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Remembering Andy Griffith

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,

Published July 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM EDT

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Legendary actor and North Carolina native son Andy Griffith has died. Griffith passed away in his home in Dare County this morning at the age of 86. He was famous for playing iconic TV roles like Ben Matlock and Sheriff Andy Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show.” WUNC reporter Dave DeWitt and host Frank Stasio look back on Griffith’s life and storied career.

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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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Dave DeWitt

Dave DeWitt is WUNC's Supervising Editor for Politics and Education. As an editor, reporter, and producer he's covered politics, environment, education, sports, and a wide range of other topics.

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