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On Air Today: Michael Koh in Omaha, with UNC Baseball Seeking the CWS Title

UNC baseball takes on Oklahoma tonight in the final game of the College World Series, with the NCAA title on the line. Aaron Keck is joined on the phone by 97.9 The Hill’s Michael Koh, who’s on location in Omaha covering the Diamond Heels as they seek their first-ever CWS championship. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations [https://chapelboro.com/on-air-today] – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments [https://open.spotify.com/show/11jUjaXgON7EZspQ2VsTI1], from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post On Air Today: Michael Koh in Omaha, with UNC Baseball Seeking the CWS Title [https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/on-air-today/michael-koh-in-omaha-with-unc-baseball-seeking-the-cws-title] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

What’s Trending: The Harvard of Aviation

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/04155631/Whats-Treading-864x329-1.png] Trending today: a crisis in the aviation industry, which is facing a major labor shortage as tech schools face an economic crunch. Victor pushes for more technical education, Aaron reiterates his own theory of what schools should be offering – and then Aaron hits on the idea that’ll solve everyone’s problems, all at the same time. (It’s a bad idea, to be clear, but – still.) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments [https://chapelboro.com/category/the-aaron-keck-show/whats-trending-with-victor-lewis] – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments [https://open.spotify.com/show/11jUjaXgON7EZspQ2VsTI1], from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. What’s Trending is made possible by Dynamic Electric. [https://www.dynamic-electric.com/] Listen now: The post What’s Trending: The Harvard of Aviation [https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/whats-trending-with-victor-lewis/the-harvard-of-aviation] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

On Air Today: Getting Students Back to School After Mental Health Crises, with UNC’s Marisa Marraccini

Our society is paying more attention to teen and adolescent mental health, but one aspect of that issue is sometimes overlooked: if a young person has a crisis that requires hospitalization, what’s the best way to get them back into school and everyday life once they’re out of the hospital and heading back to the classroom? Aaron welcomes Marisa Marraccini [https://ed.unc.edu/people/marisa-e-marraccini/], a psychologist with the UNC School of Education; she’s the lead author of a new report called “School Re-Entry Guidelines: Recommendations for Hospitals, Schools and Families in Supporting Youth Following Psychiatric Hospitalization for Suicide-Related Crises.” Click here to read the report in full. [https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/905f16b7-eb86-4f6d-9b1b-8b529be41adf/School-Re-Entry-Guidelines.pdf] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/22072730/AK-Marisa-Marraccini-062226-1024x768.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/22072730/AK-Marisa-Marraccini-062226-scaled.jpg 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations [https://chapelboro.com/on-air-today] – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments [https://open.spotify.com/show/11jUjaXgON7EZspQ2VsTI1], from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post On Air Today: Getting Students Back to School After Mental Health Crises, with UNC’s Marisa Marraccini [https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/on-air-today/getting-students-back-to-school-after-mental-health-crises-with-uncs-marisa-marraccini] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

The Morning News: Jamezetta Bedford and UNC Baseball

In today’s news: Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford passes away at 67 following complications from surgery. Also: Hillsborough and Durham County consider extending their moratoriums on AI data centers; Hillsborough jazz legend Billy Strayhorn and Chapel Hill band Arrogance earn induction into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame; a longtime Chapel Hill restaurant announces it’s closing its doors; and the Carrboro Town Council signs off on funding for the Bolin Creek Greenway. And in sports: UNC baseball forces a decisive Game 3 in the College World Series with a 6-2 win over Oklahoma on Sunday, setting up one more game for all the marbles tonight. [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/17090745/Morning-News.png]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/17090745/Morning-News.png 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, [https://chapelboro.com/category/the-aaron-keck-show/6-o-clock-news] which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments [https://open.spotify.com/show/11jUjaXgON7EZspQ2VsTI1], from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post The Morning News: Jamezetta Bedford and UNC Baseball [https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/6-o-clock-news/jamezetta-bedford-and-unc-baseball] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

History Matters: 800 Years of History

This week, Scott covers 800 years of history – including the execution of six accused “Regulators” in Hillsborough in 1771, a controversy that became a key part of the run-up to the American Revolution. (Scott’s hosting a “Regulator Remembrance Day” event at 6 p.m. Friday, June 19, at the Regulators Historic Marker near the intersection of Cameron and East King Streets.) Also, the Magna Carta is signed in 1215; George Washington takes over the American army; and Susan B. Anthony is fined for attempting to vote. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond. Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive [https://chapelboro.com/history-matters] – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments [https://open.spotify.com/show/11jUjaXgON7EZspQ2VsTI1], from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post History Matters: 800 Years of History [https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/history-matters/800-years-of-history] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].