Eye on the Triangle
410 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsEye on the Triangle is WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2’s weekly public affairs programming with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events and issues that matter to NC State, Raleigh and the Triangle.
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EOT10 Yearbooks 10/26/09
October 30, 2009 20:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBStudent Media leaders are working on several projects that you don’t want to miss out on, so this week, the Eye on the Triangle team interviewed the leaders spearheading some of these projects to give you a look at what’s ahead. SPORTS: Derek Medlin and John Cooper Elias talked briefly about the football team, the basketball team and more in Wolfpack sports. VIP: In this week’s VIP, we talked to former Agromeck Editor John Cooper Elias (who also leads yearbook workshops) and cur...
EOT09 State Fair 10/19/09
October 20, 2009 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBNEWS: Evan Garris gave listeners an update on the balloon boy hoax, the interim executive director of the Alumni Association after Lennie Barton’s firing, the H1N1 vaccine running out in Wake County and more. SPORTS: Derek Medlin, John Cooper Elias and Tyler Everett analyzed the Pack’s performance against Boston College. VIP: In this week’s VIP, in honor of the North Carolina State Fair being in town, DJ Chris Cioffi took listeners on his journey to enjoy his State Fair experience...
EOT08 Greek Life 10/12/09
October 14, 2009 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBGreek Life is the focus of VIP interviews with Interfraternity Council President Benton Sawrey and Director of Greek Life John Mountz. In Hear This, Kelly Reid features Greensboro’s Bronzed Chorus and Durham’s Luego. Matt Robbins is our Wolfpacker of the Week., founder of the Finish The Tower campaign.
EOT07 Football Part 2 10/5/09
October 08, 2009 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week’s Hear This consisted of the EOT team giving listeners a look into local history within WKNC’s own library. Mike Alston gave a brief history and clip from the Backsliders, which broke up in 1999; Jacob Downey — the Boy Wonder Jinx, which broke up in 1998; and Rachel Sloane — Ladderback, which broke up in 2002. For Community Canvas, Mike sat down with photojournalist Jason Arthurs who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2003 with a degree in journalism to hear about his work...
EOT06 Football Part 1 9/28/09
September 30, 2009 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSaja Hindi interviewed VIPs Campus Police Chief Tom Younce and Capt. Jon Barnwell about some of the football preparations. Restrictions to tailgating and hours have been a topic of much debate in recent history due to a shooting that occurred at a tailgate in a lot off Trinity Rd. in 2004. Alumni Tyler Dukes and Kenneth Ball talked to Saja Hindi for EOT’s VIP about how they tailgate and why it’s important to them. Both Dukes and Ball worked for Technician when the shootings happened...
EOT05 Health Care 9/21/09
September 24, 2009 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBVIP: Thanks to some of our friends’ connections in the political scene, Eye on the Triangle’s Adam Compton and Saja Hindi spoke to U.S. Congressman David Price (D), serving N.C. district 4, and the spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party Jordan Shaw by phone about each of the party’s stances on the proposed health care reforms. N.C. GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer was scheduled to do an interview but canceled at the last minute due to a pending knee surgery. You can watch a N.C....
EOT04 Raleigh v. Durham 9/14/09
September 16, 2009 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBVIP: In this week’s VIP segment, Adam Compton interviewed Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Caitlin Cauley spoke to Triangle residents Josef Komenda and Rachel Nabors. I also spoke with our resident Triangle expert, who many of you may remember as WKNC’s general manager last year, Kyle Robb, about the history of the two cities and what he thought about Caitlin and Adam’s interviews. HEAR THIS: In Hear This, Kelly Reid gave listeners a sneak preview into the SPARKcon music lineup. For the...
EOT03 Student Government 9/7/09
September 09, 2009 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBVIP: In this week’s VIP, Saja Hindi interviewed Student Body President Jim Ceresnak, a newcomer to the Student Government scene, about what it was like to be a student leader during a time of uncertainty at the University, following the resignations of the University’s top officials. Ceresnak also spoke about the year ahead and the projects he hopes to push for the student body. To get an insider’s look on Ceresnak and his past, check out Technician’s profile on the new student bod...
EOT02 Hillsborough Street 8/31/09
September 02, 2009 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBVIP: This week, Adam Compton interviewed Nina Szlosberg from the Hillsborough Street Partnership about the renovations project. For more information on the renovations, you can follow ninaszlosberg on Twitter or visit the Web site at http://hillsboroughstreet.wordpress.com. Saja Hindi also interviewed Kevin Jennings, owner of Urban Food Group and of Frazier’s and Porter City Tavern on Hillsborough Street, about how the construction has been impacting the businesses during this alre...
EOT01 Introduction 8/24/09
August 26, 2009 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBVIP: Public Affairs Director Saja Hindi and VIP Correspondent Adam Compton interview Chancellor Jim Woodward and Provost Warwick Arden to discuss topics ranging from the officials’ vision for the University to budget cuts to a day in the life of their respective posts. Hear This: Local Music Director Adam Kincaid interviews Audio Production Consultant Mikey Perros on Hear Here!, the new local music compilation featuring brand new songs from 17 bands from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. ...