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The Morning News: Men’s Basketball Collapse, Women’s Basketball Hosts, Local Climate Action
Mar 2000:13:08Tap to summarizeAndrew Stuckey fills in for Aaron Keck reporting today’s news: the UNC Men’s Basketball team suffers an historic collapse in the round of 64 against VCU. Also: both Carrboro and Orange County took action on climate change during their meetings on Tuesday night; women’s basketball prepares to host Western Illinois in NCAA Tournament action tonight; Hillsborough mourns the loss of former commissioner Ken Chavious, and more. 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. The post The Morning News: Men’s Basketball Collapse, Women’s Basketball Hosts, Local Climate Action appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Chapel Hill: Storm Water Plan, Budget Conversations, Remembering Mae McClendon
Mar 1900:11:17Tap to summarizeChapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, March 19, discussing town news and events. She recapped the most recent meeting of the Chapel Hill Town Council, which included discussion of the town’s stormwater plan, early budget conversations for 2026, and more. She also discussed the life and legacy of community legend Mae McClendon, who passed away earlier this week. She also previewed upcoming town events, and more. Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jean Hamilton; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here. The post Chapel Hill: Storm Water Plan, Budget Conversations, Remembering Mae McClendon appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →‘Forgotten Memories and Analog Mysteries’: Live and Local with SkyBlew!
Mar 1900:23:51Tap to summarizeSkyBlew (Mario Farrow) stopped by Live & Local this week, following the release of his new album “Forgotten Memories and Analog Mysteries.” Follow SkyBlew on Instagram. “It’s an awesome party for dreamers,” SkyBlew says of the album – which he made together with DJ SublimeCloud, one of his frequent collaborators. “Everybody’s invited, no matter your belief system or your background … (and) if you’re looking for the directions, how to get there, this album is the direction.” Heavily influenced by popular culture – particularly anime, science fiction, and video games, where large-scale world-building is rewarded – nearly all of SkyBlew’s albums build on each other to develop an expansive, intergalactic lore, and “Forgotten Memories” is no exception. The album’s 19 tracks tell a story that starts out small and quickly turns into a world-encompassing struggle – as SkyBlew and SublimeCloud set out to host a party to give people a good time, only to run up against vague and uneasy forces that seem to be conspiring to bring the world down and steal everyone’s dreams, hopes, and joy. So, 2026, basically. “It’s our dream too, of course – but more than anything it’s to help people, especially during these crazy times where it’s just a lot of confusion, a lot of hatred, a lot of division,” SkyBlew says. “We just want to give you more love and less war. That’s been the mantra: ‘More Love, Less War.'” Listen to “Forgotten Memories and Analog Mysteries” and purchase the album on Bandcamp. And while “Forgotten Memories” connects back to SkyBlew’s previous output, he says it also represents a new direction: a new style he calls Rhythm Escapism, which differs from traditional escapism in part because it’s ultimately meant not to enable you to withdraw from the world, but to reenergize you to help make the world better. “You build a universe,” he says of that approach. “The music offers something, you (add) the lore, story pieces, (and) videos, all telling a cohesive story that people can just escape into and create their own stories, use their own imagination. So it expands beyond music rhythm… “It’s something you want people to escape into – not to escape the world, but to escape the problems of the world and just dive into something that’s imaginative and fun and unique and mysterious. But you’re also going to get something from it that’s going to personally affect you.” SkyBlew stopped by Live & Local this week to discuss “Forgotten Memories and Analog Mysteries” and play three tracks: “Osmosis Psychosis,” “PigeonMan Returns,” and “More Love Less War.” Listen: The post ‘Forgotten Memories and Analog Mysteries’: Live and Local with SkyBlew! appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →History Matters: Saint Patrick, Mister Rogers, and Sergeant Stubby
Mar 1900:08:06Tap to summarizeThis week in history: Scott and Aaron remember St. Patrick and Mr. Rogers – as well as a dog who became celebrated as a World War I hero. Also: Johnny Appleseed spreads fruit (and liquor) across America; and Great Britain repeals the Stamp Act in 1766 – but the U.S. imposes its own stamp tax later, to help protect migratory birds. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond. Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. 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 History Matters: Saint Patrick, Mister Rogers, and Sergeant Stubby appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →What’s Trending: Where The Buffalo Roam
Mar 1900:04:53Tap to summarizeTrending today: filling in for Victor, Michael Koh celebrates our successful efforts to save the American buffalo from extinction. (Which leads to an interesting question: what actually is the most beloved American animal? The bald eagle is the obvious answer, but is it correct?) 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 The Buffalo Roam appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →The Morning News: Growth in Mebane, Art For Social Change, and NCAA Round One
