Bob Workmon

Senior Producer/Program Manager; Host, Morning Edition; Classical Music Programmer

Bob Workmon began his public radio career at the University of South Florida as an undergraduate and has worked in almost every area of public radio from his days in Tampa to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and on to Wake Forest University's public radio station before reporting to WHQR for his first tour of duty as program director in 2006.  In addtion to Bob's new responsibilities as WHQR's Morning Edition host, Bob writes about the arts and culture for the Wilmington Star-News and was a contributor at The Beat Magazine. He has performed in musical theatre, opera, operetta and oratorios with Piedmont Opera Theatre, Winston-Salem Symphony and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and, most recently with UNCW's Wilmington Opera Outreach Program (WOOP).  Bob has performed with Opera House Theatre Company in A Little Night Music, GreyGardens, Fiddler on the Roof, The Secret Garden and as the Padre in Man of La Mancha. He is also a voice actor, lending his skills to several children's iPhone applications for Once Upon An App and narrations for museums in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Bob is the proud father of Ben and Julia Workmon

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5:00am

Tue May 1, 2012
Local

News media reports can make sex crimes more difficult to prosecute

Reporters, educators and counselors gathered last week at the Rape Crisis Center as Sexual Assault Activism Month came to a close.

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9:56am

Thu April 19, 2012
Local

Child Sex Abuse Difficult to Prosecute

Very few cases of child rape or sodomy ever go to trial. And those that do, more often than not, put the victim in direct confrontation with someone who has betrayed their trust.

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9:50am

Thu April 19, 2012
Local

April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month

About one out of four girls is sexually assaulted in the United States before the age of 18, and one in six boys.

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2:00pm

Thu April 12, 2012
Midday Interview - April 12, 2012

Chamber Music Wilmington: The Kontras Quartet

Today I talked with Barbara McKenzie about Chamber Music Wilmington, presenting the Kontras Quartet in concert.

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9:00am

Mon February 27, 2012
Inside WHQR - My Top Five

My Top Five - Film Scores by Bob Workmon

Movies and music captured my heart and imagination almost simultaneously, and at an early age. Welcome to my Top Five memorable movies and the music that plays a role in making them great.

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9:33pm

Thu February 23, 2012
Arts

NC Dance Festival Lands its Season Finale in Wilmington

When local choreographer Linda Larson dreamed up her latest creation, she started with a question: What if dolls came alive at night?

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10:29am

Thu January 26, 2012
Local

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey to Screen at DocuTime

Kevin Clash, longtime voice of Sesame Street's Elmo, during an interview at the National Book Festival.
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The DocuTime Festival returns to UNCW Saturday. This year’s slate includes the 2011 Sundance Festival prize winner Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, the story of Kevin Clash, the man behind one of the most beloved characters on public television’s Sesame Street.

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10:30am

Fri December 16, 2011
Special Holiday Programs 2011

Holiday Programming 2011

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Celebrate the Holidays with WHQR's great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and New Years' programming. Here's our schedule for December 18th through January 1st.

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5:36pm

Fri October 28, 2011
Music

Tonight's Smooth Landing

Bob Workmon is running through his Smooth Landings checklist: Jane Siberry, k.d. lang, Spandau Ballet (yes!), Ana Laan, Rhett Miller...check and double check. We go live at 6:30 this evening, leading off with a nod to Clair Hartman's new exhibit in WHQR's M.C. Erny Gallery, Faithful: A Series of Dog Paintings.

10:50am

Fri October 28, 2011
Inside WHQR

Formula 1

Looking toward next week's Cinematique showing of Senna at Thalian Hall, I'm taken back to the craziness of my teenage fascination with driving fast in fast machines. But unlike other Southern  boys I was enthralled by sports cars and European Formula One racing rather than dragsters and stock cars. My heroes were Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Jackie Stewart. My first car was a 1957 Triumph TR-3 that I found under a tarp in a neighbor's garage.  Over the years, my admiration for the athleticism, intuition and intelligence of the great drivers has never waned.

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