Dave DeWitt
ddewitt@wunc.org
Dave DeWitt came to WUNC in 2003 and spent four years on the staff of The State of Things before joining the News team. In 2008 he was selected to head WUNC's Raleigh bureau.
He has filed features for most of NPR’s news magazines as well as Marketplace and Only A Game. He is a graduate of Denison University and formerly worked in college athletics, college admissions, and with the Tar Heel Sports Network.
In 2001, he wrote the non-fiction book True Blue. He has won numerous awards for reporting, most recently from the Radio/Television News Directors and the National Association of Black Journalists. He was also a part of the WUNC team that won a 2006 duPont-Columbia Award.
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Reports and features by Dave DeWitt
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Wake Schools to End Diversity Policy
Wednesday, March 03 2010 Dave DeWittThe Wake County School Board passed a resolution to end the district’s socio-economic diversity policy.
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NC State's New Chancellor Looks Ahead
Thursday, February 18 2010 Dave DeWittNew NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson talks about the challenges ahead.
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Federal Officials to Investigate Wayne County Schools
Friday, February 05 2010 Dave DeWittThe U.S. Department of Justice will investigate Wayne County Schools for possible racial discrimination.
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Morehead Planetarium Gets a Technology Upgrade
Tuesday, February 02 2010 Dave DeWittThe Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at UNC Chapel Hill transitions to a full digital theater.
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Cries of School Segregation Grow Louder
Thursday, January 21 2010 Dave DeWittDave DeWitt visited the school that’s currently at the center of the debate over the “re-segregation” of North Carolina’s schools.
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Raleigh Council Debates New Safety Center
Wednesday, January 06 2010 Dave DeWittThe Raleigh City Council on Tuesday debated for an hour and a half over constructing a $141 million building that would house the city’s police and fire headquarters.
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Wake School Board Gets an Earful
Wednesday, December 16 2009 Dave DeWittThe new majority on the Wake County School Board faces criticism of its vow to end the schools' diversity policy.


