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Wake County District Attorney Steps Down After Nearly Three Decades

WUNC | By Nicole Campbell,

Frank Stasio

Published March 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM EST

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In his 27 years as Wake County’s District Attorney, Colon Willoughby has prosecuted everything from high-profile murder cases to corruption in state government. For Willoughby, integrity and impartiality are vital components of the role.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Willoughby about his career and his decision to not seek re-election.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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