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 worked 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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Biden administration official Tom Perez toured several sites in Wilmington on Friday, September 6, to hear about federal investments in housing, infrastructure, and replacing lead pipes. -
Top priorities include day shelters, improved coordination, and more permanent supportive housing. -
The 184-unit complex will be rented to those making 30-80% of the area median income. -
On Friday, the Black Student Union marched on the Wilmington campus to protest how UNCW has rolled out the elimination of campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. The state Board of Governors voted in May to remove DEI at all state universities in the name of “institutional neutrality” — but left the details of how to do that, at least in part, up to individual schools. -
The closure comes as the building housing the restaurant faces code violations. -
It’s been just over a year since Wilmington City Council bought the former PPD Building, now called the Skyline Center. It cost the city $68 million, and staff have slowly been moving into it for months. -
The city is still hoping to recoup some costs to cover the purchase of the new skyline center. Officials hope a long-term lease with the federal government will help bring in stable revenue — and possibly make one of its surplus buildings more attractive to buyers in the long run. -
"I'm a quick study." New endowment CEO talks philanthropic inexperience, staffing, and day-one plansOn Monday, the New Hanover Community Endowment announced it had hired a new CEO — Dan Winslow, a Massachusetts attorney with a political background. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman discuss what we learned after Winslow’s first media appearance in the new role. -
Several people reached out with questions after a particular moment in WHQR’s latest Newsroom episode, so WHQR’s Ben Schachtman invited reporter Kelly Kenoyer into the studio for some answers, in our latest installment of Ask a Journalist. -
The North Carolina Governor's Advisory Council on Hispanic and Latino Affairs released its recommendations today after a year of meetings.
