Rachel Lewis Hilburn

News Director

Rachel Lewis Hilburn came to WHQR in the spring of 2011.  After serving as back-up host for Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Classical Music for a year, she was named News Director in July of 2012. 

She moved to Wilmington in 2003 from Los Angeles, where she worked as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley.  After joining the local ABC affiliate in Wilmington, she wrote and produced local TV newscasts, a 30-minute special program for the Cape Fear Museum showcasing its renovation and new exhibits, and independently wrote and produced a documentary on the lingering effects of the 1898 coup d'etat in Wilmington.   Before joining the staff, Rachel partnered with New York co-producer Linda Bianchi and produced Stories, Wine, and Cheese - a series of local, live storytelling events which aired on WHQR.  

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Local
5:00 am
Fri May 4, 2012

7th Congressional District Candidate Profiles: Randy Crow

Randy Crow hopes to face Democratic Incumbent Mike McIntyre this fall in the race for the 7th Congressional District.  But this is hardly his first run at political office.

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Local
5:00 am
Thu May 3, 2012

Greater consumer protections needed if fracking comes to North Carolina

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As state lawmakers consider whether to allow drilling for natural gas – or fracking -- in North Carolina, Attorney General Roy Cooper has been looking into consumer protection issues surrounding the practice. 

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Local
3:31 pm
Tue May 1, 2012

Rabid fox attacks 3 people on Oak Island

A rabid fox attacked three people on Oak Island while they were at home last Sunday. 

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Local
5:00 am
Tue May 1, 2012

NHC Commissioner Candidate Profile: Beth Dawson

Beth Dawson is an 11th-generation North Carolinian who grew up in High Point, married a local boy, and moved here more than 26 years ago. 

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Local
5:00 am
Mon April 30, 2012

Tidal Creek Coop celebrates 30th Anniversary, prepares for opening of Whole Foods in Wilmington

Credit courtesy: Tidal Creek Coop

As Tidal Creek Cooperative gears up to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the small organic food market in Wilmington must contend with the opening of a much larger food store chain that also offers organic products.

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Local
8:57 am
Fri April 27, 2012

NHC Commissioner Candidate Profile: Woody White

Republican Candidate Woody White is a local attorney who says he’s running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners because of what he calls a crisis in leadership.

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Local
5:00 am
Thu April 26, 2012

NHC Commissioner Candidate Profile: Rob Zapple

Rob Zapple is one of four Democratic candidates running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. 

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Local
4:00 pm
Wed April 25, 2012

Cape Fear Community College Hosts Free Dental Clinic

Credit courtesy: CFCC

Cape Fear Community College is hosting a free Dental Clinic this Friday and Saturday, April 27th and 28th, at the Schwartz Center in downtown Wilmington.

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Local
5:00 am
Tue April 24, 2012

NHC Commissioner Candidate Profile: Jonathan Barfield

Credit courtesy: New Hanover County

The Vice Chairman of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners describes himself as a local boy and a second-generation county commissioner -- after his father. 

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Local
5:00 am
Mon April 23, 2012

NHC Commissioner Candidate Profile: Jason Thompson

Credit courtesy: New Hanover County

Jason Thompson is one of two incumbents running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.  The Republican candidate completes his first four-year term this year.  And as he told WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn, he believes in term limits – which means he’s running for what would be his second and final term.   

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