work

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 49:59


On this episode, we take a closer look at trauma-informed approaches to education, criminal justice, and even our everyday lives. WHQR's Rachel Keith, who just published a three-part series on ACEs, joins us to dig deeper into the issue.

The Newsroom
Fish wars: The decades-old battle over North Carolina's fisheries

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 49:59


For years, the state of North Carolina has struggled to balance economic interests, environmental concerns, and the public's right to recreational access to natural resources — that is, fish. The issue is complicated by the difficulty of knowing the exact status of many of the state's most popular fish species. On this episode, WHQR's Grace Vitaglione unpacks months of reporting to try and get to the bottom of things.

The Newsroom
Cape Fear Conversations: Black History in Wilmington

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 50:00


If you missed WHQR's February 11 Black History event, you're in luck: We have the highlights for you in this episode of The Newsroom. Hear from great speakers about local history, and tune in next week for an episode on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion panel.

The Newsroom
Genesis Block's focus on minority entrepreneurship, the long wait for Florence recovery, and public-private partnerships galore

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 49:59


On this week's show: Tracey and Girard Newkirk on Genesis Block's work with minority entrepreneurs, WHQR's Grace Vitaglione on the maze of federal, state, and local disaster recovery efforts, and WECT's Michael Praats on the region's public-private partnerships.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: What we learned taking One Small Step

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 50:00


On this episode, a closer look at WHQR's One Small Step project — part of our longtime relationship with StoryCorps.Our past StoryCorps conversations have been between close friends and family members, but One Small Step was something different, and a little more challenging: putting two strangers with two very different political backgrounds together for a conversation.The goal? Have a civil conversation, explain where you're coming from without trying to fight or win over the other person, and maybe connect a little as a human beingAs daunting as that might sound in our fraught political climate, the conversations were surprising, and educational, and sometimes even inspiring.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: WHQR reporters look back at 2022 -- and ahead to 2023

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 50:00


On today's show, we're bidding farewell to 2022 with a look back at the work WHQR's team of journalists did this year, and a look ahead at what's in store for 2023. Host Benjamin Schachtman sits down with Camille Mojica, Grace Vitgalione, Kelly Kenoyer, and Rachel Keith.

The Newsroom
A year later, it's time for another deep dive on CFCC: Finances, firings, and faculty morale

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 49:38


On this episode, we're joined by WHQR's own Rachel Keith to unpack her most recent investigative series looking at issues at Cape Fear Community College — and at the administration of President Jim Morton.

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The Newsroom
Support local journalism: A message from WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 3:00


Over the last year and a half, The Newsroom has tackled some of the toughest stories in the region, powered by the reporting of WHQR's journalists. We're grateful to our community for making this work possible— and we're asking you, during WHQR's Fall pledge drive, to join those who are already supporting the WHQR news team.

The Newsroom
The gritty reality of a hot housing market

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 50:00


The majority of renters are housing burdened in New Hanover County, and rental prices continue to surge. But what do those concerning numbers mean for people experiencing this vicious housing market? WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer explores that issue with one person who's been pushed out of the market, alongside a panel of experts who work with the most desperate members of the Cape Fear Community.

The Newsroom
A conversation with UNCW's new chancellor, plus, what happened to the Wilmington crime lab?

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 50:00


WHQR's Rachel Keith sits down with Dr. Aswani Volety, UNCW's new chancellor. And WECT investigative reporter Michael Praats helps unpack the history of the Wilmington crime lab — and new allegations about why the Sheriff's office took over managing it.

The Newsroom
Fran Weller on a 40-year career, Rachel Keith on a missing $10 million study, Nada Merghani on advocacy and reporting

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 57:10


On this episode, WECT's Frances Weller reflects on her four decades in broadcast journalism — and looks ahead to what's next. Then, WHQR's own Rachel Keith on the story of a missing study, worth millions of dollars, that could hold key insights into the problem of school safety. And Nada Merghani, an advocate who has turned to journalism with recent work for WUNC, talks about navigating the new rules of reporting.

Here & Now
North Carolina grapples with PFAS contamination; An ode to a beloved suitcase

Here & Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 41:07


The Environmental Protection Agency now says there is no safe amount of the "forever chemical" PFAS in drinking water. WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer explains how the warning is playing out at a North Carolina chemical plant. And, Katy Sewall of "The Bittersweet Life" podcast shares an essay on the impossible challenge of looking objectively at a much-loved piece of luggage.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Unpacking the New Hanover County 2022 primary elections

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 50:00


This week, the WHQR news team, along with guests from Port City Daily and WECT, break down the major issues and how they shaped the results of Tuesday's election — which saw some unexpected upsets for incumbents, strong performances from newcomers, and higher voter turnout than in past years.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Unpacking the NHC commissioners' candidate townhall

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 50:00


On this week's episode, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer break down what happened at the joint-media town hall for primary candidates running for the New Hanover County Commissioners. The event, produced by WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily, featured all seven candidates, with questions from reporters and the public.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Unpacking this week's Board of Education candidate town hall

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 50:00


On this week's episode, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Rachel Keith break down what happened at the joint-media town hall for primary candidates running for the New Hanover County Board of Education. The event, produced by WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily, featured all ten candidates, with questions from reporters and the public.

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Primary elections, Wilmington Housing Authority, and 'community violence'

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 50:00


On this episode, the WHQR news team helps unpack three major stories: Rachel Keith kicks off the primary election season, Kelly Kenoyer explains the evolving crisis in Wilmington's housing authority, and Camille Mojica digs into the issue of 'community violence.'

The Newsroom
The Newsroom: Open government is good government, plus UNCW's Chief Diversity Officer

The Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 50:00


On this edition of The Newsroom, WHQR's Rachel Keith joins us for a look at government transparency and accountability. Then, WECT's Michael Praats on the grey area around public records. Plus, a conversation with UNCW's Dr. Donyell Roseboro, who recently became the University's permanent Chief Diversity Officer.