Andy Wood

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Commentator

Andy Wood has served for thirteen years as the education curator for the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Beginning in 1987, Wood reported his observations on nature as a weekly commentator on WHQR, public radio station for the coastal Carolinas. He took a year-long sabbatical from his volunteer post to complete work on Backyard Carolina and has again resumed producing new radio commentaries.

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Tuesday Commentary
7:00 am
Tue February 28, 2012

Spider Senses

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Peter Parker may have been the first to make that trademark tingling sense of danger popular, but he was not the first to flex his "spider senses."

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Tuesday Commentary
6:00 am
Tue February 7, 2012

Here's to 25 More Years!

When Andy Wood walked into WHQR's headquarters on Greenfield St. twenty-five years ago, he only wanted to record a few public service announcements.

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Tuesday Commentary
2:49 pm
Tue January 17, 2012

When Birds Attack...

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When a local homeowner asked Commentator Andy Wood  for help with a tufted titmouse attacking her window, he wondered if there were others in the community facing a similar problem.

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Tuesday Commentary
12:00 am
Tue December 6, 2011

The Kiss of Mistletoe

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Mistletoe has been  a staple of the Christmas season for as long as we all can remember.

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Tuesday Commentary
3:16 pm
Tue November 22, 2011

It's the Time of Thanksgiving

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For the typical American, Thanksgiving conjures up images of pilgrims, Indians, and Turkeys browning in the oven.

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Tuesday Commentary
1:00 am
Tue November 8, 2011

Global Awareness

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The wealth of  sometimes contradicting information about the health of our environment can be overwhelming.

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Tuesday Commentary
3:58 pm
Tue October 25, 2011

Squirrely Like a Fox

"Not since the winds of hurricane Irene..."

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Tuesday Commentary
1:10 pm
Sat October 15, 2011

The Big Year

"The Big Year has to be a refreshing..."

Wilmington NC –

Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina and author of Backyard Carolina, a collection of his WHQR commentaries.

 

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Tuesday Commentary
12:29 pm
Tue September 27, 2011

Scorched Earth and Pocket Ponds

The fire burned through more...

Wilmington NC –

Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina and author of Backyard Carolina, a collection of his WHQR commentaries.

 

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Tuesday Commentary
2:43 pm
Tue September 13, 2011

Post-Irene Beaches

"When Sandy and I arrived at the beach..."

Wilmington NC –

Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina and author of Backyard Carolina, a collection of his WHQR commentaries.

 

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