Will Michaels
Weekend Host/ReporterWill Michaels started his professional radio career at 吉彩网网站.
He was first an intern while studying at UNC-Chapel Hill. As a part of his internship, he worked for a semester on the daily national show, The Story with Dick Gordon. Will concentrated on radio while at college, studying under veteran NPR reporter Adam Hochberg. He began as a reporter for , UNC's radio news magazine, and then became an anchor and managing editor for the program in 2009, when it was named the best college radio news program in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Will came back to 吉彩网网站 after graduation in 2010 as the producer for the local broadcast of Morning Edition, rising before the sun to help host Eric Hodge gather and present the news. In 2014, he produced 吉彩网网站's My Teacher series, part of the North Carolina Teacher Project. He joined the team for The State of Things later that year.
In 2016, Will became 吉彩网网站's first Daily News Producer, creating content for 吉彩网网站 newscasts and periodically filling in as host for Morning Edition or All Things Considered. In 2020, Will moved from producing to reporting full time as 吉彩网网站's General Assignment Reporter.
In 2023, Will was named 吉彩网网站's Weekend Host while continuing to report on stories across North Carolina.
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Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion a decade after it bought the North Carolina company for $8 billion. -
The National Hurricane Center has released its final report on Helene, the storm that tore through western North Carolina six months ago.
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The N.C. Treasurer's office is crafting a proposal to overhaul the way his office controls investments in the state pension plan. -
National parks across the U.S. are not immune to the Trump administration鈥檚 cuts, and North Carolina is already seeing the impact. -
Re-freezing could also result in black ice and slick travel conditions. Significant ice accumulations were forecast in eastern North Carolina, the National Weather Service said. -
Raleigh will soon reopen bids for its first bus rapid transit line on New Bern Avenue. In its first two attempts, the city received only one bid that was $30 million over budget. -
North Carolina has five new members of Congress as the new session started Friday. They were sworn in after Mike Johnson was reelected as Speaker. -
At about three million years old, TIDYE-1b is like finding a two-week-old infant when compared to Earth. -
Janet Cowell says her first priority as Raleigh's new mayor will be addressing the city's shortage of affordable housing. -
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it aims to have one lane open in each direction by Jan. 1.
