Carol Jackson
Digital News EditorCarol Jackson has been with WUNC since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with WUNC's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.
During her career in media, she has won a number of awards for producing innovative media projects, including numerous EMMY citations and a WEBBY (commonly called The Oscars of the Internet). Previously, Carol served as Director of Educational Production for Maryland Public Television. She grew up in Epsom, NH and attended Emerson College in Boston. Carol and her family are happy to be in North Carolina – near to her husband's extended family in Smithfield and Apex.
Carol left WUNC in January 2015.
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Did you know that picking a Venus Flytrap in North Carolina can now land you two years in prison? The law, enacted earlier this week, is meant to protect…
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Katherine Perry never won a tournament when she was on scholarship for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's women's golf team. But she's made…
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Sharon Smith is taking two months to walk North Carolina's Mountain to the Sea Trail, which is more than 1,000 miles long and crosses the entire…
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During the Great Depression, the federal government sent photographers around the country to meet Americans and document their lives. Those photographers…
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Rice Apples (1777). Sweet Potato Custard (1870). Ice Cream No. 3 (1899) For the past couple of months, librarians and staff at the Rubenstein Rare Book &…
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Immigration has taken center stage this week with President Obama's announcement of protection for some children and families who entered the country…
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Duke University recently acquired two stunning sets of photographs of the Civil War. Now, Duke Performances has commissioned a leading guitarist to set…
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Several area doctors star in a new video that is getting some buzz online. The video aims to answer the question of when it's appropriate to go to urgent…
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All this week, many area colleges and universities are waiving their application fees. Costs usually run between $40 and $100 per application, so for…
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This is our election night blog. Complete election results can be found here. 12:15 a.m.:Thom Tillis: "We didn't bend, we won. ... You all refused to lose…