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The Alliance for Women and Media revealed winners of the 49th annual Gracie Awards on Thursday, and two WFAE journalists were honored for a major series published last year.
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WFAE has hired Zachary Turner as our reporter covering the climate beat, effective March 4. He will be reporting directly to Ely Portillo, Interim Executive Editor. Turner is a recent master's program graduate of the UNC School of Journalism, and his work has appeared on NPR ("Here and Now"), WUNC and in The Assembly.
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While the current presidential race showcases the country's rawest divisions, the new narrative podcast “Landslide,” launched Feb. 22, reveals how our partisan gulf formed — with a particular emphasis on the rise of the modern Republican Party.
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We know keeping up with the news can be a challenge. That's why each weekday morning, we're delivering "NewsWorthy," a podcast that brings you the most important stories and compelling conversations from the WFAE newsroom.
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Kayla Young, a reporter for WFAE and Spanish-language news organization La Noticia, recently won several awards from two national publishing organizations. Those awards include the José Martí Awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the EPPY Awards from Editor & Publisher Magazine.
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WFAE recently won three first-place and two second-place awards in the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas contest for 2023.
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Ju-Don Marshall, who became WFAE’s chief executive officer earlier this year, was named the 2023 Woman of the Year by The Mecklenburg Times and North Carolina Lawyers Weekly at a ceremony Thursday night.Marshall was chosen from among 50 women earlier named as the most influential in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. The selection panel said Marshall exemplifies what it means to have a significant, positive impact on the community.
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The Mecklenburg Times and North Carolina Lawyers Weekly have named Ju-Don Marshall, WFAE’s president and CEO, as one of the “50 Most Influential Women of 2023.”
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The three-part series, "Falling Short: Why Democrats keep losing most statewide races,” won in the News Series category for large market stations across the country.
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WFAE has been recognized with six Green Eyeshade awards, including first place for having the top newscast.
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WFAE won three regional Edward R. Murrows awards for newscast, news series and overall excellence.
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“Fractured” looks at how North Carolina’s mental health and criminal justice systems fail the mentally ill.
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Senior editor Sarah Mobley Smith and community engagement producer Dante Miller have been chosen to participate in "Upward:NC," a leadership development program for journalists of color.
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The National Association of Black Journalists recognized WFAE with top honors in the Radio Top 15 Investigative category for its article "Student Loans Weigh Heavily On Black And Latino Borrowers In North Carolina."
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The Radio Television Digital News Association recognized WFAE with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the investigative reporting category.
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Debra Turner Bailey, Douglas Handy and Penda Howell have joined WFAE as chief people officer, chief financial officer and chief revenue officer, respectively. The positions focus on employee engagement, finance and new revenue streams. Turner Bailey’s and Howell’s positions are new to WFAE.
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The Crowns of Enterprise Awards recognized WFAE as “2022 Media Personality/Outlet of the Year” in its recent awards ceremony.
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Business North Carolina magazine has named Ju-Don Marshall, WFAE’s chief content officer and executive vice president, as one of North Carolina’s most influential leaders in its annual “Power List.”
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FRONTLINE has selected WFAE as a partner for its Local Journalism Initiative. The yearlong collaboration will allow WFAE to investigate how North Carolina’s mental health and criminal justice systems fail people with mental illness.
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WFAE’s Jeff Bundy hosts award-winning health care journalist Dana Miller Ervin for a moderated discussion on the biggest health care challenges facing our community. Dana offers her insight on health care accessibility and inequality, the latest COVID-19 omicron surge and more.
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Wells Fargo announced Monday a $200,000 contribution to support WFAE increasing its reporting on communities of color and equity. WFAE will use the investment to build its Race & Equity Team. With Wells Fargo’s contribution, WFAE has raised more than $720,000 of our $1.2 million goal to fund the team for three years.
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WFAE reporter Gracyn Doctor appears in the Feb. 27 episode of “60 Minutes,” which looks at the crisis in local news and how hedge funds and other financial firms have swallowed up newspapers, closed newsrooms and slashed staff.
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WFAE climate reporter David Boraks has been chosen for a fellowship by the National Press Foundation. The fellowship’s focus is exploring biomass and climate change.