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Traveling by Train

WHQR | By Shane Fernando
Published July 29, 2010 at 4:40 PM EDT

"Mom woke my brother and I up early in the morning before sunrise - I wasn't able to sleep very much that night anyway..."

By Shane Fernando

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-916346.mp3

Wilmington NC –

Shane Fernando is curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW. He lives with his partner in historic downtown Wilmington.

 
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Shane Fernando
Shane Fernando grew up in Wilmington, NC, being an avid WHQR listener during his childhood during the station's first years. He also served as WHQR's first intern. After graduation from UNCW in 2000, where he spearheaded the project and fundraising for the UNCW Millennium Clock Tower, he moved to Washington, DC to work in the U.S. Senate. In 2005, Shane returned to Wilmington, receiving his master's degree in Public Administration.
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