Proposals funded: Geyer, Guthold, McCord
Congratulations to Wake Forest staff and faculty members Scott Geyer, Martin Guthold and Emily McCord on each of their funded research proposals.
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88.5 WFDD Hive® Education Program receives top awards from Public Media Journalists Association
This message is shared on behalf of 88.5 WFDD. 88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest University, received two first-place awards in the Student Division of the 2021 Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Annual Awards Competition for projects created by students […]
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WFDD celebrates 75th anniversary
88.5 WFDD, the NPR affiliate station licensed to Wake Forest University, is marking its 75th anniversary throughout 2021. The public radio station, which serves 32 counties in the Piedmont and High Country, as well as southern Virginia, traces its roots to an inaugural 1946 broadcast by two students from their rooming house on the old Wake Forest College campus in Wake Forest, NC.
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88.5 WFDD wins regional Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘Overall Excellence’
88.5 WFDD has received Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for “Overall Excellence” for its work in 2020; this is the fourth consecutive year that WFDD has been honored in the “Overall Excellence” category.
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88.5 WFDD Virtual Community Conversation: COVID-19 vaccines
88.5 WFDD will present the next in its series of free Virtual Community Conversations on Monday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. Bethany Chafin, assistant news director for WFDD, will moderate a discussion titled “What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines.”
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WFDD to expand coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on the local Hispanic community
88.5 WFDD recently announced that it has been selected as a Report for America host newsroom, in partnership with Spanish language publication La Noticia. The Report for America grant helps to fund the placement of a bilingual reporter in the WFDD newsroom, and allows WFDD, in conjunction with La Noticia, to expand its coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic community.
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After 12 Years, WFDD’s BackPack Campaign remains a symbol of community support
88.5 WFDD has concluded its annual BackPack Campaign, reaching its goal to contribute to the filling of 1,300 backpacks of food for children at risk of hunger, thanks to listeners’ support. The backpacks were made possible through the support of Kaplan Early Learning Company and will be distributed through Second Harvest Food Bank’s BackPack Program; they will provide the equivalent of 5,200 meals for children in the Piedmont and High Country who are in need. WFDD has held an annual BackPack Campaign in December for the last 12 years. This special fundraiser provides support for the public radio station, while also filling backpacks of food for children in the Piedmont and High Country at risk of hunger, through Second Harvest Food Bank’s BackPack Program.
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WFDD’s 12th Annual BackPack Campaign goes on air Dec. 8
88.5 WFDD launched its 12th Annual BackPack Campaign on GivingTuesday, and will go live on air for three days, beginning Tuesday, Dec. 8, to count down to its 1,300 backpack goal. This special fund drive not only supports access to fact-based journalism and trustworthy reporting for everyone in the station’s 32-county coverage area, it also helps feed children in the region who are facing food insecurity, thanks to a partnership with Kaplan Early Learning Company and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. For every gift to 88.5 WFDD, no matter the amount, Kaplan Early Learning Company will fill a backpack of food for a child at risk of hunger, through Second Harvest’s BackPack Program.
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WFDD Virtual Community Conversation Sept. 9
The next 88.5 WFDD Virtual Community Conversation will take place 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.
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WFDD bucks national trends
88.5 WFDD, the NPR-affiliate station licensed to Wake Forest University and serving 32 counties in the Piedmont and High Country of North Carolina, is reporting audience growth, despite pandemic-related interruptions to listening habits. Shutdowns and changes to work structure due to the coronavirus pandemic […]
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