
Carol Jackson
Digital News EditorCarol Jackson has been with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.
During her career in media, she has won a number of awards for producing innovative media projects, including numerous EMMY citations and a WEBBY (commonly called The Oscars of the Internet). Previously, Carol served as Director of Educational Production for Maryland Public Television. She grew up in Epsom, NH and attended Emerson College in Boston. Carol and her family are happy to be in North Carolina – near to her husband's extended family in Smithfield and Apex.
Carol left ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in January 2015.
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This weekend, Duke's legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, or Coach K, might net his 1,000th career win, and there is a lot of buzz.The team will…
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Jonathan Anderson and Captain Herb Sheades, landed what is likely the largest bluefin tuna ever caught off the North Carolina coast. The two commercial…
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The Veterans Treatment Court model is now up and running in North Carolina. Harnett County opened the first one.It's designed for military veterans who…
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Baby it's cold outside. So cold that many schools across the state took a little extra time to warm up the school buses, and doors opened late. An N&O…
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Update January 7, 2015:In the summer of 2014, we heard about a vintage photo that was found tucked away in one of the books at the Chapel Hill Public…
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Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died of cancer Sunday morning. He was 49 years old. Scott was known for his on-camera presence, and the catch-phrases he…
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People who visit the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ website tend to like science and education. You click on stories that give context to the news and you also like the occasional…
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My fire pit is standing by, waiting for its annual New Year's Eve workout.During the day final day of the calendar year, we clean the yard and place…
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There's a school program in Durham North Carolina that is preparing low-income African American boys for science, technology and engineering careers. The…
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Parts of the Fury-325 rollercoaster stand 20-feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. It took 400 trucks to haul the pieces to Carowinds in Charlotte, NC,…