Brent Wolfe

Coastal Plain Counties Praised For Conservation Efforts

Gurnal Scott and Brent Wolfe — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Officials with the state Division of Water Resources say a new report shows great improvement in groundwater levels over a 15-county area in eastern North Carolina. According to state officials, deep-well, freshwater aquifers in the coastal plain have to stay above full capacity to keep from mixing with saltwater. If they were to mix, cities would have to spend money to filter out saltwater to make their water is safe to drink.

WUNC Newscast Entry For 2013 PRNDI Awards

Brent Wolfe — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:59:50 +0000

WUNC Overall Excellence Entry 2013 Murrow Awards

Brent Wolfe — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:18:59 +0000

Rundown for WUNC-FM’s Overall Excellence Entry

This entry contains examples of the best work of WUNC-FM. Some of the stories are excerpted in order to meet the category’s time limit.

0:00-4:46 Coverage of the DNC in Charlotte

Poverty Having Impact On Child Health

Brent Wolfe — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:03:00 +0000

Children's advocates say poverty continues to be a problem when it comes to kids' health.

American Graduate & The Monti: Patty Chase

Brent Wolfe — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:45:00 +0000

School can be hard -- and often it's not the academics that makes it so challenging. As a part of our weeklong American Graduate series of stories about education -- we hear from Patty Chase of Durham. In this story told live at The Monti, she remembers one life changing moment from elementary school.

American Graduate & The Monti: Bill Kenyon

Brent Wolfe — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:45:00 +0000

This week public radio stations across the country are taking part in American Graduate Week. It's a Public Media initiative that looks at the drop out crisis and other issues in the public schools. As a part of our coverage, WUNC partnered with the performance story-telling group The Monti for a series of stories about school. Our first one comes from Bill Kenyon -- he's a teacher from Hillsborough -- he told his story, without notes, in front of a live audience at The Monti.

UNC Seeks to Improve Physical and Mental Health

Brent Wolfe — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Doctors at UNC Chapel Hill want to improve the physical health of patients with severe mental illness. U-N-C's Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health has received a grant from the Duke Endowment to create a "health home" for patients with mental illness. Director John Gilmore says people with serious mental health issues like schizophrenia sometimes have trouble tending to their physical health. Gilmore says psychiatrists treating patients at the center will look out for other problems as well.

Irene to Test Flood Prediction System

Brent Wolfe — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:40:00 +0000

An experimental flood forecasting system will get a test with Hurricane Irene. Scientists have been experimenting with computer models since Hurricane Floyd produced heavier than expected flooding in 1999. The models are designed to predict how fresh water stream flow, ocean tides, and storm surge will interact. Suzanne VanCooten is a research hydro-meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory. She says one thing that's different this year from the lead-up to Hurricane Floyd is that many eastern North Carolina counties have been in a drought.

Red Cross Prepares for Irene

Brent Wolfe — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:01:00 +0000

The American Red Cross is moving equipment and personnel into place to help people who may be affected by Hurricane Irene. Timm Heisey with the Red Cross says 45 emergency response vehicles are being staged in Raleigh. He says many Triangle residents signed up to be volunteers after the April tornadoes.

Ralph Campbell Dies

Brent Wolfe — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Former State Auditor Ralph Campbell has died. He was the first African-American elected to a statewide executive office in North Carolina.