Erin Keever
Senior Producer, Charlotte Talks With Mike CollinsErin Keever is Senior Producer of WFAE's Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. She joined WFAE as an intern in 2006 and has since worked as a researcher, production assistant, food blog editor, on-air announcer, and now senior producer. She's a graduate of UNC Charlotte, but before that attended UNC Greensboro where she proudly worked at her college radio station WUAG. Erin is a native Charlottean and still misses the Spaghetti Warehouse from back when SouthEnd was gritty.
Have an idea for the show? Email her at ekeever@wfae.org or follow her on Twitter: @erinkeever_
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The fascinating story of artist Romare Bearden’s life — a Charlotte native — is detailed in a book by Glenda Gilmore.
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Bird is the word! Birdwatching as a hobby has taken flight in recent years, and there is plenty to see in the Charlotte region. Local bird enthusiasts fill us in and answer your questions.
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We take a closer look at how memory works, why some memories are more vivid than others and why we forget things. Plus, we get some tips on how to keep our memory sharp.
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The growth of South End and its transformation from a gritty warehouse district to a hip, bustling place has presented some challenges that must be met.
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Unlike our ancestors, we live in an age of abundance. That should make us happy. Trouble is, many of us are overindulging and that’s making us sick and unhappy. The question is why? One possible answer: a little drug in our brains called dopamine.
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How did we get to the Republican Party of today? Washington Post political columnist Dana Milbank draws a 25-year through-line from Newt Gingrich to Donald Trump in his book “The Destructionists.”
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The answer to the questions on everyone’s mind: are we heading toward a recession? Are we already in one? GDP fell for a second straight quarter. That’s usually a sign of recession and that’s certainly triggered fears of a slowdown. We get the scoop from a group of economists.
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We take a look at the growing problem of gun violence and that of illegal firearms used in crimes. What is being done and how you can help.
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No bus system in the top 50 cities has lost more riders than the Charlotte Area Transit System has and, in recent months, other problems have cropped up, too. We take a closer look.
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On the Local News Roundup, the governor signs the budget into law while vetoing other recent legislation. He also lifts the COVID-19 state of emergency beginning in August. And, the nation’s new poet laureate teaches at Queens.