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Asheville Watchdog Reporter, Barbara Durr shared details from her story, "Asheville Businesses Feel The Pain of Tourism Decline." While the tourism decline wasn't major, this report says it was enough that restaurants and hotels in particular felt the pinch. Hear why and what's expected next.

South Carolina Public Radio was spotlighted on WNCW as their Health Focus Reporter, Bobbie Connor, shared two different reports that were very much related to one another. They were on processed foods and the concerns they present to the human body and heart failure. We called it "Bad Food - Bad Heart", from July 12, 2023.

From Asheville Watchdog, Reporter John Boyle recapped his news group's 12-part series dealing with concerns in downtown Asheville. From a major water outage to policing and mental health to affordable housing. This conversation originally aired on June 28, 2023.

Executive Director of the Earl Scruggs Center, Mary Beth Martin shared details of several special events, including the summertime "Pickin' On The Square" series in Uptown Shelby and the second-ever Earl Scruggs Music Festival happening Labor Day weekend. This conversation originally aired on June 30, 2023.

Known to many as the "Music Guy", Peter Eisenbrown sat down with WNCW to go over Summer Tracks Concerts in Tryon. Organizers always present a different genre of music each month. From the beautiful park setting, to food and fellowship, there's something for everyone. This conversation originally aired on June 23, 2023.

Located on the campus of Wilkes Community College, The Walker Center is getting ready to celebrate it's 40th birthday. Tabitha Hudler, Executive Director of the Center, was our guest on this Friday Feature, as she covered a big celebration event set for this fall and details on other future performing arts events. This conversation originally aired on July 14, 2023.

Colin Campbell, Capital Bureau Chief for WUNC (public radio) talked about a new political party that's emerging. Being called The No Labels Party, its supporters, Democrats and Republicans, feel if next year's presidential election comes down to incumbent Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump again, there should be an alternative choice. This conversation originally aired on July 19, 2023.

Harold Wayne Turner is from Pickens, S.C. As a child, he spent much of his time as an apprentice in his father’s woodworking shop. His father, James “ Carolina ” Turner shared cotton mill tales and stories about the war. "Drive the Coon Dog" is one of his dad’s old-time mill stories. It beckons to the day when a man was measured by the dog he owned.

"Casey at the Bat" is perhaps the most well know sports poem of all time. It was written in 1883 by Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863 – 1940) under the pen name Phin. The poem gained popularity after actor William DeWolf Hopper incorporated it into his radio performances.