News Releases
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2019
Dec. 5, Report For America Selects WFAE as Host Newsroom for Two Innovative Reporting Partnerships in 2020
Dec. 2, The List - WFAE Investigative Series Examines Charlotte Diocese “List” of Credible Abuse Allegations
Nov. 7, Michael Falero Joins WFAE as a 2019 Reporting Fellow
Nov. 1, WFAE Adds to Award-winning Newsroom with Two Hires
Oct. 21, Charlotte Talks' Forum on Proposed Mecklenburg Sale Tax Increase
Sept. 30, WFAE's Joe O'Connor Elected to NPR Board of Directors
Sept. 12, Ann Doss Helms Joins WFAE's Award-winning Newsroom
Aug. 26, WFAE's Ju-Don Marshall Elected to N.C. Open Government Coalition Board
Aug. 15, WFAE's "Charlotte Talks" Hosts Forum for At-Large City Council Candidates
July 18, WFAE hosts a forum about a Community Approach to Charlotte's Homicides
May 7, "Work It" Wins WFAE's "Queen City PodQuest"
May 6, WFAE's Jennifer Lang Selected for Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative
Apr. 16, WFAE's Sarah Delia Wins 2019 Gracie Award
Apr. 12, WFAE "Queen City PodQuest" Winner Selected on May 4
Apr. 8, WFAE Hosts Live Broadcast about Growth & Development in Lake Norman Area
Mar. 13, Finalists Announced in WFAE's "Queen City PodQuest"
Feb. 13, Voting in WFAE's "Queen City PodQuest" Tops 50,000
Jan. 17, WFAE Adds to Award-winning Newsroom with Two Hires
2018
Dec. 3, WFAE Announces Search for a New Podcast from the Charlotte Community
Nov. 1, Robert Koch Named Director of Development at WFAE
Oct. 15, WFAE's Charlotte Talks Hosts Live Broadcast about Midterm Elections
Sept. 18, WFAE's Joni Deutsch Named in Charlotte Agenda's 30 Under 30 Program
Sept. 12, WFAE's "Amplifier" Lands in Top 30 of Apple Podcasts
Aug. 31, WFAE's "Amplifier" Showcases Charlotte's Music Scene Every Weekday in September
Aug. 27, Journalist Steve Harrison Joins WFAE's Award-winning Newsroom
Aug. 6, WFAE Announces the 2018 Roger & Marilyn Sarow Fellows
July 25, WFAE Hosts Live Broadcast about Sexual Assault in Charlotte
June 27, WFAE Adds 1A and The Daily to Weekday Schedule
June 20, WFAE's She Says Cracks Apple Podcast Top 200
May 23, WFAE Launches "She Says" - A Podcast about a Woman Looking for Answers about Her Sexual Assault
May 3, Pulitzer Prize-nominated Journalist Tommy Tomlinson Joins WFAE's Award-winning Newsroom
Apr. 27, WFAE Wins Two Regional Murrow Awards
Apr. 8, WFAE's Joni Deutsch Wins 2018 Gracie Award
Apr. 4, WFAE Adds to Award-winning Newsroom with Three Hires
Feb. 12, WFAE Hosts Live Broadcast with Charlotte's Mayor, Police Chief, City Manager and District Attorney
Feb. 6, WFAE's Joni Deutsch Selected for International Women's Leadership Accelerator Program
2017
Nov. 15, Joni Deutsch Joins WFAE's Award-winning Newsroom
Oct. 31, WFAE Announces New Weekend Programming Schedule
Sept. 6, WFAE Hosts Live Two-hour Broadcast on One Year Anniversary of the Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott
Aug. 2, WFAE Launches Candidate ME, a New Podcast Series Hosted by Tom Bullock
July 13, WFAE Hosts Live Broadcast About Charlotte's Homicides
June 15, Alexandra Olgin Joins WFAE's Award-winning Newsroom
May 22, WFAE Announces the 2017 Roger & Marilyn Sarow Diversity Fellows
May 2, Ju-Don Marshall Named WFAE Chief Content Officer
April 25, WFAE Wins Two Regional Murrow Awards
April 6, WFAE Launches Interactive Timeline To Track Homicides In Charlotte
Feb. 28, WFAE Hosts Live Broadcast About Immigration
Feb. 1, WFAE Elects Officers and Directors
Jan. 13, WFAE Produces 60-Minute Documentary About Charleston Shooting