Nick de la Canal
Host, Weekend Edition / ReporterWFAE's Nick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news updates. 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. His reporting has covered a vast array of topics, including government, transportation, housing, music, arts and culture, business, and even the paranormal. In 2023, his reporting on state legislation restricting treatments for transgender minors was awarded first place for reporting on social issues by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. He was awarded second place the same year for the RTDNA's economic / consumer reporting category for breaking the story of a low-income neighborhood purchased by a developer who evicted residents and doubled the rent.
His reporting also contributed the WFAE's first place win in 2023 by the RTDNA for the newsroom's "In Focus: Corridors of Opportunity" series. He contributed to WFAE's Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage following the Keith Scott shooting and protests in September 2016. 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. Periodically, he tweets: @nickdelacanal
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New research links certain pesticides we spray on our lawns to declining health for aquatic life in nearby creeks and streams. Several streams near Charlotte were included in the study.
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After more than a year of work, Francisco Camacho completed a 232-square foot, 60,000-piece puzzle inside the North Carolina Research Campus over the weekend. He's not opposed to doing it again — perhaps after he retires.
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North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is leading the race for the Republican nomination for governor, but a government watchdog says the public still needs answers to lingering questions about his 2020 campaign.
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When a Charlotte animal shelter took in a white and gold shih tzu found on the street, they had no idea they would find its original owner hundreds of miles away in Florida. The dog and owner were reunited soon after.
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VanVan, 5, of Salisbury has amassed a huge social media following for her freestyling hits and wiggling dance moves. "When the beat drops, I just feel the beat and I just get a bar," she says.
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A festival for the sober and the sober-curious returns to Camp North End this Saturday. Its founder says it's a chance for people to hang out without the hangover.
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An apartment complex in southeast Charlotte will soon offer permanent housing to homeless veterans. It may be the first project of its kind in Mecklenburg County.
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Emanuel Wynter's music blends rock, soul, and R&B with cool, confident vocals and a swaggering electric violin. He talks with WFAE about his live album recorded at The Evening Muse in February 2023.
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An investigation by The News & Observer of Raleigh raises questions about how a friend and political donor to Commissioner Mike Causey landed a job as his personal driver earning up to $84,000 a year.
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Business has been booming at North Carolina's six ski resorts over the past few winters, but winter weather is becoming more unpredictable. How is the industry thinking about the future?