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'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.
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It's the new year, and your work schedule is probably full of meetings! On Charlotte Talks, expert and organizational psychologist Steven Rogelberg will talk about making 1:1 meetings better, productive and even pleasant.
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A look ahead at the economy in 2024. Guest host Erik Spanberg will be joined by economists and a research expert to talk about what’s ahead for Charlotte and the region in the coming months.
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New York Times best-selling author Daniel Silva released the latest book in his Gabriel Allon series of international intrigue this summer. Silva talks to guest host Erik Spanberg about “The Collector” and writing for the spy genre.
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It’s the end of 2023, so we take a look in the rearview mirror at the most impactful local and regional stories of the year. We’ve gathered our WFAE roundup regulars to take us through the year's biggest news from politics, transportation, education, the economy, climate news — and, yes, Charlotte’s abysmal sports year.
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Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler talks with Mike Collins about his new book which features in-depth conversations and photos with everyone from Dell and Steph Curry to Phil Ford, Jeff Gordon, Coach K to George Shinn. And that just scratches the surface. We dig deeper.
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It’s the end of 2023, so we take a look in the rearview mirror at the most impactful local and regional stories of the year. We’ve gathered our WFAE roundup regulars to take us through the year's biggest news from politics, transportation, education, the economy, climate news — and, yes, Charlotte’s abysmal sports year.
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Protests erupted at this week’s City Council meeting causing the chamber to be cleared. Body camera footage is released of a controversial arrest; one of the officers involved will be disciplined. And Democrats go after Tricia Cotham’s seat. Those stories and more.