A defining moment for local journalism

Let’s meet the moment together.

For 45 years, WFAE has called the Charlotte region home. Here, alongside you, we live, work, find and build community. We are your trusted news source, providing local, fact-based journalism and public conversations on the issues and ideas that define and shape life in our region.

We’ve grown with this region, and thanks to visionary supporters like you, we’ve become a vital public service. Now, we face a defining moment.

The loss of federal funding has created an urgent gap that threatens our ability to serve this community. This comes at a time when our region needs more reporting from us on the decisions and events that are impacting people’s lives and livelihoods. The impact of the funding cut was immediate and significant, forcing WFAE to scale back staffing and pause our plans to expand to an Uptown location. But rather than retreat, we are choosing to act with boldness, clarity and a long-term vision for sustainability.

A $12 million campaign to secure WFAE’s future

In response to this moment, WFAE has launched the $12 million "Built for This Moment" campaign, a comprehensive initiative to secure our future and serve our community better. The campaign rests on three pillars:

This is more than a fundraising campaign. It’s a call to leadership. And we are asking you to join us now in preserving WFAE and shaping the future of independent journalism in this community.

For more than four decades, WFAE has grown alongside the Charlotte region, providing local, fact-based journalism and public conversations on the issues and ideas that define life here. That growth was never accidental. It was the result of committed supporters like you who believed this community deserved better.