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History Matters: Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (When the Firefighters Are At War)
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.
Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
This week, Scott recounts the origins of Smokey the Bear – both the real-life bear and the real-life firefighter who inspired the character. Also, Scott and Aaron remember the author of “Why Johnny Can’t Read” and the pioneering woman who launched a cosmetics empire, and Aaron tries to do radio in the style of Dr. Seuss.
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97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.
Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
This week, Scott recounts the origins of Smokey the Bear – both the real-life bear and the real-life firefighter who inspired the character. Also, Scott and Aaron remember the author of “Why Johnny Can’t Read” and the pioneering woman who launched a cosmetics empire, and Aaron tries to do radio in the style of Dr. Seuss.
Listen: