
Marshall Terry
Host, Morning EditionMarshall came to WFAE after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he worked at the campus radio station and earned a degree in communication. Outside of radio, he loves listening to music and going to see bands - preferably in small, dingy clubs.
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A powerful North Carolina state lawmaker is in a legal fight with his former business partners in the hemp industry. Rep. John Bell’s district includes Goldsboro in eastern North Carolina. Those former business partners are accusing him of threatening to use his “power and influence” to jail them. The fight provides a rare peek into the highly competitive hemp industry and the politics that accompany it. For more, I'm joined now by Jeffrey Billman, who wrote about it for the Assembly.
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So Charlotte's office market has a problem that's often described as a “flight to quality." That's employers leaving decades-old office buildings in favor of shiny, newer buildings with modern amenities like coffee bars and Instagram walls. Makes sense, right? Especially as a way to lure workers back to the cubicle farms. But is this “flight to quality” really happening? Maybe not quite according to new data. For more on this and other business stories, WFAE’s Marshall Terry is joined by Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, for our segment BizWorthy.
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This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking two claims. The first is related to an expansion of internet access in the state under a Biden-era law. In a recent post on his Truth Social site, President Trump called the Digital Equity Act racist and illegal and said he will end it.
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We're going to get an update on what's been going on at the General Assembly in Raleigh this session. But instead of focusing on the typical big bills like the budget, we're going to look at some fishy business lawmakers have been up to — literally.
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Construction in Charlotte is still slow. New quarterly data from CoStar show the number of new apartments and industrial projects have dropped sharply, while almost no new offices are being built. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Charlotte Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.
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In North Carolina, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is likely to have a big impact on everything from Medicaid expansion and food stamps to the 2026 Senate election and state politics. NC Newsroom's Adam Wagner joined WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss.
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The door has now been slammed on door-to-door sales in the town of Pineville. In a 3-2 vote last month, the town council ended an ordinance allowing only some solicitations. The Ledger's Tony Mecia and WFAE's Marshall Terry discuss this, and other business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.
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A race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court finally ended last month after a protracted legal fight. But the ramifications of that fight could last a lot longer as Republicans look to change the state's rules on voting. The Assembly's Bryan Anderson joined WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss.
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You know that huge parking deck at 11th and Brevard streets in uptown Charlotte that’s been sitting there for years, partly finished, with no cars in it? Well, that could be about to change. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.
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You might be in the mood to go out for some entertainment. But what about “eater-tainment?” It’s one of the hot new trends in Charlotte. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.