Nick de la Canal
Host, All Things Considered / ReporterNick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news developments on WFAE's All Things Considered. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern.
His reporting has covered a wide range of topics, from city and state government to transportation, housing, immigration, business and the arts. His work has earned a 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News, a 2025 Public Media Journalists Association First Place award for News Feature, and multiple RTDNA Carolinas Awards for breaking news, enterprise and feature reporting. He has also twice been named a finalist for Charlotte's Best Radio Personality by readers of Queen City Nerve.
In addition to reporting for WFAE, Nick has filed stories for NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here and Now and Latino USA, as well as BBC Outlook. His reporting often explores the intersection of local issues and national conversations, with a focus on accountability, public policy and the people affected by those decisions.
A Charlotte native, Nick graduated from Myers Park High School before earning a degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
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Charlotte's August arts calendar is packed. From the Stellar Gospel Music Awards and immersive theater to local concerts and film festivals, our First Friday Arts panel shares the events they think are worth checking out this month. -
Anson County has an interim elections director after months of upheaval in its elections office. The appointment comes as state officials investigate allegations made by the county’s former elections director. -
Blumenthal Arts President and CEO Tom Gabbard plans to retire at the end of 2027 after more than two decades leading Charlotte’s largest performing arts organization. -
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After a towing reform bill stalled this year, North Carolina lawmakers say they're ready to try again. WFAE's Nick de la Canal speaks with Rep. Laura Budd about what's in the proposal, why it failed last session and what she thinks gives it a better chance next year. -
A lawsuit filed in Mecklenburg County alleges former Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball and his longtime manager, Jermaine Jackson, failed to pay rent on a luxury apartment in uptown Charlotte. -
Police are investigating whether a shooting Sunday on Interstate 77 in the Mooresville area was the result of road rage.
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North Carolina's drought continues to ease, though dry conditions persist in some parts of the state.
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The Charlotte region is still growing, but fewer people are moving there than a year ago, according to a new analysis from the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.The analysis found the region gained a net average of 135 new residents a day over the past year. That's down from a record 157 a day the previous year.The alliance said the decline is likely due in large part to slower international migration.
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Tucked away inside a Charlotte office park, the Invisible Histories Project is building what may be the South's largest LGBTQ archive. Its collections include drag costumes, political posters, love letters and a World War II diary.
