Eric Hodge
Host, "Morning Edition"Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
In August 2004, he took over the Morning Edition slot where he enjoys the challenge of bringing North Carolina news to listeners each weekday. Eric moved to Carrboro from New York City in 2000. He worked for the BBC and XFM radio while living in London, England. He has also run his own music marketing company, worked for major record labels in both New York and London, and worked on the Grammy Award nominated Harry Belafonte project, "The Anthology of Black Music."
Eric grew up in Michigan, trained at the Broadcast Center in St. Louis with CBS's KMOX radio and worked at a variety of stations in the Midwest and upstate New York.
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Among the films being screened is an A24 production, "The Inspection." It follows a young, gay Black man struggling with his relationship with his mom while enlisted in the U.S. Marines. -
H.C. McEntire's record is out Friday and there are upcoming shows at various venues across North Carolina, including Motorco in Durham in March. -
The songs from Mightmare inhabit the world of indie-rock, but there are moments of anthemic exhilaration too — on tracks that touch on relationships, mental health, and non-conventional identity issues. -
The album has been described as Afrobeat, future funk, post-punk, electro, new-wave disco. -
The record label is throwing a bash on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Carrboro to mark the milestone. -
North Carolina's own Caleb Caudle has been hanging out with some pretty highflyers. His new record is called Forsythia and includes appearances from bluegrass legends Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush. -
The duo is throwing a Psychic Hotline Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Carrboro, N.C. -
Billy Bragg plays the Carolina Theatre of Durham on Wednesday, Sept. 28. -
The banjos, mandolin's and fiddles will be jamming on streets and in venues throughout Raleigh beginning Friday night. -
Each year, the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro hosts a concert for the foundation featuring local musicians who gather to play for a good cause. Saturday night's event features tributes to The Police, The Cure and The Ramones.
