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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Events include Orange County's LGBTQ+ senior resource team hosting a gathering in Chapel Hill on Wednesday aimed at highlighting the role libraries have played in the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. -
The National Weather Service predicts thunderstorms, rain and strong winds are likely to occur across the Triangle tonight. Temperatures are also expected to drop to the low thirties and upper twenties. -
New study discovers tiny molecules found in blood called piRNA could predict whether older adults are likely to survive two or more years. -
Wake County Emergency Management Services plans to make a number of changes, including implementing triage service and using lights and sirens less frequently. -
UNC Health System will integrate the radiation technology into their main campus in Chapel Hill in 2028 to help treat cancer patients. The cost of the project is $40 million. -
A judge has sentenced a mass shooter to life in prison without parole for killing five people in 2022 when he was 15. Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway declined Friday to issue a sentence that could have given him the chance for parole one day -
Duke, WakeMed, and UNC Health systems are treating more weather-related injuries following a recent winter storm. -
Wake County Commissioners approved a new animal center to replace the county’s current one, which has been running for about 30 years. -
Meteorologists say an arctic cold front is expected to pass through central North Carolina late Friday. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are possible Saturday and Sunday. -
Austin Thompson, the teenage suspect of a 2022 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood that killed five people, will plead guilty to all charges.
