Gabe Altieri
Producer, Charlotte Talks with Mike CollinsGabe Altieri is a Producer for Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. Prior to joining WFAE in 2022, he worked for WSKG Public Media in Binghamton, New York. While at WSKG, he was the local Morning Edition host before being promoted to Managing Editor/News Director. His reporting has focused on child sexual abuse, veteran access to health care and local government spending. Gabe is a 2014 graduate of Syracuse University.
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been a lightning rod for his views on abortion, LGBTQ and gun rights. Robinson recently sat down with Steve Harrison from WFAE's Inside Politics podcast to discuss all of these issues and more. We hear that conversation on the next Charlotte Talks. -
Members of Gen Z have reached the minimum age for running for Congress: 25. Their lives have been shaped by change and tumult. Mike Collins and our panel look at how that has shaped the Gen Z approach to politics and what it might mean for the country.
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We revisit a conversation with author Dan Chapman about his new book "A Road Running Southward." Chapman follows the environmental journey John Muir made through the South in the 1860s. He compares the region then to the region now and explores the price we are paying for industrial growth.
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Animal shelters across the country are at a breaking point. Many are at capacity and those around Charlotte are no exception. Plus, the toll veterinarians face and what advocates are doing to change that.
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Macy joins Charlotte Talks to discuss her new book "Raising Lazarus." It looks at the latest waves of the opioid epidemic and where the effort to hold those accountable stands. Macy also wrote "Dopesick," which was turned into a miniseries on Hulu.
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Quiet quitting is a trend among workers who want more balance in their life — something they discovered during the pandemic. It’s about doing just what you’re paid to do and no more. Will this actually be beneficial?
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Mike Collins and a roundtable of reporters discuss the swirl of issues surrounding education as schools prepare to welcome students back to the classroom. From declining public school enrollment to COVID, school safety concerns, and more.
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A federal judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban while South Carolina’s Supreme Court stops a near-total abortion ban from going into effect. Charlotte F.C. decides on a headquarters location and the City Council moves closer to a possible social district. Mike Collins and local journalists break down these and other stories from the week's news.
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Charlotte’s Pride Festival and Parade returns this week against a backdrop of hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community along with concerns over monkeypox, which is circulating especially among gay men. On the next Charlotte Talks, Mike Collins talks with LGBTQ+ leaders about this year's event and the state of civil rights.
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Carolina Panthers football is set to begin and Charlotte FC appears to be in the thrust of a playoff push. That should make owner David Tepper a hero, but questions have been raised by other moves off the field. We discuss what this might mean for the future on Charlotte Talks.
