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🏳️🌈 🎤 Radio reporter and hometown boy covering Charlotte, NC on @WFAE . Drop me a line! ndelacanal @wfae .org
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I’m sorry but the aggressive driving in. Charlotte is seriously out of hand. I watched two cars racing on I-74 tonight nearly slam into a car going the speed limit beside me. know I’m not the only one seeing this.
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@hiimbobbi
Mmmmmmm this goes back further than that. Think of Snow White's "I'm wishing" song at the wishing well in 1937. Ashman and Menken kept it alive in the 1990s, but they weren't the first to introduce the concept to Disney :)
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This was the lead up the incident. Protesters encircled Capt. Koch calling for him to leave. As he walked away, protesters followed him.
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@acjphoto
He is not with CMPD. He says he’s with a small group of protesters called the ‘Freedom Fighters’ who don’t agree with some of tactics used by Charlotte Uprising.
Says he’s gotten to know Capt. Brad during the protests, and he doesn’t deserve to be targeted.
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SCOOP: Union Co. will allow Moms for Liberty to hold a “Constitution Day” event at the county library Saturday, while denying a similar request from a local Pride group.
“This is a blatant violation of the 1st and 14th Amendments,” Pride president says.
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Everyone please congratulate my partner, Ken, who just passed his exam to become a U.S. citizen! 🇺🇸 🎉
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Two Charlotte graduates of Northwest School of the Arts are having huge moments in the theater world right now:
Renee Rapp, ‘18, is reprising her role of Regina George in the new Mean Girls: The Musical movie.
Liam Pierce, also ‘18, is staring in “How to Dance in Ohio.” (1/?)
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In the last election, Pat Cotham with the top vote getter on the Mecklenburg County Commission.
This election, it looks like she's out. There's no other way to see this than Mecklenburg voters taking retribution on her for her daughter (Tricia Cotham's) party switch.
#ncpol
Just under half of Mecklenburg precincts in, and Pat Cotham's deficit is growing. Looks like she is likely done on the Mecklenburg board.
#meckbocc
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The Mark Robinson headlines just keep coming.
CNN has unearthed a 2018 Facebook post in which Robinson calls the survivors of the Parkland school shooting "spoiled little bastards."
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current Republican favorite to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2024, has a long history of remarks viciously mocking and attacking Parkland shooting survivors for their advocacy for gun control measures
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Starting today, gay and bisexual men no longer need to abstain from sex for three months before donating blood.
This is a huge change by the FDA that will allow many more people to donate, starting with NC Health Sec
@KodyKinsley
.
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Update: the champagne shelves at the Harris Teeter on Central have taken a real beating today.
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Y'all, I'm so serious about this ... we do NOT need a branded skyline.
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I am trying so hard not to engage with the discourse.
But let's just say I know the Raleigh/Durham NPR station pays better, and yet ... for 10 years I've gladly stuck with Charlotte's
@WFAE
.
medium hot take: charlotte, north carolina is one of the most unmemorable cities in existence.
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I just moved into a new apartment complex in Plaza and am pleased to report our building is already serving some grade A drama.
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Happening now at Romare Bearden Park in uptown Charlotte — a protest in support of abortion rights is underway
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I’m finally back in the U.S. from a long, two-week trip to Europe. Nothing really newsy happened while I was away, right? 💀
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Scuse me. I’m a local reporter. Could I ask you a few questions?
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Still thinking about that guy I briefly dated in college who, several days after I told him I was studying journalism, asked me how my journals were coming along.
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Yep. I am still hosting All Things Considered on
@WFAE
this Christmas Day. Tune in if you need some company. (Someone’s gotta do it!) 🎄
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Really depresses me when I go a local high school's Facebook page and there's nothing but photos of their sports teams.
I mean ... where are the photos of the drama kids? The debate teams? Hell, the mathletes? Student athletes are great, but I know your school has so much more!
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Today I interviewed a voter who recognized my voice from the radio.
He said to me, and I quote, “I always imagined you’d have a mustache.”
🤔🤔🤔
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I am back in the host chair all this week 4 - 6:30 p.m. It would be a pleasure to consider all things with you on
@wfae
.
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I just want to point out Budweiser sponsored Charlotte’s very first gay pride in 1981
Bud Light partners with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney for March Madness: ‘This isn’t a parody’
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Doing my best in the All Things Considered host chair on
@WFAE
today and tomorrow. Listen live if you like! (And never mind the headphone hair)
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Unfortunately,
@WFAE
employees were today informed of a layoff in the newsroom. That's after we've heard for a few months that the station's finances have been strained.
