Sharryse Piggott
PM ReporterSharryse Piggott is WUNC’s PM Reporter. Before she became the afternoon reporter in 2022, Sharryse first joined the station as a fellow for the American Homefront Project in 2021. She’s from a small town called Pocomoke in Maryland. It’s located on the peninsula of Eastern Shore Maryland. Sharryse served 4 years as an active duty U.S Marine and 5 years in the North Carolina Army National Guard. She has over seven years of broadcast experience. Sharryse interned at 101.9 Kiss in New Bern, N.C., and worked for Digital Dope Radio in Atlanta, G.A., as the chief blogger and radio personality. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sharryse also has a podcast called Connect Like Minds.
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Benevolence Farm in Graham helps women after jail or prison to transition back into society. The nonprofit is building a tiny home community for women who are ready to live independent lives and depart from shared living spaces. -
For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution. -
U.S. Customs and Border patrol agents fanned out across the Triangle Tuesday, leading many businesses that serve or are run by immigrants to close or reduce staff. -
Diaper Bank of NC is a nonprofit that serves residents in need across the state. The organization has received requests for products like formula for babies, including diapers due to recent furloughs and layoffs from the federal government. -
The new virtual simulation artificial intelligence technology is offered through a new partnership between Fayetteville State University, the University of Utah, and the Cumberland County Department of Social Services. -
Researchers with North Carolina Central University’s Special Education – Visual Impairment program are gathering data while using smart canes. -
The study focuses on rural communities that deal with animal crossings and other factors, like weather conditions such as flooding while driving. -
Law enforcement want drivers across the state to practice safe driving and stop when school buses are dropping kids off or picking them up. -
UNC-Chapel Hill’s nursing and computer science departments have launched an artificially intelligent chatbot that answers questions about sexual and reproductive information for adults in disadvantaged communities. -
As rip tides from Hurricane Erin create dangerous conditions along the North Carolina coast, many residents and visitors have evacuated the Outer Banks, and local officials have warned people to stay away from the beaches.
