Mary Bradley
Development Director/Cinematique CoordinatorMary Bradley moved to Wilmington from Los Angeles, CA in May 2007 with her husband Frank and twin baby daughters, Maggie and Kate. In California, Mary had been Drive Director, Fringe Benefits Director and Member Clubs Director for public radio station KCRW for ten years. She also spent ten great years as the producer of Elvis Mitchell's nationally syndicated public radio interview program "The Treatment." Prior to that, Mary was the Director of Development for a motion picture company, Pacific Western Productions, at Fox, Warner Brothers and Sony Studios. She also helped found the charity Camp Pacific Heartland/Hollywood Heart, a summer camp program for children affected by HIV/AIDS, and remained on the board until she left California. While in NC, she was the Associate Producer of "The Black List" and "The Black List Volume 2," award-winning documentaries produced for HBO Films. Mary was raised in Rhode Island and graduated from Boston University. Mary recently served as President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Cape Fear Chapter.
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This week, Rhonda talks with Mike Williams, curator of the exhibit "Continuum of Change", part of Initiative 1897, and one of 18 arts venues participating in Fourth Friday Gallery Night on July 23 in downtown Wilmington. -
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On Monday, July 12th, host Ben Steelman of the Star News will sit down (virtually) with author Lee Zacharias to discuss her new book, "What a Wonderful World This Could Be."
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On this week's episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Amy Beatty, Director of Community Services for the City of Wilmington, who has overseen the development of the new Riverfront Park which will host a grand opening/community celebration on the 4th of July.
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Beginning July 1 at 8pm, and every Thursday at that time through the summer, WHQR proudly presents the Grand Teton Music Festival. Every summer, the nation’s top musicians come together at the base of the majestic Teton Range in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to create an all-star Grand Teton Festival Orchestra under the leadership of Maestro Donald Runnicles. The Festival, now in its 59th year, has been called by the Wall Street Journal, “One of the best places to hear classical music in the summer.”
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On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Jerald Shynett, director of the Highway 17 Big Band, which will perform Sunday, June 27, at 2:00 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Rhonda also previews a few Juneteenth events planned for this weekend.
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On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Big Dawg Productions' Steve Vernon, who is directing "The Lifespan of a Fact" at the Ruth & Bucky Stein Studio Theater at Thalian Hall through June 20.
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On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Tricia Ireland, director of the 6th Annual Cinema Sisters International Film Festival, to be held June 11-13, at Jengo's Playhouse.
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The Annual Meeting of Friends of Public Radio will be held on Thursday, June 24, at 6pm in the MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street Suite 300 in Wilmington AND virtually via Zoom. We hope you are able to join us either in person (mask wearing requested for those who are not vaccinated) or via Zoom.
