This spring semester, students in Professor Paul Garber’s On the Air with WFDD course took a beat coverage focus, with each student covering a county in North Carolina, to explore stories they were curious about in areas that have historically been news deserts in WFDD’s listening area. Below is part two of the stories that have been published; you can find part one of this series here. Keep an eye out for more to come!

Lauren Carpenter (’25) interviewed Danika Williams, a high school lacrosse player and double-amputee from Davie County who recently earned all-conference honors for the second year in a row. To listen to the full interview and read the highlights, click here: https://www.wfdd.org/story/proving-herself-right-davie-goalie-danika-williams-double-amputee-earns-praise.

Jeff Kirkpatrick (’24) interviewed the program director of the Guildford County Solution to the Opiod Problem (GCSTOP), Michael Thull, about opioid abuse in Greensboro and the steps GCSTOP is taking to provide education and outreach on the epidemic. Click here for the full interview and highlights: https://www.wfdd.org/story/guilford-partnership-works-stem-rise-opioid-deaths.