I think this makes the case more than ever that the newsroom unionizing was a good decision. (1/2)
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This journalism award and photo brought to you by my editor
@ESPortillo
(who needs more credit for all he does to make me look good!) 📝 🎉
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Somebody constructed a cardboard replica of the gold man statue at Providence and Queens, and honestly, this is why I love Charlotte
#FAQCity
#HughMcManaway
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Yes, I’m waking up at 4:30 a.m. to fill in on
@WFAE
’s Morning Edition on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays all this month. Please send your best under eye cream recommendations. 🙏🏼 🎙
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@LawrenceShaheen
I was just riding my bike there earlier this evening! I love it, and I think it’s important people have the option.
I can’t imagine reverting the lane for cars would save more than 30 seconds - 1 min on a car trip. Meantime, a bike lane could save someone’s life.
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Good morning from
@WFAE
, where I’m filling in on Morning Edition today and tomorrow! Trust the coffee is extra strong ☕️
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My boyfriend and I are getting the monkeypox vaccine together tomorrow and we are absolutely treating it like a date.
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We're still negotiating our first contract, and I'm confident our bargaining committee is going to address this.
We need strong, nonprofit news more than ever, and it makes me sad to see this happen at a place where I've worked for so long.
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Um. Why didn’t anyone correct me when I said multiple times on air that today was Thursday
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10 pedestrians have been killed or seriously injured near three bus stops in west Charlotte.
All are on busy, state-maintained roads that have lacked pedestrian-friendly features -- and they're all inside the city's Corridors of Opportunity.
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WOAH - huge news for long-time Charlotteans. The 18-piece animatronic Leonard Bearstein orchestra is not returning to Founders Hall this year, reports the
@CltLedger
.
Founders Hall seems more interested in holding private events, and the bears may not ever return, operator says.
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omg I can't believe this day has come
Nick de la Canal. Radio reporter covering Charlotte, NC, on WFAE, and host of the FAQ City podcast.
@nickdelacanal
@wfae
#FAQCity
#NPRmageddon
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Took a trip to Wilson, NC and of course had to see the famed whirligig park! 🎡
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Where were you during Charlotte’s Great Blizzard of 11 a.m.? ❄️ ⛄️
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Shout out to the elderly man who just rang the doorbell at the
@WFAE
studios to drop off an in-person cash donation. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in my five years here. Thank you!
@nprstations
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A good reporter gets the story straight from the horse’s mouth 🎤
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The inimitable
@anndosshelms
just delivered her first live newscast on
@WFAE
and totally nailed it!
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SCOOP: Two members have resigned from the NC Bar Association after it's president, Clayton Morgan, canceled a June 8 drag trivia event, saying the organization should not "steer into contested politics."
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I believe these are the littlest ppl I’ve interviewed to date 🥹
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So
@WFAE
designed and bought us all these cute Work From Home commemorative t-shirts. Love working for this station 😆❤️
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Continuously devastated by the fact that producing good radio / news stories takes an unbelievable amount of effort and hard work.
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Just cast my vote on the last day of early voting at the polling site closest to the
@WFAE
studios.
No one can say I don’t meet my deadlines!
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A conversation I keep having is whether Charlotte is doomed to be a car city forever just by the way it was designed. The city is so spread out, and our streets so car centric.
But maybe with the right leadership, things can change.
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Hello from the makeshift shelter at the Southern Pines Police Department in
#MooreCounty
, where residents (and I) are charging their electronics, connecting to internet, and warming up from the cold.
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Charlotte desperately needs more spaces dedicated to community theater.
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Today, my WFAE colleagues and I are joining together to unionize with
@SAGAFTRA
. This is a huge step forward for the newsroom, and for the station as a whole.
And we're in good company -- joining the likes of WBUR, WNYC, WHYY and NPR.
#WeMakeWFAE
(1/3)
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I know she deserves it, but stories like this are exactly why
@anndosshelms
should NOT be allowed to retire. 🥲
Buried deep in the North Carolina House budget bill is a provision to let one Mooresville charter school open this August without state review. Its board members include a U.S. senator's wife and a congressional staffer
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Okay this was cool!
@NPR
picked up my story on mail order Christmas trees selling out early this year. My first feature to air on
@NPRWeekend
!
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Spoiler -- I love Pride!
One of those rare moments when I truly feel united with friends and strangers alike, and THAT's a blissful feeling. (pics from
@cltpride
this weekend)
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Either Babe is the name of the restaurant, or the Charlotte Observer is getting real informal with their headlines.
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Plaza Midwood becomes Charlotte’s first social district this weekend, but many bars aren't planning to participate.
