Marshall Terry
Host, Morning EditionMarshall came to WFAE after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he worked at the campus radio station and earned a degree in communication. Outside of radio, he loves listening to music and going to see bands - preferably in small, dingy clubs.
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This week on Fact Check, we're looking at how many people believe former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's claim that “82% of the country understands that it was a rigged election.”
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The radio show "Reveal" is looking at the challenges an abortion provider in North Carolina faces after state lawmakers last year banned most abortions after 12 weeks. Reporter Laura Morel joined us on Morning Edition to talk about her work on this story.
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A big change is coming to North Carolina next week. Last year, state lawmakers approved sports gambling, and it begins on Monday. This story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.
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Charlotte is bringing back penalties for drinking alcohol in public, but you’ll soon be able to drink on the sidewalk. As long as it’s in Plaza Midwood. That’s where the city’s first social district is set to begin this weekend. This story and others, on this week's BizWorthy with the Ledger's Tony Mecia.
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Exit polls from the past weekend's South Carolina primary showed that former President Donald Trump appealed more to the most conservative voters, white men, evangelicals and voters without college degrees — core voters within today’s Republican Party. But only a few decades ago they were a party minority. Narrative podcast "Landslide" examines this shift in the GOP. The latest episode is out today, and host Ben Bradford joined us on Morning Edition to talk more about it.
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It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. With less than a week before North Carolina’s presidential primary, we’re looking at a recent claim by Democratic District 2 Rep. Deborah Ross, who said that our state has the longest voting period in the country and the most ways of voting.
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A charged political climate. A Republican presidential primary poised to be a blowout. A general election that could have seismic repercussions on the country’s direction. That’s all true in the current 2024 presidential race, but a new podcast proposes it was also true back in 1976, in an election that shaped the conditions for today’s political environment. The podcast is "Landslide." Its creator and host is former WFAE reporter Ben Bradford, and WFAE is a producing partner on it.
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Flying out of Charlotte is getting a little more expensive for many. The largest carrier at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, American Airlines, this week announced it’s raising the cost of checking a bag. This story and other local business news on this week's BizWorthy, with the Ledger's Cristina Bolling.
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A well-known family in North Carolina textiles is taking legal action to try and prevent Charlotte’s Atrium Health from receiving millions of dollars as part of an inheritance. This news and more on this week's BizWorthy.
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Atrium Health, one of Charlotte's two major hospital systems, is technically considered a unit of local government — a designation not everyone agrees with. Michelle Crouch wrote about this for the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter and NC Health News, and joined us on Morning Edition to talk about it.