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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One of the more contentious changes allowed under the Unified Development Ordinance is for duplexes and triplexes to be built in neighborhoods previously only zoned for single-family homes. And some parts of Charlotte are now seeing that happen. This and more on this week's BizWorthy.
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Wilkes County is facing scrutiny after county leaders approved a Christian heritage proclamation. Reporter Jacob Biba wrote about it for The Assembly, and he joined us on Morning Edition to talk about it.
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The radio show and podcast "Hidden Brain" this February is exploring the psychology of how people form political beliefs as well as strategies to engage more constructively with those who think differently. Host Shankar Vedantam joined us on Morning Edition to talk about this new series, U.S. 2.0.
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Charlotte Center City Partners released its annual report on the state of Charlotte's center city on Wednesday. We discussed the report's uptown and South End findings on this week's BizWorthy.
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According to The Charlotte Observer, at least six construction workers died on the job last year in Charlotte, the most that has occurred in about a decade and a half. The paper also found that in the last two years, the state reduced the fines companies face when their workers die more than 40% of the time. Gavin Off, one of the reporters who wrote this story, joined us on Morning Edition.
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Your options for flying out of Charlotte just got cheaper. Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines announced this week it’s adding seven direct flights from Charlotte Douglas. This and other local business news on this week's BizWorthy.
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It's time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee sent out a press release earlier this month in support of legislation they introduced called the Safe and Open Streets Act. The press release referred to an incident in Durham in November in which protesters blocked a freeway during rush hour.
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With roughly 3,000 miles worth of creeks in Mecklenburg County, a big storm like the one we had last week means flooding from swollen creeks is usually a major concern. But what about flooding related to development?
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North Carolina is set to give grants for major upgrades to water and sewage infrastructure to four communities that happen to be near sites where new casinos could be built. But leaders in most of those communities are denying there’s any connection between the infrastructure projects and the possible casinos. Mehr Sher wrote about it for Carolina Public Press and joined us on Morning Edition.
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Here's another "2024 list" for you to consider: the hottest property rezonings expected in Charlotte. WFAE's Marshall Terry and Tony Mecia, of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, break it down on this week's BizWorthy.