
Rachel Keith
News Reporter at WHQR-FM (Wilmington, NC)
Host at All Things Considered
Articles
-
1 week ago |
whqr.org | Rachel Keith
Bobby Guntoro is the head coach for UNCW swimming and diving. He’s also the founder of Wilmington Swim Academy, the Aquahawks year-round team, and this summer, for the first time, he’ll be coaching summer league. He, his wife, and his three kids consistently visit the city’s public pools, including the Robert Strange, Legion, and Earl Jackson facilities. “We don't belong to any country club or community pools or anything.
-
1 week ago |
whqr.org | Rachel Keith
The Gregory bike bus has been meeting at Wallace Park every Friday morning since April. They first started with about seven riders, and they’ve recently gotten upwards of 30. Kevina Casaletto is one of the parent organizers. She has a fifth and a sixth-grader at Gregory. She said the principal supported the group’s efforts and shared the event via school communications.
-
1 week ago |
whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Nikolai Mather |Rachel Keith
On today’s show, I’m sitting down with my WHQR’s rural reporter Nikolai Mather to discuss House Bill 774 — legislation that would earmark $34 million to fund free meal programs for students around the state. We’ll unpack how this would work alongside federal programs, plus who’s supporting the bill, and what its chances are of making it into law.
-
2 weeks ago |
whqr.org | Rachel Keith
Executive Director of NC Project Lead Juanita Harper invited several local politicians to join one of two panels to discuss education funding policies, affordable housing, the possibility of collective bargaining rights, investments in rural communities, and the extension of tax credits and/or the plausibility of universal basic income.
-
2 weeks ago |
wect.com | Rachel Keith
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WHQR) - New Hanover County Schools’ Superintendent recently overruled two committee decisions on Blended, a young-adult novel about a multiracial girl dealing with divorce, racial discrimination, and police profiling. The district committee and the parent who asked to ban the book, school board vice chair Josie Barnhart, have time to file an appeal.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →