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
High Point Sees Decline In Heroin Overdoses
High Point has seen a significant drop in heroin overdoses from a year ago. Police attribute the decline to arrests targeting a local street gang.
Several State Magistrates Choose Not To Perform Marriages
14 magistrates across North Carolina have opted out of performing marriages over religious objections. This come one month since the legislature passed a law responding to legalized same-sex marriages in the state.
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, July 8
14 NC Magistrates Use Recusal Law Focusing On Gay Marriage
NAACP Plans Events Ahead Of Voter ID Trial
The N.C. NAACP will hold several events this week in Winston-Salem to draw attention to an upcoming trial focusing on the state's voter ID law.
Morning Headlines: Tuesday July 7
Camp Lejeune Marine Treated For Shark Bite Off NC Coast
Medical personnel at Camp Lejeune say a Marine was bitten by a shark off the North Carolina coast last weekend, the eighth such attack in the last three weeks.