The Triangle’s premier community radio station will hold its annual on-air fall fundraiser from Monday, October 25 through Sunday, October 31. Re-dubbed the Fall Fund-a-Thon, the event will include special live music sessions by Asheville’s Anya Hinkle and others as well as guest DJ sets put together by some of the area’s most prominent musicians […]
WHUP Adds All-Star to Board
WHUP is pleased to announce that Hillsborough resident Wendy Padilla has joined the board of Hillsborough Community Media, the parent non-profit that holds WHUP’s broadcast license. Wendy has experience in the non-prof sector as founder and President of Sunflower Turning, an organization that directly addresses food insecurity within local communities in the Triangle by teaching […]
Original WHUP Show With National Audience Returns
One of the original WHUP shows that was an integral part of the lineup back when we started broadcasting in 2015 will soon make its much-anticipated return to the airways. The Americana Music Show, hosted by Calvin Powers, will air on Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm. Calvin has an exhaustive knowledge of contemporary […]
A tribute to Joe Tullos
WHUP lost a friend and fellow traveler when Joe Tullos made the leap to the next dimension of time and space on November 10. As the co-host of Signal 19, Joe embodied the spirit and sensibility of WHUP the same way he did in every aspect of his life whether making and recording music or […]
WHUP to Share Proceeds From Fall Fundraiser With Local Musicians
WHUP will be hosting our annual fall on-air fundraiser Monday-Sunday, October 12-18, and once again we will be sharing all proceeds raised during the week with a group that is not only still reeling from the pandemic but is central to our programming and our mission – musicians in Orange County. We’ve partnered with the […]
Massive NC Music Collection to Take Center Stage During 50/50 Week and Beyond
For the last several years WHUP has been methodically building a digital collection of North Carolina music that will finally be unveiled beginning Monday, October 12 as part of 50/50 week. The collection spans the gamut of musical styles that showcase the breadth and depth of the state’s contributions to the annals of blues, jazz, […]
Pass the Hat to Air Last Friday Concert with The Ghost + Bones
In our first foray into the world of live remotes, WHUP is pleased to announce we will be broadcasting the Hillsborough Arts Council Last Friday concert featuring Chapel Hill acoustic trio The Ghost + Bones live from Nash Street Tavern on WHUP’s Pass the Hat from 6-8 pm. The broadcast is the result of a […]
WHUP Bids Farewell to She + Her
It is with a mixture of sadness, appreciation and best wishes that WHUP will be saying goodbye to one of our original flagship shows, She + Her. Over the course of the last five years, S&H hosts Sandra Davidson and Anita Rao have amplified the voices of Millennial women doing great work in the community […]