Cape Fear Rundown: Recent Episodes
Camille Mojica
A weekly look at stories from around the state and the Cape Fear region, featuring conversations with the journalists working on those topics. Hosted and produced by WHQR reporter Camille Mojica — 'Cami' to her friends.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, the newsroom interviews Camille on her final episode of CFR about her future endeavors, music, swing dancing, and food.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rahcel Keith gives us some statewide and local school system updates.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly tells us about her upcoming story on development and then Ben joins us to talk about all the ways our county government makes money its able to spend.
Welcome Back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us to talk about New Hanover Regional Medical Center's latest Leapfrog grade, and to talk about reporting he's been doing surrounding the hospital and Novant.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we have Ben join us to revisit the Wilmington Crime Lab lawsuit.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly joins us to talk about a joint city and county homelessness meeting, and then Ben joins us to go over diversity, equity and inclusion and it's potential fate locally.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us to talk to us about a particular budget request from the Wilmington Fire Department and then, Kelly joins us to give a sneak peek into her upcoming Newsroom episode.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we have a conversation with Nikolai about the Leland property tax hike and some of his takeaways, and then, Kelly talks to us about her conversation with the founder of Strong Towns.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben and Cami talk about red light cameras and the people who oppose them.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Kelly and Ben join us to give some important local updates.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week Ben joins us to go over elections results and trends.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly joins us to ask me about my visit to Guilford county and to talk about why we travel for reporting, and then Nikolai joins us to talk about a meeting he covered.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! Early voting has started! Stick around for a PSA and some helpful info to arm you with everything you need to know about voting in this year’s Primary Elections. Then, Nikolai joins us to talk passenger rail.
Cami is back from being sick (after managing to outrun Covid for years, it finally caught up to her). This week we catch up with Kelly to go over some of her coverage from this past week, and then, Ben joins us with more documents that tell a story...
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Kelly joins us to walk through what hosting is actually like.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk to Kelly about the Warming Shelter and what it is, and then Ben has updates for us in the TRU Colors double-homicide case we didn't touch on last week.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rachel joins us to talk about updates on Mosley's Career Readiness Academy closing, and then Ben walks us through mountains of court documents.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Rachel joins us to talk about the upcoming budget cycle for New Hanover Schools and then Kelly joins us to talk about how the Newsroom gets produced from start to finish.
Welcome back, to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk about how politics plays into building and infrastructure projects with Ben, and then, we talk to Nikolai about his reporting on Holly Ridge.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we check in with Kelly to see what she's been working on and why she's in court so often, and then Ben goes through the list of candidates who have filed for 2024 elections.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly breaks down her latest reporting for us and Ben talks about a new lawsuit. Just a note: this week's episode contains mention of sexual assault that may be triggering or disturbing to some listeners.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Everyone has been busy this week covering their own long term stories, but Ben has been hard at work himself. He joins us this week to give us some insight.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Let's sit down with Ben to talk about what "community" means and what we mean when we say "community safety."
WHQR's Ben Schachtman joins us to talk about the latest update in the Michael Earl Kelly case.WARNING: This episode contains descriptions and mentions of sexual assault, self harm, and drug addiction.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Cami and Ben talk about the intricacies of court records, and how sometime, you can never see them.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Rachel has been reporting on the removal of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You for over a year now, and talks to us about how it's been, and the piece she turned for national NPR. Then Ben joins us to talk about how New Hanover county's GOP is struggling to agree on things.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Rachel joins us to talk about how we do our storm coverage now that Tropical Storm Idalia has passed... And then we jump back into some important stories from last week.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. New Hanover County Schools has a lot of policies being brought forth for discussion, and Rachel joins us this week to fill us in. Then, Kelly sheds some light into how we team up with other publications, and finally, a quick correction from Ben about last week's CFR.
Welcome Back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben attended a follow-up meeting for the Rock Hill community's efforts to connect to CFPUA lines, and then, in a very silly segment, we say goodbye to our Summer News Intern James Watson as he goes back to college.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Rachel joins us to bring up the lesser-talked about issue of Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment students.
