Tree Traditions

WHQR | By Shane Fernando

Published December 8, 2009 at 1:01 PM EST

"No matter how you spend this holiday season, I hope it is in peace."

By Shane Fernando

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Flocked trees, aluminum trees, artificial trees, fir trees, or no tree... how do you celebrate your holiday season? I encountered many trees this past weekend.

Shane Fernando was chair of this year's Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour and lives with his partner in historic downtown Wilmington.

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Shane Fernando

Shane Fernando grew up in Wilmington, NC, being an avid WHQR listener during his childhood during the station's first years. He also served as WHQR's first intern. After graduation from UNCW in 2000, where he spearheaded the project and fundraising for the UNCW Millennium Clock Tower, he moved to Washington, DC to work in the U.S. Senate. In 2005, Shane returned to Wilmington, receiving his master's degree in Public Administration.

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