Layna Hong
Digital ProducerLayna Hong is a digital producer at WFAE. She is a graduate from UNC Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, where she concentrated in graphic design and reporting.
Hong has previously worked for Duke University's Graduate School as a communications intern, contributed to several on-campus publications and produced multimedia news packages pitched all over the state as part of UNC's Media Hub.
Her work has been featured in WRAL, NC Policy Watch and Greensboro News & Record.
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Charlotte FC is playing its final regular-season game on Saturday, Oct. 21 against Inter Miami at Bank of America Stadium at 6:00 p.m. Global soccer star Lionel Messi said he will play. Here's everything you need to know about game day, including how and when to get there. -
The last time October had a Friday the 13th was in 2017. To mark this rare occurrence, here are 13 events happening in the Charlotte area on the reportedly unlucky day in the eeriest month of the year. -
Charlotte-based spoken word artist and poet Hannah Hasan is in high demand these days. She’s created and performed customized poetry for different organizations and people all over the city and across the country. For Hasan, telling people’s stories is a privilege — and what she does for a living. -
Summer Lucille, founder of the Juicy Body Goddess boutique located in Northlake Mall, launched her store because she wanted her fashion to reflect who she was as a plus-size woman. Now she's a social media sensation. -
The public will be able to experience Mecca of Digital Arts (MODA) through two free community events celebrating its opening, one on Friday evening and another all-day Saturday. The Gantt is also unveiling its latest exhibit "Phygital Funk: Local Creators Exhibition." -
The Mint Museum Randolph’s annual Party in the Park event is back. Along with food trucks, live music and free museum admission, the event will also celebrate the “Guiding Winds” installation by local artist Rosalía Torres-Weiner. -
Charlotte FC announced the retirement of club captain Christian Fuchs from his professional career on Thursday. Fuchs' career spans over 19 seasons, seven professional teams and four different countries. -
A special exhibition will be unveiled at the Mint Museum Uptown Saturday, Dec. 10. Called “Fashion Reimagined: Themes and Variations, 1760-NOW,” the installation celebrates 50 years since the founding of its fashion collection by what is now the Mint Museum Auxillary. -
Rina Sawayama pulled off an incredible live music experience that transformed her most personal and painful experiences into a celebration of life and an homage to all things pop. -
This year's MacArthur Fellows include South Carolina native Joseph Drew Lanham, an ornithologist, naturalist, writer, poet and Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. In 2019, Lanham was a guest on WFAE's Southbound podcast.