Welcome back to the Cape fear Rundown. Cami is back from her travels, and the show continues! This week: Episode 50. 50 episodes young, right? On this episode, we’re going to be talking to James about the upcoming New Hanover County school board meeting and where the county is in the book debate. Then, Kelly joins us to talk about our Community Agenda, and finally, we finally get to talk to Nikolai Mather, our Report For America fellow who is indeed real.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week James joins us to talk about why he was in Brunswick County and what other stuff we can expect from him before he heads out! Then Ben talks to us about what he and friend-of-the-show Kevin Maurer covered for for a story on Novant's progress, two years after buying New Hanover Regional Medical Center — which you can find here: A Novant CheckupStick around.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. WHQR is still running on generator power, so the studio is hot! Kelly joins us outside to talk about her latest work with firefighters and their fight against PFAS, and then Ben talks to us about what it's like to pivot when a story's angle changes. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here! (It's hot!)
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Let's check in with James this week to see how he's been, and then, we say goodbye to our one and only Grace Vitaglione.
So many questions! Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly explains to us how eviction actually works, and then Ben gives us the latest on the Tru Colors double-homicide case and talks legal technicalities.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we talk to Ben about New Hanover County’s ever-increasing budget, then Rachel about her latest on CFCC, and finally, we meet WHQR’s new News Intern, James Watson.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us first to take over hosting duties and ask Cami about a documentary that tackles an important issue — but has also raised some questions. Then, we talk to Kelly about The State of the River.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week we’re going to start off talking to Ben about something that’s been frustrating parents to no end. Then, we talk to Grace about the plans to dredge the Wilmington harbor again, and finally we talk to Kelly about how affiliates get their stories on the air to a national audience.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. We talk to Ben first about Ted Davis, and the criticism he’s received lately, and then we do a switcheroo, and Ben asks Cami about a panel of experts pushing back against ramped-up police presence at New Hanover County Schools.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week, Kelly takes over as host to bring the voices of 18 talented young students from New Hanover High School. (So, really, it's a double takeover!)
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week, Grace gives us an update on changing voting laws and explains to us how they work. Then, Rachel joins us about how experts are trying to help the students of New Hanover County.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! We're at 40 episodes! This week we’re going to talk to Kelly about some state-level housing legislation she’s keeping her eye on, then we talk to Rachel about her latest CFCC piece, and finally, Ben joins us to talk about our most recent, in-the-works statewide project.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week, we’re going to talk to Rachel about this week’s New Hanover County School Board’s town hall, and what was brought up. Then, we pivot to Grace and talk about her coverage over in Bolivia! The town, not the country. And lastly, Ben finally spills the beans on reporting he and Kevin Maurer of The Assembly have been working on.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we’re going to be talking about past and future happenings in the news! First, we’ll talk to Ben about some data scraping in reference to the throwing out of North Carolina's 1919 pistol permit law. Then, join Cami to revisit the Camp Lejeune water poisoning story, and finally, we talk to Rachel about what we can expect at next Tuesday’s upcoming New Hanover County School Board Town Hall.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. We’ve got a new segment here at ‘HQR where you can ask us questions. Let’s talk to Ben and Kelly about their latest stories answering some listener questions!
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week after work on Wednesday, Kelly and Cami drove three hours to the University of Elon for a conference! Funny how last week was one conference, and we’re at another this week. It was Cami's first ever one, and she had a great time, listening to an enthralling podcast on the drive there and back, meeting cool new people, and spending time with colleagues Kelly Kenoyer and Rachel Keith. At the end, over some meat and cheese, they talked about their thoughts.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! Thanks for tuning in after a break last weekend, the ‘HQR newsroom was pretty empty because of an event that we’re going to talk about today! Ben and Kelly are going to talk to us about a very nerdy but important conference for us reporters…
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. Some heavy hitters dropped this week. Rachel is going to go over Monday’s county commissioner’s meeting, which will lead us into our next segment about the county’s health needs report. Finally, Ben talks to us about some things he didn’t get to with his latest upcoming big piece on the Healing Place.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! Rachel dropped a piece earlier this week about a new public defenders’ office opening up in Pender county, and she’s going to talk to us about it. Then, we talk to Ben about the Proud Boys. And finally, Grace joins us to talk about a lawsuit against the EPA that involves PFAS.
