Julian Berger
Race & Equity ReporterJulian Berger is a Race & Equity Reporter at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR affiliate. His reporting focuses on Charlotte's Latino community and immigration policy. He is an award-winning journalist who has earned Regional Edward R. Murrow and RTDNAC awards for his coverage of heightened immigration enforcement.
Before joining WFAE, Berger worked in both print and television news. At La Noticia, a Spanish-language newspaper serving North Carolina, he covered immigration, education and community issues affecting Latino families. He later worked as a production assistant at NBC News, supporting network coverage by editing video, writing scripts and assisting in the studio.
Berger is president of the Charlotte chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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A Charlotte photographer’s portraits highlight the humanity of the local Latino community. The project, “Latinx Portraits,” opens in east Charlotte on Saturday. -
Mecklenburg County election officials say they have no confirmed reports that federal law enforcement agents plan to appear at local polling places. -
About 60 federal detainees will be moved into Mecklenburg County’s two detention centers under a new agreement, even as the county is still dealing with jail overcrowding. -
A Charlotte community event will pair early voting with music, food and a group walk to the polls Saturday. -
The North Carolina State Board of Elections this week sent letters to nearly 1,400 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens. -
CaroMont Health and Duke Health are seeking state approval to jointly build two hospitals in Mecklenburg County. -
A federal judge has sentenced a protester arrested during the Operation Charlotte’s Web immigration crackdown last November to one year of probation. -
The Mint Museum Uptown is celebrating the legacy of the Lebrón Brothers, a Puerto Rican salsa group whose music helped shape New York’s Latin music scene, on Friday night. -
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has provided more information on how it will carry out immigration enforcement under its new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
A documentary about Puerto Rican independence leader Pedro Albizu Campos is coming to Charlotte this week.
