The nation’s top athletes in canoe and kayak slalom were in Charlotte this past weekend (April 7-9) Saturday competing to represent the U.S. at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. In interviews for public radio station WFAE-FM, I talked to two athletes with good chances to make the team, as well as a longtime U.S. … More Why Charlotte’s Whitewater Center attracts Olympic hopefuls here | WFAE
The Charlotte Observer is moving to a new office this spring – and that means saying goodbye to the current four-story newsroom and office building on South Tryon Street, which is expected to be redeveloped. On Thursday, a few hundred employees past and present reunited for a couple of hours to reminisce. I once worked there … More Observer’s saying farewell to 600 S. Tryon St. | WFAE
Construction of the Charlotte Area Transit System’s Lynx Blue Line northeast extension is hitting another milestone this weekend, with work on a light rail bridge over Harris Boulevard. Read or listen to my report at WFAE.org. Feb. 12, 2016, WFAE.org “Final Blue Line Rail Bridge Going Up, Change On The Way“
Environmentalists are disappointed over the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to put the EPA’s Clean Power Plan on hold. But they say it won’t slow progress toward eliminating coal from the power supply. Here’s my report on WFAE. Feb. 10, 2016, WFAE.org, “Clean Power Plan On Hold, But Environmentalists Optimistic“
Two years ago, 39,000 tons of coal ash spilled near Duke Energy’s Dan River plant in Eden, North Carolina. That prompted new state rules and forced Duke to speed coal ash cleanups there and at other old coal plants, including Riverbend near Charlotte. Some environmentalists support Duke’s approach, while others are fighting it. I’ve been visiting … More Coal Ash Is Moving, But Landfill Neighbors Fight Back | WFAE
The Carolina Panthers and the Leicester City Football Club are both at the top of their leagues this year, having their best seasons in years. That has prompted a bit of camaraderie between the two sides, including an exchange of jerseys, and a fascination with “The Dab.” I did a 5 1/2 minute interview on … More Interview with BBC Leicester on the Panthers and Foxes
What a treat it was to cover Sunday night’s NFC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium, where the Carolina Panthers beat the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15. The win means the Panthers will face the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA.
Here’s a story I produced over the holidays looking at the I-77 toll lanes issue and upcoming elections in 2016. Will anti-toll sentiment affect the vote for governor or statehouse, as it did in Huntersville in November?
Here’s a wonderful Christmas story I produced for Christmas 2008 on DavidsonNews.net. Retired minister Russell Mase of Davidson shares a tale from a Christmas gone by. Worth a listen. He tells a touching story about caroling on a Christmas Eve many years ago. We first heard him tell this story at a holiday gathering of … More Russell Mase: A story for Christmas | SoundCloud
For those interested in open space preservation, here’s a story I produced this week on WFAE: Congress last week approved a bill that makes tax incentives permanent for agreements that conserve land and preserve open space. Lands conservancies are calling it the most important legislation in decades for their movement. Since 2006, landowners have been … More Land Trusts Say Permanent Tax Incentives Will Spur Conservation | WFAE
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