Thursday, October 30, Chatham Literacy is hosting its annual “Fall For Literacy Luncheon,” raising money for its yearlong efforts to promote literacy in our community. This year’s event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chatham Agriculture & Conference Center, with local authors Steven Petrow and Jill McCorkle discussing Petrow’s new book “The Joy You Make.” (Visit ChathamLiteracy.org for tickets and more information.)

Steven Petrow and Chatham Literacy’s Jane Ann Mallon join Aaron to discuss the book, the greater issue, and Thursday’s event in Pittsboro.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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Trending today: Victor discovers that today’s kids are keeping their tonsils and their wisdom teeth, as opposed to previous generations. (What other generational differences are there, when it comes to routine medical procedures? Aaron offers one: the chicken pox vaccine.) Also: Aaron thinks everyone is the same age, Victor refuses to say why he had his wisdom teeth removed, and Aaron recounts a hilariously bad experience in the doctor’s office.

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In today’s news: early voting continues in North Carolina, and UNC football improves but comes up just short against Virginia. Also: local leaders hash out how to spend $300 million in school bond funds; Tar Heel men’s basketball takes a preseason loss but shows promise against BYU; Carolina field hockey, women’s golf, women’s soccer, and volleyball all score impressive wins; and a UNC researcher discusses which policies are effective at reducing the crime rate. (It’s not what you’d expect.)

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Carolina football, as the Tar Heels host 16th-ranked Virginia on Saturday. Angell will be on the call of that game – and he’s also on the mic tonight in Utah, when UNC men’s basketball faces eighth-ranked BYU in a high-profile preseason exhibition.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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Spooky season is upon us! What’s a good Halloween-themed date night? In the absence of the big party on Franklin Street (do we even do that anymore?), Brad offers special events at the Morehead Planetarium and the ArtsCenter – while Aaron suggests donning your best Halloween costume and going somewhere they wouldn’t expect costumes to be.

Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the greater Triangle community? Memorable restaurants, cultural experiences, special events, great places to get outdoors? Every Friday morning at 8:30, Aaron Keck and his husband Brad Bednar go on 97.9 The Hill and offer their recommendations during “Date Night” on This Morning with Aaron Keck. Click here to listen back to all their past segments – and tune in to This Morning every Friday at 8:30 to hear “Date Night” live on the air.

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Trending today: Victor promises good news and bad news about heart health in America, but honestly the news is mostly all just good. Happy Friday! (Also: Victor knows more Simpsons trivia than Aaron thought, and Aaron calls Victor out for vaping.)

Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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Hillsborough’s community radio station, WHUP-FM, is celebrating their tenth anniversary of being on the air! They’re doing it in style with special programming – and they’re also linking the anniversary with their annual Fall Fund-A-Thon, raising money to keep them going for another ten years and beyond.

Aaron welcomes WHUP’s new station manager, Danielle Rose, to chat about the anniversary and the Fund-A-Thon.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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In today’s news: UNC students grapple with AI, and UNC football gears up for Saturday’s battle with Virginia. Also: Carrboro police locate two missing persons; Gov. Josh Stein lambasts Republicans for failing to pass a budget; a Chapel Hill town staffer wins a major award; Tar Heel women’s soccer suffers an upset loss; and we get ready for our first Carolina basketball broadcast of the season, tonight’s preseason exhibition at no. 8 BYU.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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This week in history: North Carolina women publicly stand up to Great Britain in 1774, in a boycott called the “Edenton Tea Party.” Also: the United Nations charter takes effect, thanks to the efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt; pioneering woman aviator Beryl Markham one-ups Charles Lindbergh; Thomas Edison perfects the light bulb; and Aaron offers a poor forecast of Boston’s December weather.

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.

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Trending today: Victor gets excited about the prospect of efficient moisture farming – until Aaron points out that it’ll only lead to real-estate moguls buying up desert property for big-money development. (Why didn’t he realize that in the first place?) Also, Victor dissertates on the moral differences between Earth and Arrakis.

Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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