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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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Nick de la Canal’s Journalist Portfolio

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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As SNAP funding shrinks, a poor North Carolina county faces difficult choices Original

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
Inside a small cubicle at the Bladen County Department of Social Services, Vanesa Sanchez balances her phone on her shoulder as her fingers fly across the keyboard. She's one of 12 caseworkers who check eligibility for SNAP in a rural county where roughly one in five residents relies on federal food assistance. She's got a busy day ahead. "I'm working on reviews, calling the clients. Making sure we have all the documentation that we need," she said.
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Child welfare expert: Dominique Moody's death was 'incredibly preventable'

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
The death of 6-year-old Dominique Moody has sparked outrage across North Carolina. She died last December after police found her starved, beaten, and, according to other children in the home, forced to live in a dog crate. A state investigation found Mecklenburg County received multiple reports of alleged abuse and neglect at Dominique's east Charlotte home before her death, and the case has left many people asking: How could this happen? And if the system failed, what needs to change?
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South Carolina governor’s race heads to runoff after primary

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By Nick de la Canal Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
South Carolina’s Republican primary for governor is headed to a runoff after Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette failed to secure a majority of the vote Tuesday. Evette, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Henry McMaster, won about 29% of the vote. She will face Attorney General Alan Wilson, who finished second with about 26%, in a June 23 runoff. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his Republican primary and avoided a runoff despite facing several challengers.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not seriously

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Veronica Corningstone

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

Awards

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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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