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
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DHHS Now Accepting Heating Assistance Applications
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Judge Allows Prayer Before Forsyth County Commissioners Meetings
A federal judge ruled Thursday that prayer can be allowed before a Forsyth County commissioners meeting. The action follows a recent similar ruling before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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City Offers To Take Over Civil Rights Museum
The City of Greensboro has offered to take over the struggling International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum's board quickly dismissed the proposal.
Investigation Continues Into Greensboro Man's Death
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