Friday Feedback for July 20, 2012
During our on-air fund drives we receive many comments along with pledges from listeners. Here’s a sample from our Summer drive, which ended Wednesday night.Donna and Brian Shiro of Wilmington said:I...
View ArticleFriday Feedback for August 10, 2012
A number of listeners wrote on our website about the proposed baseball stadium in Wilmington. I won’t go over them here, since the purpose of Friday Feedback is on WHQR’s operation, and not the issues...
View ArticleFriday Feedback for August 24, 2012
Listener Blaine says:More bluegrass! I am from the mountains.Rinda left a web comment on Jemila Ericson's interview with Cathy and Bill Furpless of the Historic Amuzu Theatre in Southport, hosting Rock...
View ArticleFriday Feedback for August 31, 2012
Note: this is an expanded version of Friday Feedback that aired on 8/31/12.Linda Lashley wrote:Thank you for all of your fine programming. I so much enjoyed the Ted Talk discussions on Sunday at 6...
View ArticleFriday Feedback for September 28, 2012
My life has been vastly enriched by people with rather odd voices. -- Matt from Southport Note: The Friday Feedback that aired on WHQR 9/28/12 was edited for length. This is the expanded version.
View ArticleFriday Feedback for October 5, 2012
Listener feedback sometimes puzzles and frustrates me. -- Donna from Shalotte Note: the Friday Feedback that aired on 10/5/12 was edited for length. This is the original version.
View ArticleFriday Feedback for October 19, 2012
The attitude of joviality and passion conveyed by those on the air to the listener makes me smile. -- Lois Johnson Note: the Friday Feedback that aired on 10/19/12 was edited for length. This is a...
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Friday Feedback for January 18, 2013
An anonymous listener sent this:sewing...cooking chili...loving my dog...and listening to great jazz on a saturday night...thanks whqr :)Listener Peter sent in a pledge with this note:Being 70 years...
View ArticleFriday Feedback for February 15, 2013
Here’s an edited version of a letter we got from Sandy Evans, president of the North Carolina Jazz Festival:
View ArticlePurple Pitcher Plant
Commentator Andy Wood steps outside during last week's ice storm to explore a boggy place where several carnivorous plants dwell.Andy Wood is an author, ecologist, and award-winning environmental...
View ArticleConrad Meister II
Commentator Shane Fernando goes on a house renovation adventure.Commentator Shane Fernando is Director of Campus Life, Arts and Programs at UNCW. He lives with his partner in Historic Downtown...
View ArticleWithout A Trace
With identity theft a big issue today, commentator Nan Graham discovers she has a problem getting a job with the FBI or getting through airport security.Nan Graham's WHQR commentaries can be found in...
View ArticleCan't Be Bored
Commentator Annie Gray Johnston touts the significance of the arts and the newly-formed Arts Council of Wilmington, to our community.Native Wilmingtonian Annie GrayJohnston is wife, mother, sister,...
View ArticleDude, Poetry!
April is National Poetry month! Commentator Gwenyfar Rohler encourages us to celebrate year round.
View ArticleCultural Ignorance
Fresh Voices-On-Air commentator Lindsey Amaya asks us to embrace cultural diversity as a way of promoting tolerance and understanding. Lindsey Amaya is a junior at Hoggard High School. She is an...
View ArticleUnsettling Truth
After a poignant discussion with his grandmother, Fresh Voices-On-Air commentator Patrick Peoples comes to understand the value of disseminating truth without judgment. Patrick Peoples is a senior at...
View ArticleSpring Time Turtle Watching
Commentator Andy Wood speaks for many when he says the last couple of days have been glorious, and none more than the cold-blooded reptiles, otherwise known as sliders and cooters. Andy Wood is an...
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