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QDR Hometown Hero

THANK YOU to all of our police officers, firefighters, healthcare workers, EMS workers, and other fearless first responders!

We are so grateful for all of your hard work, dedication, and willingness to risk life and limb for others.

Listen each Wednesday at 7:11 a.m. and 9:11 a.m. as the Q Morning Crew features and says thank you to a local Hometown Hero.

The featured Hometown Hero will win a gift card from Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q.

Want to nominate a Hometown Hero? Click Here.

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Hometown Hero of the Week

Hometown Hero of the Week: William Taylor, May 28th, 2025

Hometown Hero of the Week: William Taylor, May 28th, 2025

Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is William Taylor, a paramedic for Johnston County Emergency Services.

William Taylor, AKA TEX, was nominated by his wife Katlin Taylor, who says, “My husband has been working as a first responder from the young age of 14. He’s dedicated his whole life to making sure others around him are safe and sound in their homes. As he began his service with the fire department and then gradually became more invested in the medical side of being a first responder, he loves his job and has so much passion for helping others in their time of need. He is looking forward to continuing this line of work until he retires.”

Thank you, William, for your service! As a token of our appreciation, we’re sending you a $50 gift card to Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q to thank you for all you do.

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Previously Featured Hometown Heroes

Hometown Hero of the Week: Dr. Hal Woodall, August 31, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Dr. Hal Woodall, August 31, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Ty Williams, August 24, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Ty Williams, August 24, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Samantha Poe, August 17, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Samantha Poe, August 17, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Terry McCabe, August 10, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Terry McCabe, August 10, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: In Honor of Sgt. Matthew Fishman

Hometown Hero of the Week: In Honor of Sgt. Matthew Fishman

Hometown Hero of the Week: Joshua Compton, July 27, 2022

Hometown Hero of the Week: Joshua Compton, July 27, 2022

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