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🏳️‍🌈 🎤 Radio reporter and hometown boy covering Charlotte, NC on @WFAE. Honestly just follow me on Instagram (@nickdelacanal). I'm not really here anymore.

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Fighting Opiate Deaths: Program Distributes Overdose-Reversal Drug In NC

Fighting Opiate Deaths: Program Distributes Overdose-Reversal Drug In NC

The number of unintentional deaths from opiate overdoses in North Carolina has more than tripled from 1999 to…

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Charlotte restricts late-night food carts; vendors say it hurts business

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
Food carts in uptown Charlotte say they’re losing substantial business under a temporary rule that requires them to close at midnight — a restriction city officials say is intended to improve late-night public safety. On June 15, Charlotte Center City Partners began to make members of the Tryon Street Vendor Program close at midnight. Center City Partners manages the program on the city's behalf.
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Anson County loses third elections director this year, weeks after his appointment

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
Anson County is searching for its fourth elections director this year, less than three months before voters head to the polls in the November midterm election. Gerald Poplin, appointed interim elections director by the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Aug. 5, notified the state board Monday that a medical condition prevents him from continuing, according to board spokesperson Jason Tyson.
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Queen City Nerve folds after nearly 8 years covering Charlotte

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
Charlotte is losing another local news outlet. Queen City Nerve announced Monday morning that it is closing immediately after nearly eight years covering local government, arts, music, food and culture. The Nerve's publisher says a potential sale of the publication fell through, leaving the outlet with no way to keep operating. WFAE's Nick de la Canal spoke with Queen City Nerve editor-in-chief Ryan Pitkin about what led to the sudden closure.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not seriously

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Veronica Corningstone

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Abode Audition, RE50, AT-8035, Sony M10, Marantz PMD660

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Associated Press-RTNDA Award

2013 - Use of Sound

Associated Press-RTNDA Award

2013 - Newscast

Associated Press-RTNDA Award

2014 - Feature Reporting

'True Life: My Parents Had a Green Card Marriage'

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Associated Press-RTNDA Award

2014 - Continuing Coverage

'Boston Strong: Raising Money For Boston Bombing Victims'

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