Wendy Herkey
Executive Producer, Charlotte Talks With Mike CollinsCharlotte Talks Executive Producer Wendy Herkey has been with WFAE since 1998, beginning in the membership department, and has been on the Charlotte Talks staff since 1999.
An Ohio native, Wendy is a graduate of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.
Wendy also had stints at The Charlotte Observer and at WCNC-TV in Charlotte, and produced a weekly public affairs TV show called Charlotte Now on WJZY (hosted by Mike Collins).
Wendy and her husband Todd enjoy watching their teenage sons play baseball.
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Charlotte City Council votes to recriminalize some behavioral ordinances — after a heated debate. They also begin a series of listening sessions as the city budget process continues. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits Charlotte to announce federal funding for airports. And the Hornets have a streak of wins. Those stories and more.
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles joins Mike Collins for her first visit of 2024. She'll talk about the budget, public safety, quality-of-life ordinances, the UDO and more.
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The already controversial Unified Development Ordinance is receiving complaints from SouthPark about triplexes. Officials okay the $2.5 billion school bonds. And the Hornets' losing streak gets worse. Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters tackle those stories and more.
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Writer Terry Hayes has just released his second novel, a full decade after his internationally best-selling debut. He joins guest host Erik Spanberg to talk about writing for film, his novels about espionage and more.
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In a year when 30,000 Charlotte women will begin experiencing “the change,” we meet an OB-GYN nicknamed “the Menopause Whisper” with tips on how to get through it.
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CMS prepares for the end of COVID-19 relief money. New Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales arrives in Charlotte. Primaries are beginning this weekend in the Carolinas and Spirit Square meets the wrecking ball.
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Charlotte City Council went on its annual retreat to decide priorities for the coming year. Mecklenburg’s County Commission zeroed in on the county’s financial status and budget. A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' policy requires staff members to be able to administer Narcan. And new hires for the Carolina Panthers.
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Charlotte's newest music festival, the Black Notes Project, is premiering this weekend. It positions classical orchestra traditions alongside contemporary music. On Charlotte Talks, you'll hear about what’s behind its creation, the education and celebration it hopes to provide and some of the artists performing.
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Less than a week after Vice President Kamala Harris visited Charlotte pledging federal support to prevent gun violence, another teen died from a shooting. Salisbury attorney Bill Graham releases TV ads to criticize his gubernatorial opponent. Wells Fargo’s name may be added to our skyline, and cold is challenging our water and power systems. Mike Collins discusses this and more on the local news roundup.
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Curtailing gun violence in Charlotte tops the news this week as city leaders wrestle with shootings and youth violence in uptown. Leaders of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools also take up the topic after the death of a Myers Park student and Vice President Kamala Harris visits to talk about federal gun violence prevention and mental health funding. And, mercifully, the Panthers season ends, but not before GM Scott Fitterer is fired.