Welcome back to The Cape Fear Rundown. We’ve got a great lineup of segments this week. First, we’ll talk about the latest vote to reverse a middle school sports policy for transgender students in New Hanover County with Grace. Then, Rachel shares what reporting her latest big piece was like, and finally, Kelly talks about the recent vote to prohibit sleeping on county property, and what that means for our county’s homeless population
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben and Cami talk about S.B. 49, also known at the Parents' Bill of Rights.
This week, Grace gives us an update on the Thermo Fisher purchase, which leads us right into a conversation with Ben about the LGC, and finally, Kelly gives us an update on North Carolina's carbon plan!
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Ben Schachtman dives deeper into the possible outcomes if the City of Wilmington purchases the Thermo Fisher building. Then, Grace Vitaglione tells us about what it's like covering another county's government meetings, and finally, Kelly Kenoyer talks to us about journalistic ethics.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week we chat with Rachel about D.A.R.E.— yes, it's back. Then Grace joins us to talk about the latest City Council meeting and fact-checking numbers, and finally, Kelly talks to us about Robert Taylor Homes.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! 2023 has officially begun! On to new and better things, right? Hopefully... This week, we talk to Ben Schachtman about the Jody Greene case in Columbus County, and what the future holds for the Sheriff’s office there. Then Kelly Kenoyer give us an update on PodLab, and what WHQR is teaching New Hanover County students. Stay tuned!
2022 has been a year. Host Camille Mojica has an end of year message for listeners, with some thoughts from other members of the newsroom. Tune in!
Welcome back! This week, we talk to Ben Schachtman about his latest piece on Tru Colors, Rachel Keith explains what her newest big story has been like in terms of reporting, and finally, Kelly has been in a dumpster. She tells us about it. Stick around!
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. We're almost there, folks. 2023! Its been quite a year but WHQR's Newsroom isn't done yet! This week, we’re going to be talking to Rachel Keith and Grace Vitaglione on updates relating to big stories they’ve both been working on. And at the end, Kelly Kenoyer and I are going to tell you everything about podcast producing. Stick around.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we're talking to Ben Schachtman to reiterate how the media chooses what and what not to include when reporting big, breaking stories, and why, and then, students from DREAMS of Wilmington came in to talk to us! Stay tuned.
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week we're talking to Rachel Keith who tells us about how WHQR reported Thursday's breaking news, then, Kelly Kenoyer on a new finding in her gentrification stories, and finally, Grace Vitaglione helps Cami figure out the music commercial fishers are listening to.
Welcome back! This week we’re going to be talking to Ben Schachtman about campaign finance in our region. Then it’s on to Grace Vitaglione and Kelly Kenoyer to talk about permanent supportive housing projects being supported with government funds, and finally, Kelly joins us again to talk about the North Side Food Co-Op.
Welcome back! This week had a lot of big developments, and we were on it here at WHQR. Rachel Keith kicks us off with school board highlights from this past Tuesday, Ben comes in for the assist with explaining how the UNC system works, and for the touchdown, rent hikes with Kelly Kenoyer. That's right, we're doing football metaphors!
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! Grace Vitaglione is going to kick off the show with information about the Soil and Water Board candidates who are on your 2022 ballot (and what Soil and Water is all about), then Rachel Keith talks One Small Step. Finally... we've got some fun(ny) guests on the show. Stick around to meet them!
Welcome back, to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Grace Vitaglione asks Camille Mojica about her latest task, and Ben Schachtman gives us some reflections on all the elections work we've been up to.
