Dave DeWitt
Supervising Editor for Politics and EducationDave DeWitt is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Supervising Editor for Politics and Education. As an editor, reporter, and producer he's covered politics, environment, education, sports, and a wide range of other topics.
Dave was also the founding host of "," ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s first news podcast.
He has filed stories for NPR’s news magazines as well as Marketplace and Only A Game. He formerly worked in college athletics, college admissions, and with the Tar Heel Sports Network. In 2001, he wrote the non-fiction book "".
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A day after he announced his retirement, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski explained why he's leaving the game he's dominated for four decades. Coach K will retire after the upcoming season.
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The longtime coach of the Duke University men's basketball team is retiring. Mike Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils for 41 season, and is the NCAA's winningest basketball coach.
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Host Dave DeWitt speaks with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the ongoing tenure controversy involving Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC-Chapel Hill. -
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the ongoing tenure controversy involving Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC-Chapel Hill. -
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Will Michaels, who is in Elizabeth City, about District Attorney Andrew Womble's rationale for not prosecuting the deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr.
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For decades, states and the federal government have funded Historically Black Colleges and Universities at rates much lower than historically white schools. Those funders – public and private – are just beginning to see the systemic racism built into how we pay for colleges, and small steps are being taken to right past wrongs. Host Dave DeWitt speaks with Liz Schlemmer, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s education reporter, about that history, and how one school – North Carolina A&T State University – is setting fundraising records, and how administrators and advocates hope to build on recent successes.
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Host Dave DeWitt talks to ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ reporter Jason deBruyn about the recommendations from the governor's Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice — and the criticisms of them. -
Host Dave DeWitt shares an episode of the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Politics Podcast that explores the controversy over K-12 social studies curriculum in North Carolina. | Follow the show on Twitter @wunc. -
Host Dave DeWitt talks to Touro College’s Dean of Health Sciences Louis Primavera about the identity issues that come with retirement.
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UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams announced his retirement Thursday. He is the third all-time winningest NCAA Division I men's basketball coach, with 903 wins.
