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Dan Kane This Week:Dan Kane is an award-winning investigative journalist for the Raleigh, NC newspaper The News & Observer. Kane, with whistleblower Mary Willingham, is credited for unearthing substantive academic fraud regarding student-athletes who were directed towards phony classes, according to allegations. Kane also covered NCSU, legislative corruption, and the formation of the state...

The Carolina Football Hour on Franklin UNC Football Pre-Game Show is presented by Chapel Hill Tire, Now open Saturdays at their Crabtree and University Place Locations.As UNC football returns for its first home game in two weeks, the Tar Heels are now riding a winning streak. 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Michael Koh preview Carolina’s matchup vs. Syracuse on Saturday, October 24 — while...

97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman joins Brighton McConnell on the air on Friday, October 23. The 2026 World Series is about to begin, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers each fighting for their first title. The hosts discuss why the matchup puts Major League Baseball in a curious position as a labor negotiations and a lockout loom over whether to implement a salary cap. Stroman also...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, the jury in the Hedgepeth murder trial begins their first full day of deliberation. Early voting numbers continue to far exceed the previous midterm election numbers. The Jamezetta Bedford Crisis Diversion Car Center breaks ground in Hillsborough. In sports, several highly ranked UNC teams are in...

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, October 23, discussing town news and events. She recapped the West End Poetry Festival before discussing a special Get Out The Vote Event Roy Cooper is holding at a new venue presented by Cat’s Cradle–107 Brewer Lane. She also reviewed this week’s town council meeting, including approval of over 80 townhomes on...

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Saturday’s big game against Syracuse in Kenan Stadium. It’s a rare prime-time game on a rare sunny day, and UNC’s in a rare position – actually favored to win, looking to build on a two-game win streak against a team that’s still looking for its first ACC win. But Jones says the Orange are not to be taken lightly: they’ve lost several...

It’s a big weekend for local music, highlighted by a get-out-the-vote concert at Cat’s Cradle’s third venue. (Which doesn’t yet have a name, though Brad and Aaron are lobbying for “Ice House” in honor of the name that’s already emblazoned on the side of the building.) So, either tonight or later: what’s a good date-night idea if you’re going to show at that new venue? Brad and Aaron offer...

Trending today: the World Series gets underway tonight, and Aaron and Michael Koh are excited. But a question looms: with a major contract fight on the horizon between major league owners and players, is that battle going to be affected at all by the fact that this year’s World Series entries are both small-market, low-budget teams? (Aaron says probably not, but Michael’s not sure.) Also, Michael...

AI is everywhere these days, and it’s already having a major impact on our society – but of course not all of those impacts are positive. What is the potential and the promise of AI? What are the pitfalls? And how can we harness AI to improve humanity while minimizing those negative effects?Thursday, November 12, UNC is hosting a free public panel on “AI and Human Wellbeing” at 5:30 p.m. in the...

In today’s news: closing arguments wrap up and the jury begins deliberating in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial. Also: early voting continues in North Carolina, with turnout still strong in Orange County; Chapel Hill names a future town park after Howard and Lillian Lee; the Buc-ee’s in Mebane reportedly postpones its opening; and Orange County breaks ground on the Jamezetta Bedford Crisis Care...