Jerad Walker
Editor for Narrative Audio and PodcastsJerad Walker is WUNC’s Editor of Narrative Audio and Podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting where he developed and produced podcasts, reported on arts and culture, and directed the Portland-based public media outlet’s music service. Walker began his career at WAMU in Washington, D.C. where he worked on music production and programming. There, he was also a regular contributor to the news broadcast as a features reporter. As a freelance journalist, his stories have appeared on NPR, NPR Music, and a wide range of outlets from KUOW in Seattle to WXPN in Philadelphia. Walker received an MBA from American University and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Georgia.
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North Carolina's spotty record of responding to hurricanes might offer a glimpse into the uncertain future of disaster relief. -
A rock found on the side of the road in North Carolina appeared to solve America's old mystery. But is it a fraud? -
From public syllabi to surveillance, universities across the country are embracing unprecedented policies that professors say are undermining their academic freedom. -
In the treacherous waters of North Carolina's Outer Banks, an extraordinary group of Black men saved hundreds of lives against all odds. -
As the story goes, hip-hop music was born 50 years ago at a party in the Bronx. But what if it wasn’t that simple? -
A snowboard revolution is happening in a place with… very little snow. -
Some of the most important historical facilities from the Space Race are hiding in plain sight in North Carolina. -
From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink.
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On a cold night in January 1958, hundreds of Native Americans showed up to a field in southeast North Carolina with one mission: to boot the KKK out of their community.
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Buc-ee’s, the mega-sized rest stop expanding across the South, has a legion of intense fans. But does the world really need a store with 120 gas pumps?
