Neal Charnoff
Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014.
Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio.
After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins.
Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm.
Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other.
Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.
Stories from this Author
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Details To Finish North Carolina Medicaid Overhaul Expected
Top Department of Health and Human Services officials are expected to tell an oversight committee today about their pathway to complete Medicaid's overhaul in the next few years.
New NC Sales Tax Takes Effect Tuesday
North Carolina consumers will soon see a price increase in a range of services. New sales taxes will take effect on Tuesday across the state.
The new taxes will apply to services ranging from car repairs to appliance installations.
Guilford Board Will Sell Immaculate Heart Of Mary Property
The Guilford County Board of Education has approved plans to sell the old Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic school. The sale would come about two years after the board bought the property.
Board members voted unanimously Thursday to declare the property a surplus.
Morning Headlines: Friday, February 26, 2016
McCrory Declares State Of Emergency To Help Speed Power Restoration
Gov. Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency in North Carolina, a move aimed at allowing utility crews to expedite power restoration efforts.
Morning Headlines: Thursday, February 25, 2016
Greensboro Officials Host Community Conversation
Greensboro residents packed into the Carolina Theater Wednesday to talk about race, policing, and equality for minority residents.
NAACP Asks For Records On UNC Hiring Of Spellings
The North Carolina NAACP is questioning the hiring of Margaret Spellings as the UNC system president. The organization delivered a public records request on Tuesday to the UNC General Administration.