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The Annual Meeting of Friends of Public Radio will be held on Thursday June 20, at 6pm in the MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street Suite 300 in Wilmington. We hope you are able to join us.The formal business of the meeting will be to elect new Board members for a 3-year term through June 30, 2027. All WHQR members in good standing (those who have made a donation during the 2022-2023 fiscal year) may vote. We'll also hear reports from the Board and station management on this historic past year's events and plans for the future. As always, there will be time for public comment.Refreshments will be served as we celebrate the past and look toward the future of your public radio station. Please join us. RSVP to join us in person by emailing rsvp@whqr.org - let us know how many people will be attending.

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How does the HQR Newsroom work? The new monthly virtual event, Ask The Newsroom, answers your questions. Join us for a live zoom every fourth Wednesday featuring the WHQR News staff. Station Manager Kurt Wilson moderates the discussion. HQR News staff guests may include: Rachel Lewis Hilburn, Ben Schachtman, Hannah Breisinger, Rachel Keith, Kelly Kenoyer, Ken Campbell, Doc Jarden, Katelyn Freund, Rhonda Bellamy, and special guests.

On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Nancy King, artistic director of Opera Wilmington, and accompanist Jerald Shynett, who talk about the Great American Songbook concert on Sunday, May 16, at 3:00 in the courtyard of Cameron Art Museum.

On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Gareth Evans, director of the Bellamy Mansion, and Primus Robinson, president of the Cape Fear Jazz Society, who talk about Jazz at the Mansion, a summer jazz series that kicks off on May 13 with contemporary jazz quartet Burning Bridges.

The number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina continues to rise. Thursday afternoon Gov. Roy Cooper addressed both the increase, and the issue of schools…

Rhonda Bellamy sits down with Rebecca Busch of Cinema Sisters International Film Festival to be held March 6-7 at Jengo's Playhouse.

PROLOGUE STARTS AT NOONMonday, March 9thThe MC Erny GalleryOn Monday, March 9th, at noon in the MC Erny Gallery, host Ben Steelman of The Star News will…

PROLOGUE STARTS AT NOONMonday, April 8thThe MC Erny GalleryOn Monday, April 8th, at NOON in the MC Erny Gallery, Ben Steelman of Wilmington's StarNews…