Tim Funk
Host, Inside Politics: Election 2022Tim Funk is one of the hosts of the "Inside Politics: Election 2022 podcast." He spent most of his 40-year journalism career at The Charlotte Observer, covering politics in its Raleigh bureau and, later, as its Washington correspondent. His other Observer beats over the years included race and immigration, TV and radio, and faith & values. As one of the Observer's political reporters, he covered the governor's office, the state legislature, U.S. Sen. John Edwards' first campaign for president (and vice president), the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (plus seven other national political conventions), and numerous elections. A Kentucky native, Funk has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and has won several state and national awards.
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We take a look at the Jan. 6 hearings and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. Followed by a talk about our lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, who’s been in the news for a series of controversial comments. -
The politics of race, guns and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race are the focus of this episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022. -
On this episode Inside Politics: Election 2022, we discuss the results of the May 17 primary in North Carolina and look ahead to the general election. We’ll also take a look at the upcoming Charlotte City Council election in July. -
In this week’s episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we’re going to discuss the race for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. It’s expected that former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will win the Democratic primary on May 17. On the Republican side, U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former Gov. Pat McCrory are the leading contenders. -
In this episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we take a look at Charlotte City Council. Specifically, we're going to dig into the race for the council's four at-large seats. That’s where former Mayor Patrick Cannon is running in the Democratic primary on May 17. Cannon spent time in federal prison for accepting $50,000 in cash and gifts when he was on council and mayor. -
We hear from Aimy Steele, founder and executive director of the New North Carolina Project. Then, Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University, joins us to talk about the rise of the unaffiliated voter in North Carolina. -
In the first episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we discuss the political maps in place for North Carolina’s congressional and legislative races. Then we’ll assess the state of North Carolina’s Democratic and Republican parties, and their challenges. -
Veteran journalists Steve Harrison, Tim Funk and Jim Morrill host this political podcast. They'll talk about the big issues like North Carolina's new political maps, race and equity, the leadership of the political parties and the happenings on the campaign trail.A new episode lands every other Tuesday, beginning March 29, 2022.
