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Q Morning Crew

Monday – Friday: 5 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Thanks for waking up with Mike & Amanda, Your Q Morning Crew.  They have one mission each morning and that’s to help you start your day with a lot of fun so be ready to laugh and smile and sing along to your favorite songs each morning.

Get to know Mike:  Mike has been a mainstay on QDR for many years now.  Mike is originally from Lee County and is a UNC grad.  He lives in Knightdale with his wife Amy. He loves his Tarheels, his family, grilling, hanging out with friends, and being a part of your morning.

Get to know Amanda: She’s from Johnston County – JOCO!  She chased her dream in Nashville for about 10 years as a working singer-songwriter.  She was a featured performer at some of Nashville’s most famous honky-tonks.  She had the opportunity to tour with Alan Jackson and boy does she has some great stories to tell!  Amanda made the tough decision to leave Nashville and come back home to North Carolina to chase a new dream.  Amanda was raised on QDR and is loving being a part of your morning with Mike Wheless and when she’s not keeping Mike straight, she’s looking after her son, Jackson.

You can count on Mike and Amanda to put a smile on your face with laughter, fun-feel good stories, and great Country music.

Of course, we’ll make sure you know how to dress for the day and which way not to go with up-to-date traffic and weather with Captain Dave and Heather with Weather.

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Hometown Hero of the Week: John Furr, February 11th, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 2-11-26, is John Furr, firefighter with the Selma fire department! John Furr deserves to be recognized as Hometown Hero of the Month for their outstanding dedication, bravery, and service to the community. Whether responding to emergencies in the middle of the night or volunteerin...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Brandon Lee, February 4th, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 2-4-26 is Brandon Lee, Lieutenant with the City of Fayetteville Fire Department. Brandon started his firefighting career at Pearce's Mill Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter in July 2011 and later went part-time, he is now a Lieutenant with Pearce's Mill. In December of 2015...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Jamey Roberts, January 28th, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Jamey Roberts, firefighter for the Lillington Fire Department in Harnett County. Jamey was nominated by Courtney Kniffen, who says, "When I was 8 years old, my mom moved her and I from Florida to NC to start a new life with a man we didn't know we needed. He fixed pieces of ou...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Josh Williams, January 21st, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 1-21-25 is Josh Williams, full-time firefighter at Dunn Emergency, part-time at Meadow Fire Department, and a volunteer firefighter at Autryville Fire Department. Josh was nominated by his wife Brittany, who says, "Josh has been a dedicated member of the fire service since he ...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Kim Radewicz, January 14th, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 1-14-26 is Kim Radewicz, Park Ranger at Eno River State Park. My mother has worked in state parks for 12 years, 4 of which were spent at Falls Lake and the rest at Eno River State Park. My mom has worked so hard the past few weeks trying to get Eno back to normal after the huge flo...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Brian O'Branovich, January 7th, 2026
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Brian O'Branovich, Lieutenant for the Johnston County Sheriff Department. Brian, or OB as all of his first responder friends know him as, serves as Lieutenant of the Johnston County Sheriff Department's SAFE (Sheriff's Aggressive Field Enforcement)team. He was formerly a Lieutenant ...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Jim Roney, December 17th, 2025
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 12/17/25 is Jim Roney, Volunteer Firefighter For Pleasant Grove Fire Department for more than 50 Years! Jim was nominated by Emily Ward, who says, "He has served the Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Alamance County for 50 years-with 24 of those years as Chief and ma...
Half a Minute to Win It!
Got answers faster than socks disappearing in the laundry? Then you just might win Mike and Amanda's Half a Minute to Win It! In 30 seconds, answer 10 questions with ONE letter... and if your brain doesn't short-circuit, you'll win $500! Here are the basic rules: We will ask 10 Questions in 30 seconds, and you MUST ans...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Jamel James, December 8th, 2025
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Jamel James, Warden of Central Prison in Raleigh. Jamel James has worked for North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for 27 years. He was appointed Warden of Central Prison in October 2022. He was previously Warden at Franklin Correctional Center since 2021. Warden James began...
Hometown Hero of the Week: Adam Carrier, December 3rd, 2025
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Adam Carrier, firefighter and Fire Academy Instructor for Wake County. Adam Carrier was nominated by his students at the Wake County Fire Academy, where is the full time Academy Coordinator for Wake County Fire. He has dedicated his time to training the next generation of firefight...
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