Will Michaels
Weekend Host/ReporterWill Michaels started his professional radio career at WUNC.
He was first an intern while studying at UNC-Chapel Hill. As a part of his internship, he worked for a semester on the daily national show, The Story with Dick Gordon. Will concentrated on radio while at college, studying under veteran NPR reporter Adam Hochberg. He began as a reporter for Carolina Connection, UNC's radio news magazine, and then became an anchor and managing editor for the program in 2009, when it was named the best college radio news program in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Will came back to WUNC after graduation in 2010 as the producer for the local broadcast of Morning Edition, rising before the sun to help host Eric Hodge gather and present the news. In 2014, he produced WUNC's My Teacher series, part of the North Carolina Teacher Project. He joined the team for The State of Things later that year.
In 2016, Will became WUNC's first Daily News Producer, creating content for WUNC newscasts and periodically filling in as host for Morning Edition or All Things Considered. In 2020, Will moved from producing to reporting full time as WUNC's General Assignment Reporter.
In 2023, Will was named WUNC's Weekend Host while continuing to report on stories across North Carolina.
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More members of the state commission that oversees local government audits are raising concerns about Elizabeth City's finances.
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he supports Ukraine joining NATO, but only after Russia agrees to end its war there.
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North Carolina civil rights leader Bishop William Barber says he will continue his work as an activist following his final sermon at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro.
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Leaders in the city and county of Durham are considering a proposal to keep Carver Creek apartments affordable and expand them into a supportive housing campus for people transitioning out of homelessness.
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Attorneys for the family of an unarmed Black man who died in Raleigh police custody say a recently released autopsy report suggests charges are warranted against the officers involved.
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In 2007, as a college sophomore, Andrew Satterlee was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Now, he's researching ways to help treat it.
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The "Sip n' Stroll" district currently includes about six square blocks downtown. The expansion will add more of the Warehouse District up to parts of Hillsborough Street.
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State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow American Indian high school students to wear feathers as part of their graduation regalia.
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An annual survey shows there are fewer people experiencing homelessness in Durham, but more people living in unsheltered locations — places like cars or encampments.
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On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued three rulings — spanning voter ID, redistricting, and voting access for people with felony convictions — that will have a deep impact on how the state conducts elections.