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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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.
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The Monroe City Council voted Tuesday night to temporarily legalize roller skating and skateboarding in downtown Monroe, pending a new town ordinance. The previous ordinance did not include penalties, which allowed offenders to skate by without punishment. -
Charlotte-based Bella Tunno sells cute baby products manufactured in China. The company's founder says Trump's 145% tariff on Chinese imports has put the business in an untenable position. -
Charlotte Ballet has lost a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that was intended to support a dance scholarship program. The $15,000 grant would have supported the ballet’s Reach program, which provides need-based dance scholarships to students who demonstrate potential for dance training. -
The National Endowment for the Arts has terminated a $20,000 grant meant to help Charlotte's Three Bone Theatre stage three immigrant-centered plays by Chicano playwright Luis Alfaro. -
The first weekend of May is here, and if you're planning a date or a fun night out on the town, WFAE's First Friday Arts panel is highlighting some noteworthy arts and culture events coming up this month. -
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attack on law enforcement officers in Charlotte's history, when four officers were killed while serving a warrant.