This week we talk to Ben Schachtman about what people are saying in the wake of last weekend's gun violence, then, we go to Kelly Kenoyer to talk about our "town hall" events, and finally, Grace joins us to talk about part one of our new investigation.
This week we talk to Kelly Kenoyer about updates from the Wilmington Housing Authority, then we talk to Grace Vitaglione about DEQ's latest move against PFAS, and, finally, Ben Schachtman about a bus tour to explore the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Florence.
This week, we talk to Ben Schachtman about a complicated campaign finance story he worked on, then, the importance of permanent supportive housing with Kelly Kenoyer, and finally, a surgery conducted by Duke Health here in North Carolina with Grace Vitaglione.
This week, we're going to hear from Ben Schachtman about how we (and yes, you too), can get your hands on the documents that often make stories, Kelly Kenoyer gives us an update on the Hopewood situation, and Grace Vitaglione talks more offshore wind.
This week we talk to Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer about PodLab and One Small Step, then Grace Vitaglione joins us to talk about how she facilitated a panel, and finally, Rachel Keith breaks down mental health trends in our students and how they're being addressed.
This week, Ben Schachtman joins us to talk about the history behind the west bank development of the Cape Fear River conversation, Grace Vitaglione talks about Duke Energy's new carbon reduction plan and how people feel about it, and Rachel Keith breaks down when it's a good time to call the WHQR Newsroom.
This week we meet Grace Vitaglione, WHQR's new Community Fellow, and speak to her about what she's excited to work on and bring in Kelly Kenoyer to talk about wind farm development. Then, finally, Ben Schachtman joins us to talk about PolitiFact and fact-checking.
On this episode, Rachel Keith goes in-depth on teacher salaries — and the teaching of Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre in history classes. Then, Kelly Kenoyer breaks down her reporting on a property owner city officials call a "slumlord." And, Abdul Hafeedh Bin Abdullah, co-founder and director of Sokoto House, explains the mission of the Community Health Workers.
This week we talk about Rachel Keith's reporting on CFCC, Ben Schachtman explains to us the difference between an order for arrest, and a warrant for arrest, and Megan McDeavit talks to us about Zimmer Development.
This week we're joined by Rachel Keith who will give us her thoughts on NHCS Town Hall meeting and Ben Schachtman on some new additions to the Wilmington Crime Lab lawsuit.
This week we're going to talk about rent and just how much it's gone up in the region with Kelly Kenoyer, local election protests with Ben Schachtman, and WallyBob the gator with Rachel Keith.
This week we talk about Cape Fear River Watch's hypothesis with Megan McDeavitt, how we navigate reporting on NHRMC complaints with Ben Schachtman, and how we can keep kids safe with Rachel Keith.
This week, we talk about upheaval in the race for state senate seat 7, the latest court ruling from New Hanover County School District’s ongoing sexual abuse scandal, and why Holly Childs really left WIlmington Downtown, Inc.
This week we talk about the NHCS finalized budget for the upcoming school year and how it affects TAs, Pride Boys at Pine Valley Library, and we meet someone new from Columbus County.
This week Cami and Kelly give important PFAS and EPA updates, segment B is hijacked by Ben Schachtman, and otter pups are here!
On this week's episode: Host Camille Mojica asks Rachel Keith to share her takeaways from the trial of former New Hanover County Schools teacher Peter Michael Frank, then busts out some budget knowledge, and catches up on the latest PFAS news with WHQR's resident PFAS Coverage Queen.**Not an official title.
On this episode, host Camille Mojica says the 'H-word' with Rachel Keith, talks community violence and Port City United with Ben Schachtman, and gets the inside scoop on Kelly Kenoyer's latest edition of The Newsroom, tackling the issue of how bad infrastructure can kill pedestrians and cyclists.
This is the debut episode of a new podcast, featuring a weekly look at stories from around the state and the Cape Fear region, and conversations with the journalists working on those topics.