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.
He was nominated in 2023 as one of Charlotte's best radio personalities by the Queen City Nerve's "Best in the Nest" awards, and his reporting has covered a wide array of topics, from city and state government to local transportation, housing, business and the arts. His radio features have won two 2023 RTDNA awards and a regional 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award. In addition to filing stories for WFAE, he has filed for NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's All Things Considered, NPR's Latino USA, and BBC Outlook.
He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive toward a better future. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
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Theatre Charlotte’s production of "Annie Jr." opens this weekend with a cast you might not expect. Every role is played by a young actor with special needs, performing alongside peer mentors as part of a national nonprofit called The Penguin Project. -
Some Charlotte Pride sponsors are pulling back this year — either scaling down support, asking not to have their logos displayed, or going silent altogether. In response, Mecklenburg County approved $125,000 in public funding to help keep the city's largest festival — and one of its biggest tourism events — free and accessible. -
This weekend, saber-toothed cats, giant armadillos, and a creature called the "hell pig" invade the Museum of York County. We talk with curator Dr. Steve Fields about the Carolinas’ prehistoric past. -
As we head into June, our roundtable of local arts and culture watchers discuss how Charlotte arts groups are responding to National Endowment for the Arts grant losses and shares their top culture picks for the month ahead. -
In her new show, Mia Love Live explores faith, "church hurt" and her journey back to religion. She opens up about her faith struggles, and why this show is her most personal — and spiritual — yet. -
Bishop Michael Martin has pursued new restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass and other liturgical changes that have angered some Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte. An anonymous open letter also sharply criticized his leadership.
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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has raised more than $50 million to complete its three-year comprehensive campaign, the organization announced Wednesday. -
The city of Charlotte marked the semiquincentennial — or 250th anniversary — of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on Tuesday with a blowout celebration in uptown. -
This Tuesday, marks 250 years since citizens of Mecklenburg County say they became the first American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Not everyone believes the story, but that's not stopping the county from celebrating.
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Mecklenburg, North Carolina, is celebrating its own Declaration of Independence claiming it was signed a year before all the American colonies split from British rule.
