Patrick Wooten, Wayne Goodwin, and Karen Popp celebrate John Sanders, who has been a leading light in Chapel Hill since his arrival on campus more than 70 years ago, serving at study body president in 1950. He joined the staff of the Institute of Government beginning in 1951 and served as director for many years. He has been the go-to man when there was a problem or an opportunity in state government. He was also mentor to many young Carolina students and an inspiration to many others.

Rufus Edmisten, Deputy Chief Counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee, NC Attorney General and Secretary of State, Democratic nominee for governor in 1984 and, many say, the most colorful politician in North Carolina’s last 50 years, talks about his book, “That’s Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Heel Politics, Watergate and Public Life”

Charles Ludington, teaching associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, talks about his article in “The American Scholar,” “The War on Christmas: A brief history of the Yuletide in America.”

On this program from several years ago, the late Dr. James Bryan, Beloved physician, medical school faculty member, mentor to other doctors, a N&O “Tar Heel of the Week” and a founder and long time advocate for Hospice in North Carolina about his retirement activities including his efforts to raise funds for a new UNC Hospice facility to serve Orange and Chatham Counties. shares some of his memories, his plans for retirement, his thoughts for staying healthy, and his enthusiasm for raising funds for the construction of construction of a new and much needed UNC Hospice Inpatient Facility.

Charles Ludington, teaching associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, talks about his article in “The American Scholar,” “The War on Christmas: A brief history of the Yuletide in America.”

Larry Miller, one of the greatest of the great Tar Heel basketball players of all time, and author with Stephen Demorest of “Larry Miller Time: The Story of the Lost Legend Who Sparked the Tar Heel Dynasty,” about how he got to Chapel Hill, his times playing for Coach Smith, and what happened afterward. Art Chansky and Stephen Demorest join the conversation.

Retired UNC-Chapel Hill professor Thomas Warburton explaining the power of Handel’s Messiah. 2005-12-14

UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Archivist Nicholas Graham and former University historian Cecelia Moore talk about their book, “UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know about the First State University.”

Larry Miller, one of the greatest of the great Tar Heel basketball players of all time, and author with Stephen Demorest of “Larry Miller Time: The Story of the Lost Legend Who Sparked the Tar Heel Dynasty,” about how he got to Chapel Hill, his times playing for Coach Smith, and what happened afterward. Art Chansky and Stephen Demorest join the conversation.

UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Archivist Nicholas Graham and former University historian Cecelia Moore talk about their book, “UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know about the First State University.”