WHQR Boards

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Friends of Public Radio, Inc. holds the FCC license for WHQR. They oversee the mission of the organization, adopt the annual budget, and hire a Station Manager to run the day-to-day operations. The Board of Directors meets monthly, on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4:30 pm at the station. All meetings of the Board of Directors are open to the public.

All regular, special, and annual meetings of the Boards are normally open. Members of the public are welcome. Meetings may move into closed sessions for specific, limited purposes. Reasons for a closed meeting would be available at WHQR's office or a copy can be mailed to any person who requests it. Public announcements of the meeting schedule are made in accordance with the Communications Act and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Copies of the minutes of all open meetings are available to the public at WHQR's office, upon request, or by mail. A schedule of Board, Community Advisory Board, and Board Committee meetings is listed below, as are the members of each Board or Committee.

Board Meeting Schedule, all meetings on the 3rd Thursdays each month at 4:30pm and at the WHQR Studios and via Zoom:

July 18, 2024 Cancelled
August 15, 2024
September 19, 2024
October 17, 2024
November 21, 2024
December 19, 2024
January 16, 2025
February 20, 2025
March 20, 2025
April 17, 2025
May 15, 2025
June 19, 2025
Annual Meeting TBD

Committee Meeting Schedule, all meetings via Zoom unless otherwise noted

Finance Committee Meetings are held at 4pm on the Monday before the Board Meeting (Same Week)

Executive Committee Meetings are held at 5pm the Monday of the week prior to the Board meeting week

These meeting are open to the public. Notice of open meeting policy is broadcast regularly on WHQR. For specific details about WHQR Board Meetings please call 910-343-1640 during regular business hours.

Contact the board:
Email board@whqr.org
Write to Board of Directors, WHQR, 254 N. Front Street, Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401

The Community Advisory Board

WHQR's Community Advisory Board (CAB) advises the station on its programming policies, goals, and decisions. It provides a means by which the Board of Directors can evaluate the station's effectiveness in serving the educational and cultural needs of the public. It is also asked to evaluate the station’s outreach and visibility.

The CAB is composed of eight or more members selected from the station’s listening area, meeting 4 times a year or as determined by the CAB. A member of the CAB, appointed by the CAB Chair, serves as ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors.

Contact the CAB:
Email cab@whqr.org
Write to Community Advisory Board, WHQR, 254 N. Front St., Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401

Meetings of the CAB are open to the public. The CAB is currently meeting in person at the WHQR Studios.

CAB meeting schedule, all at 5:30pm

Members of the CAB are: