Nick de la Canal
Host, All Things Considered / ReporterNick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news developments on WFAE's All Things Considered. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern.
His reporting has covered a wide range of topics, from city and state government to transportation, housing, immigration, business and the arts. His work has earned a 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News, a 2025 Public Media Journalists Association First Place award for News Feature, and multiple RTDNA Carolinas Awards for breaking news, enterprise and feature reporting. He has also been nominated twice as Charlotte's Best Radio Personality by readers of Queen City Nerve.
In addition to reporting for WFAE, Nick has filed stories for NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here and Now and Latino USA, as well as BBC Outlook. Nick grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High School, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive for a better future.
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Former Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio says commissioners should have known they approved a roughly $14.7 million loan to Discovery Place. The agreement was in their agenda materials. -
Jim Bakker built one of the biggest televangelism empires of the 1980s before PTL collapsed amid sex and financial scandals. Retired Charlotte Observer reporter Tim Funk reflects on Bakker’s rise, fall and legacy. -
Charlotte City Council members are considering whether to strengthen enforcement against so-called predatory towing practices after city staff reported that disputes between drivers and tow truck operators frequently require police intervention. -
Fall is the season when leaves drop and gardens go dormant. But throughout Charlotte's arts scene this October, things are coming back to life. Our First Friday Arts panel sorts through this month's cultural tricks and treats. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers pulled over two men riding down South Tryon Street in a couch balanced across two electric scooters this weekend. It's unclear if the couch-surfers received a citation.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson says the city’s stricter youth curfew is meant to prevent teen takeovers and keep young people safe — not funnel them into the criminal justice system. She spoke with WFAE about how officers will enforce it. -
Federal agents say Natasha Renee Gibbs illegally purchased the firearm used by Terry Clark Hughes Jr. in the April 2024 east Charlotte shooting that killed four law enforcement officers.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Vice Chair Liz Monterrey Duvall offered to step down from her leadership position after she said she received multiple threats following this week's controversial firing of Superintendent Crystal Hill. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' chief communications officer was arrested and charged with driving while impaired Thursday night. The arrest comes at a perilous time for the school district, after the school board this week unexpectedly fired Superintendent Crystal Hill. -
Queens University of Charlotte announced Wednesday that it will become “Queens College” once its merger with Elon University receives final approval.
