/tags/jesse-helms Jesse Helms en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:45:15 GMT /politics/2025-02-13/nc-politics-gop-consultant-carter-wrenn-trail-serpent-book Raleigh-based Republican consultant Carter Wrenn has had a front-row seat to decades of political history. He worked for the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan starting in the 1970s. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:45:15 GMT /politics/2025-02-13/nc-politics-gop-consultant-carter-wrenn-trail-serpent-book Colin Campbell /show/due-south/2024-05-23/how-ronald-reagan-remade-republican-politics-north-carolina-tom-ellis-jesse-helms-campaign-ads In 1976, North Carolina was the turning point for Ronald Reagan’s GOP primary campaign. It set the stage for his eventual election to President, and his effort to reshape the party are a defining characteristic of our current political landscape. Thu, 23 May 2024 15:05:58 GMT /show/due-south/2024-05-23/how-ronald-reagan-remade-republican-politics-north-carolina-tom-ellis-jesse-helms-campaign-ads Jeff Tiberii, Cole del Charco /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-08-11/former-gov-jim-hunt-talks-covid-the-wilmington-ten-and-jesse-helms Jim Hunt was first elected Governor of North Carolina in 1976 when he was just 39 years old. He served four terms in the Executive Mansion, spanning four… Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:34:51 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-08-11/former-gov-jim-hunt-talks-covid-the-wilmington-ten-and-jesse-helms Jeff Tiberii /arts-culture/2018-04-27/filmmaker-tim-kirkman-returns-to-nc-with-a-tale-of-middle-age-regret Twenty years ago openly-gay North Carolina filmmaker Tim Kirkman produced a narrative documentary in the style of an open-letter to former Sen. Jesse… Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:39:12 GMT /arts-culture/2018-04-27/filmmaker-tim-kirkman-returns-to-nc-with-a-tale-of-middle-age-regret Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-27/filmmaker-tim-kirkman-returns-to-nc-with-a-tale-of-middle-age-regret Twenty years ago openly-gay North Carolina filmmaker Tim Kirkman produced a narrative documentary in the style of an open-letter to former Sen. Jesse… Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:39:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-27/filmmaker-tim-kirkman-returns-to-nc-with-a-tale-of-middle-age-regret Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /politics/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Thomas Farr is a Raleigh-based lawyer who has counseled North Carolina Republicans on a multitude of racially divisive cases.Farr was a lawyer for former… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:44:43 GMT /politics/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Thomas Farr is a Raleigh-based lawyer who has counseled North Carolina Republicans on a multitude of racially divisive cases.Farr was a lawyer for former… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:44:43 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2016-10-21/the-unexpected-political-odyssey-of-nick-galifianakis The son of two Greek immigrants, Nick Galifianakis was a surprising pick for politics in 1960s North Carolina. "Pick Nick", a new book by former UNC… Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:19:29 GMT /politics/2016-10-21/the-unexpected-political-odyssey-of-nick-galifianakis Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-10-21/the-unexpected-political-odyssey-of-nick-galifianakis The son of two Greek immigrants, Nick Galifianakis was a surprising pick for politics in 1960s North Carolina. "Pick Nick", a new book by former UNC… Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:19:29 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-10-21/the-unexpected-political-odyssey-of-nick-galifianakis Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2014-10-06/winston-salem-native-e-c-hanes-stands-at-crossroads-of-art-and-politics E.C. "Redge" Hanes grew up in Winston-Salem steeped in North Carolina business, politics and art. He was born into the family that created the Hanes… Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:39:04 GMT /politics/2014-10-06/winston-salem-native-e-c-hanes-stands-at-crossroads-of-art-and-politics Will Michaels, Frank Stasio