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 been nominated twice as 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. Nick grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High School, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive for a better future.
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Country music legend Dolly Parton leaves a legacy in North Carolina that extends well beyond her music. Since 2017, her Imagination Library has provided more than 24 million free books to young children across the state. -
Since June, Charlotte Center City Partners has required vendors to stop serving customers after midnight. CMPD requested the restriction to improve late-night public safety. Vendors say the rule is hurting business. -
Anson County is again without a permanent elections director after interim director Gerald Poplin said a medical condition prevents him from continuing. The State Board of Elections is also considering complaints involving a member of the county elections board. -
The alt-weekly newspaper grew out of the closure of Creative Loafing’s Charlotte newsroom in 2018. Editor-in-chief Ryan Pitkin says falling advertising revenue and the collapse of a potential sale ultimately forced Queen City Nerve to close down. -
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.
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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.
