Kelly Kenoyer
Reporter / HostKelly Kenoyer is an Oregonian transplant to the East Coast. She attended University of Oregon’s School of Journalism as an undergraduate, and later received a Master’s in Journalism from University of Missouri- Columbia. After a long stint in print journalism, Kelly developed audio journalism skills as a podcast producer for Investigative Reporters and Editors, and as a radio reporter at KBIA in Columbia, MO. She’s an avid baker, hiker and cyclist and an enjoyer of board games. Contact her on Twitter @Kelly_Kenoyer or by email: KKenoyer@whqr.org.
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WHQR’s Community Agenda project has reached more than 500 community members, asking them one question: what should Wilmington city council candidates be talking about? It turns out, housing affordability is top of mind. -
On today’s show, highlights from our most recent Cape Fear Conversations event. This is our third event, this time focusing on the issue of homelessness — looking at what factors are pushing people out of housing, what we get wrong about them and what they’re going through, and about how we might help get them back on track.Our panelists for this event were Katrina Knight, Clayton Hammerski, Karen Garcia, Katelyn Mattox, and Pastor Meg McBride. WHQR reporter Kelly Kenoyer hosted.
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On this episode, Kelly Kenoyer sits down with Wilmington Mayor Pro-Tem Margaret Haynes to talk about what's actually with the city's power to do — an important thing to know ahead of this year's municipal elections. Plus, Ben Schachtman talks to a 'blue' and a 'red' from Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to repairing the political divide in the United States.
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WHQR’s community agenda project has reached more than 400 community members, asking them one question: what should Wilmington city council candidates be talking about? So far, development tops the list.
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Federal officials spoke at a meeting of regional leaders last week to promote opportunities for new passenger rail in North Carolina.
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As Hurricane Idalia bears down on coastal North Carolina, some of the Cape Fear’s more than 500 homeless individuals are seeking shelter, in hotels, with family, or in Wilmington's last remaining overnight shelter.
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Chemours has discharged Gen X in the Cape Fear River for decades — but the chemical ended up in the Roanoke River too, after they hired another company, ProChem, to clean their equipment. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer interviewed Radio IQ reporter Roxy Todd about the contamination.
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A church in Castle Hayne is stepping in to provide affordable housing. Neighbors in the northern New Hanover County neighborhood are upset, but Pastor Robert Campbell says it’s a calling.
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Bladen County is one of the first counties in North Carolina to require participants in its parks and recreation programs to play on sports teams aligned with the sex they were assigned at birth.
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Permanent Supportive Housing is aimed at low-income and vulnerable residents, usually those with mental or physical disabilities and limited income. The rare form of housing is badly needed in New Hanover County — and 13 units are on hold at Driftwood
