UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION INC

WFAE IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE CHARLOTTE REGION AND ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. WFAE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY GROUNDED IN OUR SHARED HUMANITY. OUR VISION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS, ENRICHES AND INSPIRES. PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS:WFAE'S NEWSROOM CONTINUED ITS YEAR-LONG LOOK AT CHARLOTTE'S "CORRIDORS OF OPPORTUNITY" - SIX DIVERSE, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED PARTS OF EAST, WEST AND NORTH CHARLOTTE. THESE CORRIDORS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE CITY AS FOCUS AREAS FOR INVESTMENT. FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, THE NEWSROOM PRODUCED MORE THAN 20 STORIES THAT LOOKED AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES, PLANS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THESE AREAS HOME. IN JANUARY, THE NEWSROOM LAUNCHED "FINDING JOY," A SERIES OF STORIES THAT BRING BRIGHT SPOTS TO THE NEWS LANDSCAPE. THE STORIES HAVE RANGED FROM A 5-YEAR-OLD RAP SENSATION AND PLAYING THE PIANO AT AGE 95 TO CARING FOR ORPHANED OWLS AND COMPLETING A 60,000-PIECE PUZZLE. "CHARLOTTE TALKS" CELEBRATED ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS THE 'TALK SHOW OF RECORD' FOR THE REGION. HOST MIKE COLLINS HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH EXPERTS, POLITICIANS, AUTHORS AND OTHERS ABOUT TOPICS SUCH AS RACIAL WEALTH DISPARITY, ONLINE SPORTS BETTING, PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. THE SHOW CONTINUED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE AND ITS WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP WITH LOCAL REPORTERS. REPORTER ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTED ON LOCAL AND STATE EDUCATION ISSUES INCLUDING SCHOOL BOARD RACES, BOOK BANS AND TEACHER PAY. SHE ALSO PRODUCED "RENAISSANCE WEST: A SLOW REBIRTH," A THREE-PART SERIES ABOUT REVITALIZING A WEST CHARLOTTE NEIGHBORHOOD THOUGH AN EDUCATION VILLAGE APPROACH TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. REPORTER STEVE HARRISON DELVED INTO ISSUES SUCH AS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, VOTER ID LAWS AND TRANSIT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. WITH GRANTS FROM THE SALAMANDER AND GREEN SOUTH FOUNDATION FUNDS, WFAE CONTINUED ITS CLIMATE COVERAGE. REPORTERS DAVID BORAKS AND ZACHARY TURNER EXAMINED HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS THE CAROLINAS. THEIR STORIES FOCUSED ON BIODIVERSITY, LITHIUM MINING, DUKE ENERGY AND A PEOPLE-POWERED BIKE LANE SWEEPER. OUR SERIES, "FRACTURED," CONTINUED TO HAVE IMPACT WITH A DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY PARTNER AND FUNDER FRONTLINE. WFAE HOSTED A SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION FOR THE COMMUNITY. "FRACTURED" ALSO RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION WITH A GRACIE AWARD. THE NEWSROOM LOOKED AT RACE AND EQUITY IN THE REGION WITH STORIES ABOUT FOOD DESERTS, LATINO WAGES, BLACK ADULTS LEARNING TO SWIM, JOBS THAT OFFER PAYCHECK AND INDEPENDENCE TO THOSE WHO ARE BLIND AND A KING CAKE TO FEED 700 PEOPLE. OUR EQUALIBRIUM LIVE SERIES HOSTED A CONVERSATION WITH JOURNALIST JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS ABOUT HOW WE DEFINE "AMERICAN" IDENTITY. WFAE LAUNCHED "NEWSWORTHY," A DAILY NEWS PODCAST THAT DELIVERS LOCAL HEADLINES AND IN-DEPTH FEATURE REPORTING. WFAE PARTNERED WITH FORMER WFAE REPORTER BEN BRADFORD ON THE PODCAST "LANDSLIDE." IT TRACES THE ROOTS OF OUR MODERN POLITICAL DIVISIONS BACK TO THE ELECTION THAT SET THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ON THE PATH TO BECOMING THE SOCIALLY CONSERVATIVE PARTY IT IS TODAY. THE "SOUTHBOUND" PODCAST CONTINUED TO TALK WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN AND RAISED IN THE SOUTH. HOST TOMMY TOMLINSON SPOKE WITH SOUTHERNERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE - FROM AUTHORS AND SPORTS WRITERS TO MUSICIANS AND COMEDIANS. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC PUBLICATIONS AND EDITOR & PUBLISHER MAGAZINE RECOGNIZED REPORTER KAYLA YOUNG FOR ARTICLES SHE PRODUCED AS PART OF AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LA NOTICIA AND WFAE. JU-DON MARSHALL, WFAE'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, WAS NAMED THE 2023 WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY THE MECKLENBURG TIMES AND NORTH CAROLINA LAWYERS WEEKLY.

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