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Hannah is WHQR's All Things Considered host, and also reports on science, the environment, and climate change. She enjoys loud music, documentaries, and stargazing; and is the proud mother of three cats, a dog, and many, many houseplants. Contact her via email at hbreisinger@whqr.org, or on Twitter @hbreisinger.
WHQR has had a lot of talented people pass through its newsroom over the years. In this StoryCorps conversation, former News Fellow Katelyn Freund and former All Things Considered host Hannah Breisinger talk about Vince Winkel, a long-time reporter at WHQR, who mentored them both.
/ Bottega Live is an hour-long local music program airing every Fourth Friday from 8 to 9 pm. The program features local musicians, and special guests, recorded live at the Bottega Art and Wine Bar, 723 N. 4 th Street in Wilmington. (Scroll down to listen to the program) The program is the brainchild of Bottega owner and program host Addie Wuensch, local musician Jeremy Webster and WHQR's Vince Winkel. “I love the idea of working with local community partners,” says Addie Wuensch. “And with Bottega Live we’re highlighting young, talented, local musical acts that otherwise might not ...
This week, on a special edition of The Newsroom -- the WHQR news team takes an hour-long look at the past, present, and future of Covid-19 in the Wilmington area. We’ll hear from local officials who helped steer the city and county through one of the region’s toughest years -- and look at some of the economic impacts on the region. We’ll also look at the complicated -- and, at times, bitterly divisive -- argument over reopening New Hanover County’s public schools. And, we’ll take a deep dive into how Covid-19 brought fresh waves of misinformation and uncertainty, challenging and p...