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Tim Gestwicki -CEO / North Carolina Wildlife Federation, their mission and purpose.  Highlights all their great work across the state. Ramona Holloway - Radio One Community Affairs Manager shares the Dress for Success Campaign honoring the 31 amazing women - Your Hour of her Power as we celebrate Women's History Month. https://sharecharlotte.org/nonprofit/dress-success-charlotte Steve Gray, Executive Director for Maker Space Charlotte.  They offer many different opportunities for any member to learn how to operate different equipment or use the equipment making wood, metal, pottery or other items. https://www.facebook.com/MakerspaceCLT/ Fun, Humor and Education - Beth Troutman talks - Target to introduce “Target 360”, a subscription program for shoppers. Also how to manage all of these subscription services.  Which service is most valuable to you? 

Gambling - what is ok/safe and what is not. The sins of "addictive behavior"! David explores this topic and provides advice!

“Oppenheimer” just took home seven Oscars at the recent Academy Awards. The movie chronicles the development of the atomic bomb… but did you know there was a WBT connection? Mark Garrison  explores the secret role our station played in one of the most famous stories in American history.

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WASHINGTON–The House is approving a bill that could lead to the forced sale or nationwide ban of social media app TikTok. The bill requires TikTok’s parent company, Chinese-owned tech giant ByteDance, to sell the app within 180 days or see it banned from U.S. app stores. Lawmakers are concerned the Chinese government can access the […] The post House Approves Bill That Could Lead to Ban on TikTok appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.

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  WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will step down as GOP leader in November. He made the announcement today on the Senate floor, saying it’s time for the next generation of leadership. “One of life’s most under-appreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move onto life’s next chapter,” he said. “So […] The post McConnell to Step Down as Senate Republican Leader appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.

  INDIANAPOLIS  — People who use AT&T for their cell service are having trouble with their phones today. Instead of seeing the usual bars that show how good their signal is, some people are seeing an “SOS” message instead. This issue isn’t just happening in Indiana; it’s affecting AT&T users nationwide.   A website called […] The post Nationwide AT&T Outage: Users Report ‘SOS’ Message Instead of Signal Bars appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.

Welcome to this February 18th edition of Carolina Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick!  Julius Peppers Virtual Media Press Conference where our HOF Carolina Panther shares his life and as he performed in the NFL. Favorite moments, advice for others and his appreciation and gratitude for all that helped him along in his journey. […]

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WBT newsman Jim Barroll passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at the age of 71, following a short battle with cancer. Before arriving at WBT in late 1985, Barroll spent time as a reporter at WIS-AM in Columbia, SC, and WDBO-AM in Orlando, Florida. He spent over thirty years in our Charlotte newsroom, starting […]

Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman with special guests WBT afternoon show host Brett Winterble, former White House Chief of Staff under President Trump Mick Mulvaney, and former Charlotte Mayor, former NC Governor Pat McCrory.