State health officials say the number of flu-like illnesses reported by health care providers went down last week. But, at least nine people died from flu-related illnesses during the week and cases of the flu remain widespread across North Carolina. For more on the current flu outbreak, WFAE's Mark Rumsey spoke with Nicole Lee, an epidemiologist with the state’s Division of Public Health.
Mark Rumsey grew up in Kansas and got his first radio job at age 17 in the town of Abilene, where he announced easy-listening music played from vinyl record albums.