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On the Porch: Jordan Jones – Music is Life
Apr 500:50:06Tap to summarizeJordan Jones This Week: Jordan Jones is a musician, educator, and business strategist from Durham, NC. Throughout his career, he has worked as a performing musician, studio engineer, and educator. He has played with many groups including the US Army National Guard, Royal Jelly, and Liquid Pleasure. Recently he marched in the 2026 Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, CA. He now focuses on helping creative spaces and entrepreneurs develop sustainable revenue models around their work. Outside of his professional work, Jordan enjoys bowling, fishing, painting, and spending time with his family. Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Jordan Jones – Music is Life appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Previewing the Women’s Final Four + What the Four No. 1 Seeds Bring – Stroman on Sports (Apr. 3, 2026)
Apr 300:14:42Tap to summarizeDeborah Stroman joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell over the phone on Friday, Apr. 3 from Phoenix ahead of the women’s basketball NCAA Tournament’s Final Four tipping off. Stroman shares what the atmosphere is like and what it’s like to be an environment so celebratory of women’s hoops. Then, the pair preview the matchups of South Carolina-UConn and Texas-UCLA — a repeat of last season’s Final Four. Is that kind of repeat a good thing for the sport, and how do those programs find the consistency to set themselves apart? Who does Debby say are players to watch and the favorite to win it all? Dr. Deborah Stroman — who is a consulting professor for UNC and Virginia, sports businesswoman, former basketball player, and columnist — chats with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell each week about headlines from the world of sports. Covering both local and national stories, Stroman specializes in connecting the on-field product to the impact of sports on business, culture and society. Listen to their past conversations on Chapelboro, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. The post Previewing the Women’s Final Four + What the Four No. 1 Seeds Bring – Stroman on Sports (Apr. 3, 2026) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Awaiting A District 23 Appointment…Plus Leandro Ruling Reactions and A Coaching Candidate Gone — The Evening News (Apr. 3, 2026)
Apr 300:12:31Tap to summarize97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell fills in for Andrew Stuckey on Friday, Apr. 3 to share the latest local news stories. With Graig Meyer now having officially left the North Carolina Senate, a committee of select Democrats from Orange, Person and Caswell counties are set to make their appointment to District 23 on Saturday. House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives shares his thoughts about Meyer’s departure and their work together in the legislature. Stakeholders react to the state Supreme Court’s ruling that invalidates the Leandro Plan and any efforts from the courts to push the General Assembly for more public education funding. Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson shares more on why the town is switching from fireworks to a drone show on July 4th, while Carrburritos owner Rae Mosher shares more about the restaurant’s upcoming move to Carr Mill Mall. And in sports: a lead candidate for the UNC men’s basketball coaching job is staying put, while UNC women’s lacrosse and baseball get a busy weekend of games started. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday afternoon, 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports, and everything in-between. Hear compelling stories, breaking news, and more. Find all of Andrew’s Evening News Reports by clicking here. The post Awaiting A District 23 Appointment…Plus Leandro Ruling Reactions and A Coaching Candidate Gone — The Evening News (Apr. 3, 2026) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Date Night: This Random Restaurant Called Tang
Apr 300:05:24Tap to summarizeAaron and Brad skip the usual approach to Date Night this week, and instead just recommend a great new restaurant in Durham: it’s called Tang, it’s an upscale-but-accessible Asian fusion restaurant, it’s located right behind South Square, and Brad and Aaron both agree it’s terrific. Make your choices accordingly. Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the greater Triangle community? Memorable restaurants, cultural experiences, special events, great places to get outdoors? Every Friday morning at 8:30, Aaron Keck and his husband Brad Bednar go on 97.9 The Hill and offer their recommendations during “Date Night” on This Morning with Aaron Keck. Click here to listen back to all their past segments – and tune in to This Morning every Friday at 8:30 to hear “Date Night” live on the air. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments, from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post Date Night: This Random Restaurant Called Tang appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →What’s Trending: Where My Slugworths At?
