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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A deadly fungus is devastating worldwide banana crops. The cure may be in an office park in North Carolina. -
A little more than 75 years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball's major leagues. But integration in the South took a slightly different path.
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A decade ago, toxic coal ash poured into the Dan River. That was just the beginning of the story.
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The Carolinas are the only two states that ban all government employees from unionizing.
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Women's basketball has finally hit the mainstream. Why did it take so long?
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Traditional tornado patterns in the US are moving and the South is directly in the path.
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One man’s fascinating and unusual legacy in a Southern town is challenging how we talk about the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Charlotte Hornets lost 60 games in 1988, but they looked incredible while doing it. Their iconic uniforms would launch a global fashion trend.
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As the energy grid expands, so does demand for power poles — and the big trees we use to make them.
