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WFAE Talks The Latest Airport Fight, A Proposed Sales Tax Hike, Murrows

WFAE | By Greg Collard,
Lisa Worf
Published June 13, 2014 at 5:20 PM EDT
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Greg, Lisa and Ben discuss the latest legislative strategy to force Charlotte city government to give up control of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, and a proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike to help supplement the salaries of CMS employees and fund a few other programs.

Plus, Greg and Lisa talk to Ben about his big week. He was named the winner of a national Edward R. Murrow Award for this story.

We've separated this week's "Meghameter" segment in which Meghan Stubel fact-checks the rhetoric in political press releases. This week, Meghan Stubel looks at claims made in a Forward NC press release titled Tillis Chooses Kochs Over North Carolina Jobs. You can listen to that segment below:

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Greg Collard
Greg Collard served as news director from 2008 to 2023. He served as WFAE's executive editor in 2023. He came to WFAE from West Virginia Public Broadcasting. In his eight years there, Greg had roles as a reporter, editor and producer. He was the executive producer of a television news magazine and news director for radio and television when he decided to head south for Charlotte.
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Lisa Worf
Lisa Worf traded the Midwest for Charlotte in 2006 to take a job at WFAE. She worked with public TV in Detroit and taught English in Austria before making her way to radio. Lisa graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in English.
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