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97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com Sports Reporter Michael Koh spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Monday, April 14. He discussed the weekend in locals ports, including the UNC Football team's "Practice Like a Pro" Event, which was an open spring practice. He discussed the choice of not having jersey numbers for the practice, and the lack of information provided. He discussed what this practice can tell us about the upcoming season and more.

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97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com Social Media Manager Henry Taylor spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Monday, April 14. He discussed weekend activities, his choice for the segment's theme song, and more. He also talked about a recent video the social media team made as part of our T-Shirt Design Contest, and more.

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Aaron welcomes broadcast legend (and WCHL alum) Jim Lampley to discuss his memoir, "It Happened! A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television."

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Trending today: the rise of 'maple water,' a Canadian product made with maple sap that hasn't yet been processed into syrup.

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Carolina Public Humanities is hosting a humanities-themed nature walk on April 17, in connection with the national Being Human Festival.

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In today's news: a mixed State Supreme Court ruling in the Griffin-Riggs election has voting-rights advocates up in arms.

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This Week:

Jeff Jones is currently an Associate Professor of Russian-Soviet and contemporary world history at UNC Greensboro. He is completing his second book entitled Smoke, Mirrors and Memories: A Cultural History of the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-1989, forthcoming in 2023. He also has published several articles.

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WCHL is airing conversations Coach Lefty Driesell, who died recently, was the legendary basketball coach at four different colleges, Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, and Georgia State, all of which he took to the NCAA tournament, about Maryland’s exit from the ACC and his memories of the great games against UNC and Duke.

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97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear from Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford on the "revenue-neutral" tax rate. We hear a Carolina Connection story on raw milk from a farm in Cedar Grove. We hear about this weekend's ClydeFEST in Chatham County, and more. In sports, The Diamond Heels get rained out and rescheduled as part of a busy UNC sports weekend, and more.

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Deb Stroman joined 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, April 11, discussing several iconic Spring Sports events. First, she debriefed her trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four in Tampa. She discussed highlights and takeaways from the games and the weekend in general. Next she talked about the WNBA draft coming up next week. She also talked about this year's Master's golf tournament taking place this weekend, and more.

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