Sarah Delia
Senior Producer, Charlotte Talks with Mike CollinsSarah Delia is a Senior Producer for Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. Sarah joined the WFAE news team in 2014. An Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, Sarah has lived and told stories from Maine, New York, Indiana, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. Sarah received her B.A. in English and Art history from James Madison University, where she began her broadcast career at college radio station WXJM. Sarah has interned and worked at NPR in Washington DC, interned and freelanced for WNYC, and attended the Salt Institute for Radio Documentary Studies.
Sarah was the lead reporter of She Says, an investigative award winning podcast that follows the journey of a sexual assault survivor as she navigates her way through the criminal justice system. She was also the host of the award winning series The List, which examines the child sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte.
She enjoys finding stories off the beaten path.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, an update on crime in Charlotte and a discussion about what city leaders are considering to remedy it.
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It seems like there’s never enough time to discuss all the many changes taking place in Charlotte sports — so we're dedicating a whole hour to just that. Our roundtable of reporters will discuss David Tepper’s numerous firings, how the Panthers plan to win back fans (and a new coach) to Charlotte FC’s upcoming season, and the latest on the sale of the Charlotte Knights.
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A conversation with Valerie Kinloch, JCSU's president, who has ambitious goals for the HBCU. She wants to elevate faculty and staff culture, increase alumni engagement and broaden JCSU’s appeal.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, the conscious choice to abstain from consuming alcohol after the holidays. We discuss the many aspects of a Dry January.
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How much power do homeowners associations have in the state of North Carolina? It’s more than you probably think. HOAs in the state can actually file to foreclose on your house for even one missed payment of HOA dues. It’s happened more than 5,500 times since 2018. And almost half of those filings occurred in Mecklenburg County.
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On the next Charlotte Talks: A look back at Reconstruction — the period that followed our Civil War — in a conversation with writers for The Atlantic, which has devoted an entire issue examining the importance of that period and how it informs our lives today.
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What makes for a favorite holiday movie? Why do we gravitate toward "It’s a Wonderful Life," or "Elf," "Bad Santa" or "Miracle on 34th Street"? And what new movies should you put on your list? We hear all about movies from our old friends Matt Brunson and Sean O’Connell.
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Kelly Barnhill tells her story of perseverance and of triumph over a brain injury that left an award-winning writer unable to put words together.
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Foreign affairs specialist Dr. Fiona Hill said during the first Trump impeachment hearing that she feared the nation was going down a dangerous path. In town to speak at the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, she joins us Thursday to talk about foreign policy, the war in Ukraine and America’s path toward autocracy.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, a year after the disappearance of Madalina Cojocari and with police still holding the belief that she’s still out there, we look at how difficult it is to investigate these cases.