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The official WHQR Staff blog featuring fun tidbits and various developments at the station.

WHQR will now be able to broadcast to our whole listening area during emergencies even when the power is out. Big thanks to engineers Jobie Sprinkle and George Scheibner for seeing this project through. Of course, we hope we don’t need to use it, but we are committed to keeping you as informed and safe as we can.

The Greek Festival will be a drive-thru event May 14-16 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 608 S. College Rd. (Port City Daily/Courtesy St. Nicholas) SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Ready to have a weekend full of delicious eats, poppin’ sounds, live theater, and even a fashion-show brunch? It’s Li’l Friday, which means Port City Daily has rounded up events to help plan your weekend fun. It’s slated to be a tasty one, too, for foodies looking to scoop up all the homemade eats from the annual...

2 of 2  — AuroraShimshak.JPG Next up is What is your job title and role now? I work at the University of Wisconsin Press as a customer service and business development specialist. Its not as glamorous as public radio. What was your position at WHQR and how long were you here? I was the Operations Fellow. From July 2015 to July 2016, I was the voice saying, "Its 3:00. Stay tuned for Fresh Air." What school were you in and what was your degree? I studied creative writ...

” Credit By Vicki Dameron Richard Beard 2017 I was as surprised as anyone when I heard that the North Carolina Legislature, in the late 1980s, had mandated that citizens within our state should, and would, receive a National Public Radio signal generated within the state boundaries. I had been listening to NPR, and especially Morning Edition, for decades on the WEPR affiliate of the South Carolina ETV network. Since no such network existed in North Carolina, both the far Eastern and Western ...