Company Profile

Company Description:

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The Organization
WFAE 90.7 is a member-supported, locally owned, independent radio station committed to delivering the highest quality news and public affairs programming for its listeners in the Charlotte Metrolina region, as well as Piedmont and the Carolina foothills. WFAE is the most listened-to public radio station in the Charlotte area, offering a broad range of national, international, and regional news from National Public Radio, the BBC, Public Radio International, American Public Media, and WFAE’s award-winning newsroom. The station is committed to providing fact-based, in-depth information that helps create a more informed, engaged, and empowered community and enables citizens to better understand shared challenges, seize important opportunities, and enjoy this special place they call home.  As Charlotte has grown, so has WFAE, with a creative website in addition to broadcasts that now reach more than 200,000 listeners a week in a 22-county area.
 
The station has garnered over 40 journalistic honors, including four Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, including one award in 2014.  The staff produces the award-winning Charlotte Talks, hosted daily by Mike Collins, featuring guests from all walks of life.  In 2008, the station launched its “Public Conversations Series” that brings together area residents to discuss important issues in a community forum.