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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Things We Talked About On The Show
![Hometown Hero of the Week: Austin Gregory, July 24th, 2024 Hometown Hero of the Week: Austin Gregory, July 24th, 2024](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/28/2024/07/24112618/HometownHero-0724.jpg)
Hometown Hero of the Week: Austin Gregory, July 24th, 2024
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week is Austin Gregory, Firefighter for the Clinton Fire Department and Meadow Volunteer Fire Department. Austin was nominated by Dale Gregory, who says, “On the evening of 7/10/2024, Austin was on his 24-hour shift, preparing for a shower when he heard his Lieutenant yelling for his help. Austin immediately…… Continue Reading
![Hometown Hero of the Week: Steven Montague, July 17th, 2024 Hometown Hero of the Week: Steven Montague, July 17th, 2024](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/28/2024/07/16112609/HometownHero-0717.jpg)
Hometown Hero of the Week: Steven Montague, July 17th, 2024
Our QDR Hometown Hero Of The Week is Steven Montague, Lieutenant at Wendell Fire Department and Four Oaks Fire Department. “Steven is the most selfless person I’ve ever met. We were best friends in high school, and now we are married. He is raising my three children as his own, and nobody can ever tell the difference, because…… Continue Reading
![Hometown Hero of the Week: Trent Austin, July 10th, 2024 Hometown Hero of the Week: Trent Austin, July 10th, 2024](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/28/2024/07/10132323/HometownHero-0710.jpg)
Hometown Hero of the Week: Trent Austin, July 10th, 2024
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Trent Austin, firefighter with the 50/210 Fire Department. Trent was nominated by his wife Maegan who says, “I nominate my husband Trent Austin as a hometown hero, because he has 10 years of firefighter service, and he never ever complains about his job. He enjoys getting up…… Continue Reading
![Hometown Hero of the Week: Daniel Karlinski, July 3rd, 2024 Hometown Hero of the Week: Daniel Karlinski, July 3rd, 2024](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/28/2024/07/02145356/HometownHero-0703.jpg)
Hometown Hero of the Week: Daniel Karlinski, July 3rd, 2024
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Daniel Karlinski, Captain on the Raleigh Police Department. Daniel was nominated by his wife Adriane, who says, “My husband, Dan, is known for his kindness, hard work, and selflessness as a dedicated officer with 27 years of experience in the field. Despite his long career, he has…… Continue Reading
![Gold Star Teacher of the Month: July 2024 – Carrie Andrews Gold Star Teacher of the Month: July 2024 – Carrie Andrews](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/28/2024/06/28161733/QDRGoldStarTeacher-July24.jpg)
Gold Star Teacher of the Month: July 2024 – Carrie Andrews
Our QDR Gold Star Teacher of the Month is Carrie Andrews, Orchestra Teacher at C.E. Jordan High School in Durham. Carrie was nominated by Annie Harrison who says, “Carrie has been the orchestra teacher at Jordan for two years, and in that time has turned a tiny, struggling program into a thriving community of young…… Continue Reading
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