Apr 300:05:52Tap to summarizeTrending today: the draconian internal regulations that exist to maintain the secret of Raising Cane’s secret sauce recipe – including some packaging choices that make the sauce a little less appetizing than it might otherwise be. Victor doesn’t actually like the sauce all that much – but he’s desperate to crack the code. (Also, a happy ending for a previous Trends segment: Angus the cow lived after all.) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments, from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. What’s Trending is made possible by Dynamic Electric. Listen now: The post What’s Trending: Where My Slugworths At? appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Fulfilling the Vision of ‘The Movement’: ‘Paying It Forward’ with Piedmont Health’s Victoria Freeman
Apr 300:07:17Tap to summarizeWelcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by Piedmont Health. In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and why they chose a career in community health. This month, Aaron welcomes one of Piedmont Health’s board members: Victoria Freeman, who joined the board as part of a four-decade career in public health in the Triangle. “I started my career as a pediatric nurse in New Mexico,” Freeman says of what drew her to Piedmont’s mission, “and I saw what happened to children who didn’t have primary care: they’d end up in the hospital often. And I was in public health, so I recognized the importance of primary care – (and) of having a medical home, a place where you can go with all your health problems and know that you’ll be taken care of or directed to the right place for care. Freeman first joined Piedmont’s board in 2009 and she’s been there ever since, minus a brief hiatus that coincided with the pandemic. “The board is very participatory,” she says of their work. We have a quality committee, we have a finance committee, we have a community engagement committee. We meet monthly and we’re active participants in making the big decisions.” And as a federally-funded community health center, Piedmont has a unique requirement for its board: at least half of the board members have to be Piedmont patients themselves. Freeman says that requirement not only makes Piedmont’s board better – it’s also a crucial component of the very philosophy behind the whole idea of community health centers in the first place. “It started 60 years ago when community health centers started, because it was very much a community movement – (in fact) we still call community health centers ‘the movement,’” she says. “Community members often got things rolling for their communities to get health care. So we honor that by having community members on the board, because they bring a perspective that only someone in the community can bring. They let us know what they’re hearing. They let us know who’s had problems getting care. And they also let us know when things really meet their needs or don’t meet their needs.” 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. Listen: The post Fulfilling the Vision of ‘The Movement’: ‘Paying It Forward’ with Piedmont Health’s Victoria Freeman appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →The Morning News: Graig Meyer, Leandro, Carrburritos, and Chapel Hill Fireworks (Or Not)
Apr 300:08:40Tap to summarizeIn today’s news: the State Supreme Court sides with Republicans and ends the 30-year-old Leandro case over school funding. Also: Democratic party officials prepare to choose Graig Meyer’s replacement in the State Senate; Chapel Hill announces a drone light show on July 4 instead of the traditional fireworks display; and popular restaurant Carrburritos announces a move to a new location: Carr Mill Mall, in the space formerly occupied by Elmo’s Diner and Grata Cafe. And in sports, another Tar Heel women’s basketball player announces plans to hit the transfer portal: Taliyah Henderson, who averaged 4 points a game in her freshman year. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments, from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post The Morning News: Graig Meyer, Leandro, Carrburritos, and Chapel Hill Fireworks (Or Not) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Delores Bailey on the P.E.A.C.H Apartments (Finally!) Welcoming Residents — On Air Today (Apr. 2, 2026)
Apr 200:15:22Tap to summarizeExecutive Director of EmPOWERMent Inc. Delores Bailey joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Thursday, Apr. 2. After years of work, residents are beginning to move into EmPOWERMent’s affordable housing community in the Pine Knolls neighborhood, the P.E.A.C.H. Apartments. Bailey shares the need for this type of lower-income affordable housing and details the many blessings and challenges of putting a project like this together. She also shares the type of work EmPOWERMent is doing to keep up this momentum through all of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. On Air Today features interviews and conversations with the latest newsmakers in our community — including local elected leaders, educators, business owners, and anyone else with their finger on the pulse of the greater Chapel Hill community. The post Delores Bailey on the P.E.A.C.H Apartments (Finally!) Welcoming Residents — On Air Today (Apr. 2, 2026) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Leandro Ruling Gets Thrown Out, A July 4th Drone Show and More Affordable Housing — The Evening News (Apr. 2, 2026)
Apr 200:14:11Tap to summarize97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell guests hosts on Thursday, Apr. 2 and shares all the top local news stories. From Raleigh, the state Supreme Court rules against education advocates and invalidates the long-standing Leandro Plan to better fund public schools. The Town of Chapel Hill announces it is moving away from fireworks on the Fourth of July and is going with a more high-tech option. An affordable housing project long in the works for Chapel Hill breaks ground and highlights the collaboration between housing stakeholders. Local Congresswoman Valerie Foushee details the dysfunction and frustration in the Capitol Building over the partial government shutdown. And in sports: No. 6 UNC baseball begins a three-game series with high-flying Boston College, while Carolina women’s basketball sees a pair of players announce their plans to enter the transfer portal. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday afternoon, 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports, and everything in-between. Hear compelling stories, breaking news, and more. Find all of Andrew’s Evening News Reports by clicking here. The post Leandro Ruling Gets Thrown Out, A July 4th Drone Show and More Affordable Housing — The Evening News (Apr. 2, 2026) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Climate Thursday: Riverkeeper Emily Sutton of the Haw River Assembly (Apr. 2, 2026)
Apr 200:15:03Tap to summarizeHaw Riverkeeper and Executive Director of the Haw River Assembly Emily Sutton speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, Apr. 2. She shares the success of the organization’s recent 36th Clean-Up-A-Thon and how that annual event helps do more than just remove litter from the watershed. Sutton also details the Haw River Assembly’s recent policy work, including alerting people to the importance of PFAS and 1,4 Dioxane rules changes and trying to establish more guardrails around data center construction. Finally, she previews several upcoming events organized by the nonprofit, including its annual Haw River Festival in May. Each Thursday, “News on the Hill” centers conversations around climate and sustainability for our Climate Thursday segment. We visit with community leaders, policy makers, and experts in the fields of climate science and sustainability in order to put all of the latest climate news into local context. Find our past Climate Thursday conversations here. The post Climate Thursday: Riverkeeper Emily Sutton of the Haw River Assembly (Apr. 2, 2026) appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
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