Earlier this month, amid the hustle and bustle of our pledge drive, Wilmington City Manager Becky Hawke came to the WHQR studios for an interview with my colleague Kelly Kenoyer and me. She was accompanied by the city’s communication manager and a videographer, who filmed the hour-long conversation.
This was the last piece of reporting Kenoyer needed for a massive, in-depth piece on alleged morale issues at Skyline Center, the city hall building employees call ‘the tower.’ We published two days later.
It was a tough interview: Kenoyer, who took the lead, had spoken to more than a dozen employees, discussing in detail the workplace climate in city hall. Hawke, who I think acquitted herself admirably, answered directly where she could, though she had to be circumspect on some points due to legal concerns…