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Freelance writer/audio producer. Adjunct @unc. On @Marketplace @NPR @WUNC @WFAE. #NPRNextGenRadio mentor. he/him.
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'Bones' author Kathy Reichs. Plus, a Black sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally comes home

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By Leoneda Inge Verified, Cole del Charco Verified
| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified
0:01:00 The remains of one of the final victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing have been identified and brought to North Carolina. Neil Frye was 20 years old, and serving as a Mess Attendant 3rd Class in the Navy on the U.S.S. West Virginia. For eight decades, his relatives wanted final confirmation that Frye died, but until 2025 his remains had not been identified. This Due South encore conversation originally aired in April 2025.
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Decoding Southern accents, from the 'Durham accent' on HBO's White Lotus, to the Ocracoke Brogue

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By Leoneda Inge Verified, Cole del Charco Verified
| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified
0:01:00 HBO's hit murder mystery series, The White Lotus, perked Southerners' ears with their third season. North Carolinians have found their Southern drawls prominently featured – but how authentic are the actors’ portrayals of Chapel Hill and Durham accents? We consult a local sociolinguist for answers. Walt Wolfram, William C.
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How an Army Private from NC became an unwitting Civil Rights activist. Plus, Raleigh's resident Bald Eagle family

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By Leoneda Inge Verified, Jeff Tiberii Verified, Cole del Charco Verified
| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified
0:01:00 Sarah Keys Evans became an unwitting Civil Rights activist when she refused to give up her seat for a white Marine. She was on a bus that had crossed state lines into North Carolina, where in 1952, she was told to move to the back of the bus. In recent years, her story has become better known, partly thanks to a new book she co-wrote with author Amy Nathan. You can watch and listen to Sarah Keys Evans speaking with PBS NC for an oral history.
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