Radio – and audio in general – is a great medium for the application of history. But it is also a good format for in-depth interviews.
Our “Morning Edition” and “All Things to Consider” hosts are like a regular long series of interviews Bizorti, Verification of fact And Time for sports. But it takes time to record interviews about the events that are driving the news cycle – or on those topics that are fun to create those glorious public radio “driving times” – once you reach your destination but are forced to. Stay in the car and listen to the rest of the story on the radio.
Here are the top 10 in-air interviews with WFAE hosts this year.
Remembering the influence of Bobby Martin Sir and Big M Stoll
When Bobby Martin Sir died on September 27, the Charlotte Drew Hills community lost an icon. Not only did Martin win the 86-year-old rider, but he also owned the Big M Stols near the city. He is known for sharing his knowledge with others, especially African Americans and young people in the city. He held free annual events in the barns, and was responsible for exposing many people to horses in a rapidly growing urban area. WFAE Gwendolin Glen He spoke to a few people who knew Martin well..
Maria Howell, a native of Gastonia, talks about acting and music.
Maria Howell, a native of Gastonia, impressed the audience with her amazing voice nationally and internationally and shared the stage with the likes of Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson and George Benson. And she is especially well known for her annual jazz show in Charlotte. ” Gwendoline Glen met with Howell in November.
Cherry residents who have seen the change in their environment want their historic Morgan School to remain
The Charlotte Cherry neighborhood has changed a lot over the past decade. Gentrification has transformed a once-dominated black neighborhood into an African-American homeowner to 60% white. Cherry residents struggled to save the rest of their community – and the latest war is claiming Morgan’s ownership, a school now closed. October Gwendoline Glenn spoke to a number of people involved in the effort..
In her series The Skillet, Emine Wright portrays black food as American food.
The history of African American cuisine has a lot to do with Africa, and how it is translated into American tables is gaining a lot of attention in the media today. This year, Charlotte Five had “The Skillet: How Black Cuisine Became an American Dinner.” In June, Gwendoline Glenn directed the series Emine Wright on Black Food and How to find a famous place.
Analysis schools call police students of color and people with disabilities – including in the Carolinas
Throughout the US, nearly 230,000 students were sent to law enforcement during the 2017-18 school year. Black students and students with mental and physical disabilities receive almost double the total number of students. This is exactly what the US Department of Education’s data center has to do with public loyalty analysis. In North Carolina and South Carolina, law enforcement officials are increasingly involved with black and disabled students. In September, the WFAE Marshall Terry The leader of that story spoke to Corry Mitchell, the center’s reporter..
A retired Davidson policeman meditates as a 9/11 first respondent.
When he arrived in Vernon, Jr. was a New York police officer who was attacked by the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He later moved south and served as a member of the Davidson Police Department. WFAE’s Nick de la Canal met with Cedars, now retired and living in Mooresville, to review and talk about that historic day 20 years ago. How the experience changed him.
Five years after the girls’ ‘Sesame Street’, this Hickory family has fond memories of a lifetime.
In the early days of Sesame Street, Hiccup residents Arthur and Marie Hunt lived in New York City. The hunting sisters stayed on Sesame Street for five years. In August, Gwendolin Glen met a hunter Talk about some memories.
When you try to buy a new home in Charlotte, you may be competing with Wall Street.
It is no secret that Charlotte’s housing market is brutal. This can be especially difficult for you if you are a first time buyer or if you are looking for a small family home in Charlotte. Part of the reason. Enterprise landlords have significantly increased their market share.. Eli Portolo of UNC Charlotte City Institute looked into the matter and approached Marshall Terry in June to find out more.
After a year of silence, musicians and music venues are ready to shake again.
Of course, we are not out of the woods with the plague, but it is life. a lot Different from the original parts of Covid-19. For starters, there are live events and shows again with security precautions in many cases. For some, the dark ages and fading charms may seem like a distant memory, but less than a year has passed since the owners of the place were completely stumbled upon. March, Marshall Terry He talked to Charlotte’s owner Petras’ about how the local music scene fits..
How a Charlotte Restaurant survived Covid-19 a year later
Of course, the music and the art industries were not the only aspects of the service and hospitality that kept the plague at bay. Restaurants were heavy. Marshall Terry discussed with a longtime Charlotte restaurant owner how difficult it has been for the past 12 months, as he celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Covenant ban in North Carolina. Here is a conversation with Clifton Freshwater of Freshwaters. And as a bonus Terry Just back this month with Freshwater.
Note: Those 10 interviews represent only a few of the WFAE’s on-air interviews this year. Below we link some more popular ones.
