WFDD Virtual Community Conversation Sept. 9
88.5 WFDD will host its next Virtual Community Conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. on YouTube live. WFDD’s Paul Garber will lead “Safeguarding Your Vote,” to talk about election 
security and maintaining the integrity of the vote in North Carolina, one of the most competitive swing states in the country. Guests will explain the best steps individuals can take to ensure their vote is counted and consider the challenges of running an election during a pandemic.
Listeners can register and submit questions and comments on the WFDD website.
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88.5 WFDD receives nine awards for excellence in journalism
88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest, was recently honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) with nine awards for excellence in journalism.
The RTDNAC 2015 Awards Competition recognized the best of TV, radio, website, and collegiate work from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. 88.5 WFDD received seven first place awards in the news categories of Consumer/Economic, Education, General News, Hard News Feature, Investigative, Light Feature, and Spot News; a second place award in the category of Spot News; and WFDD’s Keri Brown won first place for Radio Reporter of the Year.
Stories that received first place awards included Tobacco Farmers Lose Longtime Safety Net, by Emily McCord; As Education Spending Grabs Spotlight, Deteriorating Schools Get Little Aid, by Keri Brown; Dan River Coal Ash Spill: Long-Term Impact Unknown, by Keri Brown; Neighbors Lobby For More Regulation On Chicken Farms, by Keri Brown; McCrory Pushes Tax Credits At Opening For Company That Hasn’t Used Them, by Paul Garber; A Band Of Their Own, by David Ford; and Winter Storm Closes Schools, Downs Power Lines, by Emily McCord. The second place Spot News award was given for As Same Sex Marriage Becomes legal, Opinions In NC Are Mixed, by Emily McCord.
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