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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A look at the long and intertwined history of school and housing segregation. We talk to the author of the new book, “Good Parents, Better Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal.” And – we hear from the creators of the first podcast produced from prison – “Ear Hustle.” -
Jeff Tiberii discusses the impact of increased ICE presence on local events and commerce with WUNC's Aaron Sanchez-Guerra. Leoneda Inge talks to former NC State and NBA star Chris Washburn. Stars of a new boxing drama at PlayMakers Repertory Company discuss 'The Royale.' -
Leoneda Inge talks to Miller-Motte College-Raleigh president Molly Carney. And Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, discusses her new book, Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times. -
Federal budget cuts to Medicaid will soon impact patients, hospitals, care, even local economies. We hear from a rural based physician, and journalists tracking the healthcare story. And the author of the new novel "Once Upon a Time in Dollywood." -
Kids are back in school and Summer is ending soon but many families are still taking advantage of beaches, lakes and pools. Water safety remains a big concern for children and adults. We talk to the president of “Swim for Charlie” about how they're helping. And we take a closer look at Columbus County, NC, and how it ended up with no public swimming pools. -
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.
