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97.9 The Hill’s Dr. Deborah Stroman and News Director Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, July 10. The NCAA recently finalized and adopted new eligibility rules meant to clean up questions about how long players can compete in college sports. Instead of being based on “completed seasons,” the new model creates a five-year window and allows for student-athletes to compete for up to...

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, July 10, discussing town news and events. She discussed the recent string of town-planned events, which included their program of Juneteenth events, Pride Month events, and their annual 4th of July celebration. She also looked ahead to the town’s schedule through the traditional down time of late July a...

Brad and Aaron are going on several mini-trips in the next couple months – can any of those trips inspire a local date night? Brad takes a cue from New York and recommends this year’s PlayMakers Summer Repertory show, while Aaron is inspired by a past Vegas adventure to recommend a cool new immersive art exhibition in Durham. Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill...

Trending today: Krispy Kreme is teaming up with the Girl Scouts for a trio of cookie-themed donuts. Aaron’s not a fan of that idea, but it does make him nostalgic for a favorite childhood dessert. (Michael Koh fills in for Victor.) Also, Aaron disses Henry David Thoreau. Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,...

Aaron welcomes State Sen. Jonah Garson (D-Orange) for a legislative update from Raleigh, with special emphasis on the recently-passed state budget: it’s North Carolina’s first in a year, and one that drew bipartisan support, but also one that includes a wide range of contentious provisions that Democrats have described as “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” Garson also refle...

In today’s news: local governments continue recovering from Tropical Storm Chantal, and UNC police investigate a reported bomb threat at Kenan Stadium. Also: a public memorial service is announced for the late Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford; UNC hires a new women’s cross country head coach; and experts urge everyone to be aware of the danger of extreme heat this summer &#...

Singer-songwriter Jess Klein stopped by Live & Local this week, following the release of her latest album “Dreaming Aloud.” Visit JessKlein.com. “I started writing it a couple years ago,” says Klein of the album, her first since 2023’s “When We Rise.” “I have a belief that we have a lot more agency and power inside ourselves than we maybe have be...

Executive Director of the Haw River Assembly and the Keeper of the Haw Emily Sutton spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 9. She discussed the impacts of Tropical Depression Chantal, one year later. She recalled her memories of the night of the flooding. She also discussed the Haw River Assembly’s initial response, which involved setting up well water testing thro...

  Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 9, discussing town news and events. She talked about the after effects of Tropical Depression Chantal. She also talked about the passage of the state budget, which could includes potential Chantal Relief funds, and more. She also talked about the summer schedule for the town council, which incl...

Scott and Aaron continue discussing the 250th anniversary of American independence – which transpired over several weeks, not just July 4. Also: Althea Gibson becomes the first Black woman to win Wimbledon, and the Fourteenth Amendment is ratified. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, loca...

Trending today: new data suggesting an even bigger drop in Canadian tourism to the U.S. than we initially thought – about a 42 percent drop overall, including especially big declines in Florida and Myrtle Beach. (Based on his own recent experience in Canada, Aaron is unsurprised; if anything he’s surprised the drop wasn’t even bigger than that.) But if Canadians aren’t trav...

It’s been one year since Tropical Storm Chantal. How has Mebane weathered the storm – and what’s being done to prepare for the next one? This month, Aaron and Kelly are joined by Mebane’s public utilities director, Kyle Smith. He shares his reflections on Chantal and discusses the process of recovering – which is still ongoing, even a year later. Also: Kelly announces...

In today’s news: Orange County Commissioners meet tonight to discuss the process of filling a vacancy on the board. Also: Gov. Josh Stein signs a budget bill, but not without significant criticism; construction begins on a major intersection on UNC’s campus; new businesses come to Franklin Street downtown; and a newly-elected Pittsboro town board member weighs in on lessons learned aft...

Military data and mental health reporter Daniel Johnson speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, July 8. As part of Johnson’s ongoing reporting into suicide rates and deaths related to mental illness among service members , he discovered that women soldiers not only have significantly higher rates of suicide but higher rates of homicide at the hands of other s...

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell guest hosts the show on Wednesday, July 8 and shares the latest local news stories. Orange County’s Emergency Services Director shares one main way his staff is learning from the experience of responding to last year’s Tropical Storm Chantal: how to prevent 911 calls from going unanswered during a high volume period. An elected official pu...

UNC law and sports administration professor Barbara Osborne speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, July 8. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week in the Little v. Hecox case, saying that statewide bans on transgender women competing in women’s sports do not violate the Constitution, striking a blow to trans rights. Osborne discusses what the ruling does and...

Nick Faber of the “funny punk band” Worthington’s Law stopped by Live & Local this week, following the release of the band’s latest album, “Funnier! Punkier! Bandier!” Visit FunnyPunkBand.com. “Funnier! Punkier! Bandier!” is Worthington’s Law’s fourth full-length album in the last five years, not counting several additional EPs &#8211...

Welcome to  Talking Culture!  In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community. Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Graduate Liberal Studies; a 30-hour, self-designed liberal arts master’s program at Duke University, offering an interdisciplinary gradu...

Trending today: A massive cross-cultural study finds that colors don’t actually affect our moods, feelings or emotions. So why do we identify certain colors with certain moods and emotions? Victor offers a couple possible ideas – but the deeper he goes, the more Aaron starts to think we’ve always been associating colors with contradicting emotions in the first place. (Also, Victo...

Wednesday, July 15, you’re invited to the Chapel Hill Public Library at 5:30 for a community conversation on resistance movements in U.S. history, marking 250 years since American independence. Everyone’s invited to come together, eat pizza, and consider which historical resistance movements are most inspiring today. Hosted by Dr. Deborah Stroman, “Liberty Land: 250 Years of Resi...

In today’s news: a longtime school board member says she’s seeking a vacant seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Also: local emergency officials discuss lessons learned from last year’s Tropical Storm Chantal; Gov. Josh Stein signs a budget bill; a judge rules against the UNC professor who was fired after his class was secretly recorded; a judicial panel rules agains...

Orange County Emergency Services Director Kirby Saunders speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell about the recent anniversary of Tropical Storm Chantal. Emergency responders took on thousands of calls and made dozens of rescues the night of the intense flash flooding. Saunders shares some of his lasting memories from the response, as well as takeaways that the Emergency Services...

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest local headlines on Tuesday, July 7 while filling in for Andrew Stuckey. Gov. Josh Stein signs North Carolina’s newest budget into effect, enacting significant pay raises for public school teachers and prison staffers as part of the first full budget package in nearly three years. Neighborhoods that took on water during Tropical...

Chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners Amanda Robertson joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, July 7. With the region passing the first anniversary of Tropical Storm Chantal and its damaging floods, Robertson shares her takeaways from the recovery process and how the county government is working on preparation for future extreme weather. She also details an u...

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, July 7. Coming off a holiday weekend with a big town-organized festival, Bell shares his impressions and takeaways from the event held on the Fourth of July. With Monday also marking one year since Tropical Storm Chantal’s floods damaged parts of the region, including Hillsborough, the mayor a...