Telling Public Radio's Story The narrative below is an edited (updates made 11/2019) copy of responses provided to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting related to WHQR's content and services that serve local needs, and the reach and impact of local services in our community. 1. Describe your overall goals and approach to address community issues, needs and interest through your station's vital local services, such as multi-platform long and short-form content, digital and in-person engagement, education services, community information partnership support and other activities and audiences you reached or new audiences you engaged. WHQR’s Board of Directors adopted a four year Strategic Plan 2017-2020. The Plan addresses three key areas: diversity, technology, and sustainability. In the Plan, the Board of Directors state, “We will work to develop stronger connections with all of the diverse neighborhoods and communities that our two signals now reach. As our vision suggests, WHQR is committed to helping create a more cohesive and connected community. We will work to widen our focus and embrace a broader range of community concerns and interests.” The actions the Board took were to conduct focus groups to gather listener perspectives and opinions about current and prospective services or ideas, designed and conducted more in-depth listener surveys to gather insight about and further understanding into our members and listeners, and developed new methods and modes to reach listeners. WHQR is the primary news source on environmental issues with its continuous coverage of GenX and the Cape Fear River. WHQR has a special section of the website with all the WHQR news department coverage of GenX, PFAS, and Chemours. WHQR also a special section on the website for information on the only known coup d’etat in American history that occurred in Wilmington, NC. In 1898, an angry mob of white supremacists forcefully removed black politicians from power and hundreds of black business owners and residents were either killed or they fled in the aftermath. With the interactive map and the multi-media tour, WHQR hopes to advance the conversation about this seminal American tragedy.