Stacia Brown
Producer, "Due South"Stacia L. Brown is a writer and audio storyteller who has worked in public media since 2016, when she partnered with the Association of Independents in Radio and Baltimore's WEAA 88.9 to create The Rise of Charm City, a narrative podcast that centered community oral histories. She has worked for WAMU’s daily news radio program, 1A, as well as WUNC’s The State of Things. Stacia was a producer for WUNC's award-winning series, Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon and a co-creator of the station's first children's literacy podcast, The Story Stables. She served as a senior producer for two Ten Percent Happier podcasts, Childproof and More Than a Feeling. In early 2023, she was interim executive producer for WNYC’s The Takeaway.
Stacia also enjoys creating independent audio projects. Her work has been featured on Scene on Radio, a podcast of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University; BBC 4’s Short Cuts; and American Public Radio’s Terrible, Thanks for Asking.
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College football is here. The long wait at Carolina is over, and Chapel Hill begins the era of "Chapel Bill." Jeff Tiberii and a panel of sports journalists share a preview of the season – on and off the field. And Leoneda Inge previews the International John Coltrane Jazz and Blues Festival in High Point, NC. -
August 29 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans. Due South speaks to Brandi Hand, a survivor of both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Helene. Cassandra Davis, a public policy professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, reflects on the long-term lessons from Katrina. And former NC governor Bev Perdue looks back on NC's role in assisting survivors. -
Hurricane Erin batters the Outer Banks with wind, waves, and flooding. The creators of a new musical about people living on death row talk about its opening at PlayMakers. And NCCU professor Thomas Taylor talks about 'Give the Drummer Some.' -
It’s back to campus for college students across North Carolina. One educator stops by to share best practices for getting the most out of community college. And we hear about a new program to help adult students return to school and finish that degree. -
Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta and Greensboro native Daphne Fama, author of the new novel House of Monstrous Women. -
An audit of the beleaguered DMV leads to renewed calls for major reforms. The governor signs a so-called mini-budget — what’s in the small-sized spending scheme? And PBS North Carolina prepares to reduce its workforce. -
Leoneda Inge talks to International Civil Rights Center & Museum co-founder Earl Jones about social justice history in Greensboro and across the country. -
Now that the “one big, beautiful bill” has passed, how are the provisions likely to take shape here in North Carolina for individuals and for communities? Then, 'Meet the Mayor' of Fletcher, NC. And, summer reading recommendations. -
Social media influencer Landon Bryant entertains us with “Bless Your Heart: A Field Guide to All Things Southern." We get an update on housing trends in the Triangle. And what federal funding cuts mean for public media stations like WUNC. -
Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with three NC political reporters about what didn't get passed in the last legislative session and why. And — Raleigh will pay 45 families and individuals experiencing homelessness at least $1,450 every month to spend however they like.
