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Chad Adams | Host

Chad Adams comes to Hometown Wilmington from American’s For Prosperity (AFPNC); North Carolina's most active grass roots organization; as their Chief Development Officer for North Carolina. Adams also served as the Director of the Center for Local Innovation, vice president for development for the John Locke foundation, and former Vice-Chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners.

He was first elected a commissioner in 1998 and recently completed his second term. He is a graduate of the UNCW, attended graduate school at NC State University and is a Fellow of the NC Institute of Political Leadership.

In 2002 Chad was recognized by the NC Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of five Outstanding Young North Carolinians for his political and community work and was recognized by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of America's Outstanding Young Leaders with the Charles Kulp Memorial Award in 1998.

Chad has appeared on CNBC as well as numerous television stations across the state. His op-eds have appeared in dozens of newspapers and he has also been the primary guest host for the "Take A Stand" radio show in Asheville.

Aimee Bowen | Producer

Aimee Bowen hails from southern Virginia, where she first became interested in production technology through working with her father on various projects in his recording studio. Aimee graduated cum laude from Radford University in June 2006, where she obtained a BA in Media Studies with both Journalism and Production Technology concentrations and a minor in Anthropology. She served as Executive Producer of the student run television station, Radford on Camera, and held the position of Chair of the Student Media Committee both her junior and senior years. Aimee also served with high level administrators on several student advisory panels for various faculty and staff searches at Radford and helped form the Internet based radio station "Radio Free Radford".

Aimee came to Hometown Wilmington Media in January of 2007 and first signed on as evening news anchor, shortly after moving up to produce the Morning Beat and onto taking on responsibilities as Operations Manager of The Big Talker FM as well. Though she initially moved to Wilmington with hopes of breaking into the film industry, Aimee notes that "Radio has been a natural transition and the cultural Anthropology classes have proven to be interesting assets when it comes to breaking down, researching and analyzing the realm of politics."

Joe Catenacci | News, Traffic, & Weather

Joe Catenacci graduated from Caldwell College (Caldwell,NJ) in 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in broadcast/journalism. He played division II baseball at both Caldwell College, and while attending Brookdale Community College (Lincroft,NJ), their team participated in the 2003 Junior College World Series in Millington, TN.

Although Joe concentrated on sports reporting throughout his collegiate career, he received the opportunity to broadcast news at The Big Talker FM in November 2006. While Joe admits his transition from sports to news reporting has been a bit rocky, he is dedicated to bringing relevant and credible news to southeastern North Carolina.