Brent Wolfe

bwolfe@wunc.org

Interim News Director

Brent Wolfe first discovered the power of storytelling as a high school summer camp counselor when he related the story of Macbeth to his young charges to get them to fall asleep.  He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and majored in American Studies at Tufts University outside Boston.  In college, Brent was inspired by the narrative journalism style of J. Anthony Lukas' "Common Ground," the story of school desegregation and court ordered busing in Boston. 

After college, he donned a ranger hat with the National Park Service to tell visitors the story of Boston's African American community in the 19th century.  Brent then made his way to public radio- learning the basics at WBUR in Boston and doing political reporting at KQED in San Francisco.  He moved on to report for WILL in Champaign-Urbana and then Minnesota Public Radio in Rochester where he covered stories from medical research at the Mayo Clinic to a gopher catching festival. 

Brent joined WUNC's reporting staff in March, 2000.  He was appointed News Editor in February, 2003.  Brent took on the role of Interim News Director in July, 2008.

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Reports and features by Brent Wolfe

• Solar Power in Foothills
  Monday, November 24 2008 Brent Wolfe

  A California-based alternative energy firm is tapping into solar energy in North Carolina. Vanir Energy is building the world's largest solar heating and cooling system at the Fletcher Business Park.

• A Closer Look at Water
  Monday, November 10 2008 Brent Wolfe

  Scientists and policymakers are meeting today in Research Triangle Park to discuss whether prescription drugs in drinking water pose a health risk to humans. The experts are working to determine the exact sources of the contamination and ways to prevent it.

• Water in the Neuse River Basin
  Monday, February 25 2008 Brent Wolfe

  State water experts are meeting in Raleigh today to begin developing a hydrological model of the Neuse River basin. They say the model will help with city planning and managing future droughts.

• Audio Postcard from Snow Camp
  Thursday, July 26 2007 Brent Wolfe

  North Carolina boasts 13 outdoor dramas at this time of year- more than any other state. Brent Wolfe prepared this audio postcard from "The Sword of Peace" drama in Snow Camp in Alamance County. It tells the true story of Quakers struggling with their pacifist beliefs during the American Revolution.