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More people moving to urban NC than rural areas in recent decades

By Leoneda Inge,

Published September 26, 2024 at 4:46 PM EDT

Wendell, North Carolina — A street sign near downtown of one of those small towns, Wendell can be seen near downtown.

Most people who move to North Carolina are moving to cities and the coast. But there are more stories to hear… about the rural towns, cities and regions in our state.

A long-time North Carolinian, and demographer, helps us understand the long-term trends in our shifting population

Guest:

-Nathan Dollar, Ph.D., is the Director of Carolina Demography and a native of Wilson, North Carolina.

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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