Oct 23, 20261h 13m
Recorded live at UNCW's Burney Center on October 7, WHQR joined Port City Daily, WECT, and The Seahawk to put questions to the three Republicans and three Democrats running for state House and Senate seats representing...
About this Podcast:
Hosted by WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman, the program will be an opportunity for local officials and reporters -- the people who make news and the people who report it -- to talk about the issues that affect our community. According to host Ben Schachtman, "Our goal is to have candid, in-depth conversations about the topics that concern our listeners. It will be a chance to dig a little deeper into the news." From WHQR Public Media in Wilmington, NC. Contact us at Newsroom@whqr.org
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What is The Newsroom about?
Hosted by WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman, the program will be an opportunity for local officials and reporters -- the people who make news and the people who report it -- to talk about the issues that affect our community. According to host Ben Schachtman, "Our goal is to have candid, in-depth conversations about the topics that concern our listeners.
What has The Newsroom covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Election 2026: Candidates forum for the NC House 18 and 20, State Senate District 7" (23 October 2026, 73 minutes), "Election 2026: Candidates forum for the New Hanover County Board of Education" (16 October 2026, 75 minutes), and "Election 2026: Candidates forum for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners" (9 October 2026, 50 minutes).
How often does The Newsroom publish?
The Newsroom publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Newsroom?
Booking probability for The Newsroom is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Newsroom requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Newsroom's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Newsroom?
The strongest fits for The Newsroom are Government & Politics. The Newsroom has a news audience.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 16, 20261h 15m
Recorded live at UNCW's Burney Center on October 7, WHQR joined Port City Daily, WECT, and The Seahawk to put questions to the eight candidates running for four seats on the New Hanover County school board.
- Oct 9, 202650 min
Recorded live at UNCW's Burney Center on October 7, WHQR joined Port City Daily, WECT, and The Seahawk to put questions to the five candidates running for two seats on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.
- Sep 20, 202650 min
On today's show, Rachel Keith talks to Duke University assistant professor Dr. Justin Leroy about his new book, The Lowest Freedom — Racial Capitalism and Black Thought in the Nineteenth Century. We discuss American...
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Wilmington council members Cassidy Santaguida and David Joyner on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement
Sep 11, 202653 minSlowly but surely, plans have been moving forward to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge with a new, tolled bridge. As that plan becomes much closer to a reality, the unpopular toll isn't the only concern. On today's...
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CFCC’s nursing faculty exodus, Port City Daily's Brenna Flanagan on film incentives and NHCS town hall
Sep 4, 202650 minOn today’s show, Rachel Keith sits down with me to unpack her latest reporting on over a dozen resignations from Cape Fear Community College's nursing program. Plus, Port City Daily’s Brenna Flanagan stops by to discuss...
- Aug 21, 20261h 7m
On this episode, WHQR's Benjamin Schachtman and Rachel Keith dig into the latest season of the Scene on Radio podcast. Co-hosts John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika took a long, hard look at why people are upset with the...
- Aug 6, 202650 min
This week, on The Newsroom, reporters Sofia Dinka and Kelly Kenoyer dig into the current status of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, after a private company’s bid got rejected last month. While the specifics for the...
- Jul 24, 202650 min
On this edition of The Newsroom, author Lauren Collins joins us to talk about her newest book: They Stole A City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with its Legacy, a project that took her a...
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Praying for Justice, Part II: How one family is contending with police’s use of deadly force
Jul 21, 202635 minEarlier this year, 21-year-old Edilberto Espinoza Sierra was killed by law enforcement officers in a downtown Wilmington parking deck. WHQR's Aaleah McConnell digs into the decision not to charge officers involved in...
- Jul 17, 202657 min
On today's show, Kelly Kenoyer discusses her months-long investigation into alleged morale issues in Wilmington City Hall. And Rachel Keith sits down to discuss her recent reporting on the Upperman family’s decision to...
- Jun 19, 20261h 1m
This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner...
- Jun 19, 202634 min
WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman revisits his conversation about Juneteenth with Joe Conway, former chief equity and inclusion officer for the City of Wilmington and currently director of community engagement at UNC...
- Jun 13, 202650 min
Cape Fear Community College recently settled a lawsuit filed by former trustee Ray Funderburk, and WHQR’s Rachel Keith has been poring over depositions from the case, including sworn testimony from top college...
- May 30, 202654 min
Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and...
- May 27, 202619 min
It’s been over a month since the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra learned about his death, which has left them with many questions. In part one of this two-part series, WHQR's Aaleah McConnel breaks down some details...
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Ray Funderburk on his CFCC settlement; UNCW's Mouhcine Guettabi on the economics of a toll bridge
May 10, 202652 minOn this episode, Rachel Keith sits down with Ray Funderburk III, who recently settled with Cape Fear Community College three years after he was ousted from its board of trustees. Plus, Kelly Kenoyer talks with UNCW...
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What we've learned about the arrest of Corey Temoney, police use of force, and providing accountability
Apr 24, 202632 minOn this edition of The Newsroom, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman talks to reporter Aaleah McConnell, who has been looking into the arrest of a Wilmington man who claims he was the victim of law enforcement violence —...
- Apr 3, 202659 min
On today's show, Lucas Thomae from Carolina Public Press talks about 'wandering officers,' who are fired or resign under suspicion — only to pop up at another agency later. And a conversation with Republican State...
- Mar 13, 202650 min
On this special edition of The Newsroom, we’re telling the story of the Black Rock Plantation House. At first glance, it’s a mid-19th-century farmhouse. But dig deeper, and it sits at the intersection of...
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David Joyner
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Health, Georgia Tech
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Rachel Keith
Deputy Director for Audience Engagement & Curatorial Affairs, Philbrook Museum of Art
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John Meyer
retired Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at Holt of Texas, Ortonville Area Health Services
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Jason Smith
Jungian analyst, author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, host of the Digital Jung Podcast, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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