Charlie Shelton-Ormond
Podcast ProducerCharlie Shelton-Ormond is an award-winning podcast producer for WUNC. His fascination with audio storytelling came at a young age, listening to books-on-tape in his parents’ car and eventually picking up a microphone and asking people to share their own stories.
Before podcasting, Charlie worked as a producer for WUNC's daily live program “The State of Things,” where he was able to bring his love for North Carolina to the airwaves with shows on popular culture, state politics, and more. Charlie then stepped into on-demand audio and produced for the long-running American history podcast “BackStory.” In 2020, he began building up WUNC’s podcast portfolio and has produced special programs like PAULI and Behind the Lines.
When he isn’t editing audio, Charlie likes to host a weekly music show, get into trouble with his dog Lily, and fire up an old movie.
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Twenty years ago, the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops turned heads and wowed audiences. They were young. They were Black. And with their fiddles and banjos, they launched a movement that would challenge long-standing stereotypes about traditional music in America. Today we're sharing a special program called “Reclaiming the Banjo” from The Broadside. -
Major changes to Medicaid are on the horizon. For those trying to assess the early political and policy fallout, all eyes are on rural America. -
Arguably the most important mine in the world is located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. And we don’t have a backup.
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Country music is very white. And that's not a coincidence.
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A Black folk revival is sweeping the country and challenging long-lasting stereotypes about traditional American music.
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College football has become a money-sucking machine, with schools spending every dollar possible to keep up in an athletics arms race.
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NC State ecologist Rob Dunn takes us on a journey, explaining why humans are dependent on our relationships with nature. His new book is The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life. Then, WUNC’s podcast The Broadside investigates the "Devil’s Tramping Ground" in Chatham County, NC. -
The country’s only state agency dedicated to investigating claims of wrongful convictions could soon come to an end.
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Through triumph and tragedy, freestyle bike riders in Greenville, NC have left a big mark on the world of action sports.
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The subculture that embraced taboo during segregation endures and is strutting into the 21st century.