Common Market, Thomas Street Tavern, Snug Harbor, Workman’s Friend, The Diamond, Burial Beer, and the Thirsty Beaver all say they WON'T take part this weekend.
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My roommate keeps calling Morris Costumes “the Halloween Express on Monroe Road” and every time it’s like a stab in this near-native Charlottean’s heart
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Affordable housing Land for parks and greenways
🤝
Receiving $50M public investments
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If you see me swirling merlot at the Myers Park Teeter’s wine bar this week, mind ya business 💁🏻♂️
Grocery Store Bar Actually Has Great Little Happy Hour, Reports Man With A Serious Problem
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What the hell
@NPRWeekend
. I don't understand how you could expect any of us local hosts to keep it together after that final send off for
@lourdesgnavarro
. I was right there crying with you all too.
Wishing Lulu the best here from all of us in Charlotte, NC. You will be missed.
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It's a big day today for the 186 student performers who make up the
@CarolinaCrown
drum corps.
They get to perform for a live audience for the first time since the pandemic at
@gardnerwebb
, and we got feature some of the students this AM on
@WFAE
!
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David and I are still out here, and will be through the night.
Thanks for following along, and remember to support
@WFAE
. We’re a nonprofit, public radio newsroom and can’t do it w/o your support.
Marchers in
#CLT
are charged up and still going after the City Council passed a motion to cut funding for tear gas and other chemical agents. Kennell Jackson (with bullhorn) says: "It's only a start." More on
@WFAE
#GeorgeFloyd
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Did y’all know Charlotte’s Hindu Temple was this cool looking?? 🤯
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So it's the first time I'm seeing
@missmeghann
in person in over a year, AND it's
@WFAE
's 40th birthday ... so we're serving fancy pants glamour on the radio 💅
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I’m out covering sports today. Send thoughts and prayers.
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SCOOP: Mecklenburg County’s district attorney has begun dropping charges from the 2020 protests in Charlotte:
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Filling in on
@WFAE
’s Morning Edition today. If you hear birds in the background, I had to open the window to keep my WFH buddy occupied.
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This is interesting. As recently as Feb. 2023, Robinson was saying he supported a total ban on abortion with no exceptions "for any reason."
He seemed to walk that back since becoming the GOP nominee for NC gov, and now his position is abortion is okay before 12 weeks?
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The amount of people in the checkout line with bottles of Prosecco right now ...
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If only
@WFAE
had gotten there in time, we could have ended the fund drive early!!!
About 25 minutes ago there was a money run on Sunset Road near I-77 after this GardaWorld truck dropped 3-4 large metal boxes of money onto the street that opened and sent bills flying. One witness told me they saw folks running in different directions hugging bundles of money.
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Some demonstrators are delivering passionate speeches in Ukrainian. Also chants of “Putin Khuylo!” which translates to “Putin is a dickhead.” I’m told this is a common chant.
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Update on Charlotte's controversial pickleball court in Sheffield Park.
Park and Rec Director Lee Jones says the county will hold a community listening session within the next 30 days, and possibly bring a full basketball court back to the park.
Pickleball is exploding in popularity. But what does it say - and who does it serve - when you replace basketball courts at county parks with pickleball? From
@nickdelacanal
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March near UNCC getting underway. Protesters are marching onto the campus
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Some scenes of joy at Juneteenth festivities around Charlotte this weekend.
The city really turned out!
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Wait did you guys know there’s a public radio wine at Teeter???
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Charlotteans of Twitter! I'm working on a story about "sidewalks-to-nowhere," that is, sidewalks that end without any apparent reason. Have you seen one around town? DM me, or tell me in an email: ndelacanal
@wfae
.org
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Happy first day of early voting in NC! I am out talking with the early voters at a variety of locations.
Hear what they have to say in our
@WFAE
newscasts throughout the day 📻
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So a few days ago I ordered a “National Public Gaydio” tshirt from the
@NPR
. The package arrived yesterday, addressed to me, from NPR. And imagine my surprise when I opened it to find this??? I think there’s been a mistake
@NPRShopkeeper
? 😂😂😂
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For the first time, NC renters will have a statewide organization focused specifically on lobbying for tenants' rights.
The newly-formed NC Tenants Union could be a leading voice for the 1.4 million renters in the state.
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The boyfriend drove all the way from south Charlotte to bring me coffee and breakfast in bed before my first Sunday morning radio shift in a year or so. Thanks bae! <3
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Just in: SouthPark will allow the black-owned No Grease Barbershop to stay at the mall through the end of its lease.
The power of the community at work.
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