Midday Interviews

By Jemila Ericson

Wilmington, NC – Mid-Day Cafe is a daily celebration of the arts and culture of the Cape Fear region. Host, Jemila Ericson interviews guests from around the area about what they're up to.

Today in the Cafe, UNCW Project Coordinator Emily Carpenter talks with Jemila about "Summer Nights Under the Stars." This is a series of performances Saturday nights in June at UNCW's Cultural Arts Building.

By Jemila Ericson

Wilmington, NC – Mid-Day Cafe is a daily celebration of the arts and culture of the Cape Fear region. Host, Jemila Ericson interviews guests from around the area about what they're up to.

Performer Grenoldo Frazier talked with Jemila about his performance at the Cameron Art Museum.

WHQR's Jemila Ericson interviews WHQR's first ever general manager and music director.

WHQR is celebrating 25 years on the air and sharing a few stories about the early days. Host Jemila Ericson interviews WHQR's first general manager Michael Titterton and its first music director Norman Bemelmans as they recall such adventures as the microwave tower crashing through the roof and Fluffy the Cat's near-death experience during pledge drive.

"Page after page, year after year starting with the first pig drawings from the late 1930s, the pages chronicled decades of pig drawings and the guests who drew them."

By Nan Graham

Nan Graham learns a trick for how to turn survive the dinner party from hell.

Nan Graham's website is nangraham.com.

By Peter Biello

Wilmington, NC – Didn't land a ticket to GOP candidate John McCain's campaign stop in Wilmington on Monday?

No worries.

Click on the audio icon and listen to his entire speech here on the WHQR Campaign Trail Guide.

Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@whqr.org.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – A question from Mike Glancy: given the state of our mental health care system, what would you do to correct the problem with the delivery of services in our state hospitals and in our local communities - would you consider a return to the old model for mental health care delivery?

Click on the audio icon to hear both answers.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – Jennifer Davis asks: are you in favor of passing legislation that would place caps on medical malpractice awards - specifically for non-economic damages?

Click on the audio icon to hear both answers.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – A question inspired by Shawn Blackwelder: do you believe there's an aura of corruption in Raleigh and what would you do about it?

Click on the audio icon to hear both answers.