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Radio

RADIO

Breaking News

North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – UNC-Chapel Hill Shooting

WFAE 90.7 – Four officers killed serving warrant in Charlotte – Nick de la Canal, Kenneth Lee, Jr., Lisa Worf, Woody Cain, Ely Portillo

WPTF – UNC Shooting, Aug. 28, 2023 – Bruce Ferrell, Anthony DeHart, Jeff Hamlin

Community Impact

WHQR Public Media – “The water still isn’t safe” – Nikolai Mather

WHQR Public Media – Rarely seen whale species died on Emerald Isle after swallowing mylar balloon – Rachel Keith

Consumer/Economic

WHQR – Perspectives: An economic update for the Cape Fear area – Kelly Kenoyer

WUNC – 66-year-old small town department store to close – Colin Campbell

Education

North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – UNCG professor worries if her job will survive cuts – Brianna Atkinson

WFAE 90.7 – CMS goes door-to-door to get students back in class – Ann Doss Helms

Entertainment

NCN News – Ain’t too proud – DPAC – Gayle Hurd

WHQR Public Media – NPR’s Bobby Carter talks 2024 Tiny Desk Contest – Nikolai Mather

General News

WFAE 90.7 – Illegal weed, legal high: Confusion in NC laws – Steve Harrison

WHQR Public Media – One year after the Pulp Road wildfire, Green Swamp Preserve has bounced back even better – Kelly Kenoyer

Hard News Feature

97.9 The Hill (WCHL) – UNC grapples with loss, trauma after Monday’s shooting –  Brighton McConnell

WUNC-FM – Finding families to accept soldiers’ remains – Jay Price

Health-Medicine

WHQR – How Pender County used opioid settlement money to purchase DARE-branded sheriff’s office vehicles – Nikolai Mather

Investigative

North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC – Out of Sight: An investigation into North Carolina’s PRTFs

WHQR Public Media – A closer look at NHCS parents’ groups, and the significant differences in their fundraising capacity – Rachel Keith

Light Feature

WFAE 90.7 – Meet VanVan, the 5-year-old rap sensation – Nick de la Canal

Long-Form Interview

WCHL – I promised my sister I would write about how she chose to die – Aaron Keck

WPTF – Remembering Jack Johnson – Jon Champion

Outstanding News Operation

WHQR
WPTF

Podcast (Long)

99.9 The Fan – A Brief History of Triangle Sports | NC Sports Betting – Brian Murphy, Tim Donnelly, Anita Normanly, Doug Miller, Graham Hill

WUNC’s Embodied ‘Mixed’ Podcast Episode – Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay, Amanda Magnus, Paige Perez, Jenni Lawson

Podcast (Short)

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Political/Election

WFAE 90.7 – Mark Harris makes a stunning congressional comeback – Steve Harrison

WUNC – Election Integrity Bill Linked to 2020 Election Deniers – Rusty Jacobs

Radio News Block

97.9 The Hill (WCHL) – The Morning News: UNC Campus Clash and Arrests – Aaron Keck, Brighton McConnell, Michael Koh

Series

WHQR – New Hanover County Schools Turnaround Task Force – Rachel Keith

Social Reform

WFAE 90.7 – Workers at risk in extreme heat; NC has no protections – Kayla Young, David Boraks

WHQR Public Media – On the street with cops, social workers, and homeless people in a time of uncertainty – Kelly Kenoyer

Special Report

NCN News – President Biden’s Speech On Wars

WHQR Public Media – Special Report on the Mosley School closing – Benjamin Schachtman, Rachel Keith, Kelly Kenoyer, Camille Mojica

Sports

NCN News – U.S. Open 2024 at Pinehurst  – Chris Edwards

North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – HBCUs use video games to increase diversity in esports – Brianna Atkinson