A Generation Of Change

By Laura Lee,

Published January 7, 2015 at 12:18 PM EST

A new film documents the life and work of leaders in North Carolina from 1920-1972. Former UNC System President Bill Friday and Governor Terry Sanford are just two of the generation of leaders who wielded tremendous influence on politics and education in the state.

UNC-TV will broadcast the film, A Generation of Change, Thursday at 10 pm. Host Frank Stasio talks with producers Steve Channing and Rebecca Cerese about the work.

Generation of Change - Trailer from Rebecca Cerese on Vimeo.

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Laura Lee

Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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