Mar 1900:09:59Tap to summarizeIn today’s news: the NCAA tournament begins for UNC men’s basketball, facing VCU tonight in Greenville. Also: elected officials meet tonight to plan for expected growth in Mebane; Chatham County’s school superintendent announces his impending retirement; Duke University pledges a $200 million investment in the Durham community; a local artist brings political printmaking to the UNC campus; and more postseason honors roll in for Tar Heel basketball star Caleb Wilson. 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: Growth in Mebane, Art For Social Change, and NCAA Round One appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Still ‘Growing’: Live and Local with Roxanne Fortney
Mar 1800:15:14Tap to summarizeSinger/songwriter and Chapel Hill native Roxanne Fortney stopped by Live & Local this week, to mark the one-year anniversary of her debut album “Growing.” Follow Roxanne Fortney on Instagram. “I wrote those songs from the ages of 20 to 24,” Fortney says of the 11 tracks on “Growing.” “We always grow, but that’s a time in life where there’s a lot of discovery … And I love those songs a lot, but (even now) some of them aren’t as relatable (to me) as they once were… “(And) it felt like tapeworms being removed from your body,” she adds with a laugh about the album’s initial release. “Everyone’s like, ‘you must be so excited.’ I (was) like, ‘I feel like it’s all out of me. Like, it’s out. (Now) I don’t have to carry it. I get to cherish it.’” The cover of Roxanne Fortney’s album “Growing.” Fortney’s already working on new music – and in the meantime, she’s got a show Friday, April 3, at Local 506 in downtown Chapel Hill, alongside Lisa Pigeon & Friends and Myka Lace. Click here for more on Roxanne Fortney’s show at Local 506. And while she’s already looking ahead, Fortney is also continuing to celebrate the success of “Growing” – and the positive response she’s gotten to it. “I’ve had people say ‘that song is really healing to me,’” she says. “And that means a lot, because I went through painful emotions and created these songs that are potentially bringing healing to other people, and that’s what means the most. There’s a song, ‘Day By Day,’ that’s actually kind of like a heartbreaking song – and someone has been like, ‘I listen to that song every morning, and it’s really helped me through a lot.’” Roxanne Fortney stopped by Live & Local to discuss “Growing” and perform the album’s opener “If Tennessee Had An Ocean.” She also gave us a sneak peek at a new single, “Spaceship” – which she describes as “a COVID song” which was actually written and recorded in 2020 but is getting its first release next month. Listen: The post Still ‘Growing’: Live and Local with Roxanne Fortney appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →On Air Today: Jeremy Warren, Piedmont Area Manager for Nature’s Select
Mar 1800:09:37Tap to summarizeJeremy Warren, Piedmont Area Manager for Nature’s Select, the area’s premier biological lawn care company, spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, March 17. He discussed his history of working with plants and landscaping and lifelong love of nurturing growth. He discussed what sets Nature’s Select apart from other lawn care companies including their tree and shrub care service. He also outlined the importance of understanding what lawn care is needed and why. He talked about what care is particularly important in the Spring, and more. 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. Listen: The post On Air Today: Jeremy Warren, Piedmont Area Manager for Nature’s Select appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →Talking Culture: ‘Good To Me’ with Rissi Palmer!
Mar 1800:04:26Tap to summarizeWelcome 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. This week, Aaron re-airs an in-studio performance from country star Rissi Palmer, whose new EP is called “Perspectives.” That’s just the latest iteration in Palmer’s spectacular career – dating back to her debut single, 2007’s “Country Girl,” which made her the first Black woman in 19 years to hit the Billboard country charts. (Though she’s far from the only one, and she wants everyone to know it: Palmer also has a podcast, “Color Me Country,” spotlighting the many Black musicians in country music today and tracing the history of country music back to its Black roots in American history.) Visit RissiPalmerMusic.com. If you want to see Rissi Palmer playing live, she has two shows in the area this spring. Friday, April 10, she’ll be in Raleigh performing alongside Dawn Landes, Mike Wiley, Django Haskins and Mipso’s Jacob Sharp in response to a public reading of the Declaration of Independence to commemorate its 250th anniversary. She’s also working on a new full-length album, due out later this year; it’ll be her fourth, counting a children’s album she released in 2013. And speaking of works for children, she’s also about to release a children’s book called “Color Me Country,” which she wrote in collaboration with another highly decorated area musician, Rhiannon Giddens – with whom she’ll be performing on the DPAC stage on April 27. (That show, “Beloved Community,” will serve as this year’s installment of Giddens’ “Biscuits and Banjos” series, which launched last year as a way to celebrate Black musicians in folk, bluegrass, and Americana.) Rissi Palmer stopped by 97.9 The Hill for a live performance of “Good To Me,” one of four tracks on “Perspectives.” 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. 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 Talking Culture: ‘Good To Me’ with Rissi Palmer! appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
Transcribe →What’s Trending: Suicidal Plants? So Metal.
Mar 1800:05:34Tap to summarizeTrending today: a push to breed plants that deliberately draw metals from the earth, to make them easier to extract. (The metals, that is.) Unfortunately that won’t be great for the plants long-term, though – shades of Douglas Adams, Aaron says. (Or is it Terry Pratchett? No, it was Adams the whole time.) 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: Suicidal Plants? So Metal. appeared first on Chapelboro.com.
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