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.
He was nominated in 2023 as one of Charlotte's best radio personalities by the Queen City Nerve's "Best in the Nest" awards, and his reporting has covered a wide array of topics, from city and state government to local transportation, housing, business and the arts. His radio features have won two 2023 RTDNA awards and a regional 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award. In addition to filing stories for WFAE, he has filed for NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's All Things Considered, NPR's Latino USA, and BBC Outlook.
He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive toward a better future. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
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From local theater to live music, comedy and concerts, local art and culture watchers discuss noteworthy events coming up in the Charlotte area in April. -
Local artists held a rally in NoDa on Thursday, where they painted over dozens of murals with beige spray paint. The artists were raising awareness for the local nonprofit ArtPop Street Gallery, which is in danger of shutting down amid a funding shortfall. -
One of Charlotte's biggest arts and culture events returns this weekend with a flood of performances, special events and larger-than-life interactive art installations. -
Three people were shot and seriously injured during a street takeover event outside a northeast Charlotte shopping center Sunday. -
A statue of the fabled egg went missing from Cornelius Elementary School in 2023. Residents raised money for its replacement. -
A pre-Civil War farmhouse built by a wealthy gold miner in Mecklenburg County is up for sale in west Charlotte. The home has been restored by a local couple that saved it from demolition in 2014. -
After nearly a century of entertaining audiences with vaudeville acts, films, musicals and concerts — followed by decades of neglect and a crumbling interior — the Carolina Theatre reopens in uptown Charlotte on Monday, restored by a $90 million renovation. -
Mecklenburg County officials say Latta Place — formerly known as Latta Plantation — will undergo a redesign that places more focus on the people who lived and worked there, especially those who were enslaved.
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The Union County Commission voted unanimously Monday night to ban events from county parks that are judged "obscene," "sexualized," or "not suitable for young children." -
The United Way of Greater Charlotte has named a new CEO. As Kathryn Firmin-Sellers steps into her new role, she speaks with WFAE's Nick de la Canal about her priorities and upcoming challenges for her organization and other nonprofits.
