Leoneda Inge

linge@wunc.org

Leoneda Inge is WUNC's Changing Economy Reporter. She came to North Carolina in 2001 and has spent most of that time tracking job loss and other major changes in the state's Tobacco, Furniture, and Textile industries. In 2006, Leoneda and a team of journalists won an Alfred I. DuPont Award from Columbia University for the series - North Carolina Voices: Understanding Poverty. 

Leoneda has won several other first place awards - including three Gracie Awards from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television, several Associated Press Awards and a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. 

Leoneda has worked in commercial and public radio for many years and has produced reports for news magazines on NPR, Marketplace, and Voice of America.  Leoneda is a graduate of Florida A&M University.  In 1995, Leoneda was named a Michigan Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan.  In 2008, she received her Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University where she was a Knight-Bagehot Journalism Fellow in Business and Economics.  In 2009, Leoneda will travel to Tokyo, Japan as a fellow with the Foreign Press Center.

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Reports and features by Leoneda Inge

• Furniture Lay Offs
  Wednesday, December 03 2008 Leoneda Inge

  A furniture company that was a national leader in the fight against low-cost wooden imports from China is now fighting a bad economy. Leoneda Inge reports:

• President Bush Visits Triad
  Tuesday, December 02 2008 Leoneda Inge

  President Bush is visiting the Triad today. He's honoring a High Point woman for her years of volunteerism. Leoneda Inge reports:

• Durham Performing Arts Center
  Monday, December 01 2008 Leoneda Inge

  The long-awaited Durham Performing Arts Center is open for business - even in a tight economy. Leoneda Inge reports:

• Hate Speech on Campus
  Wednesday, November 26 2008 Leoneda Inge

  A meeting between the NAACP and UNC ended with Erskine Bowles calling on a commission to help determine if a hate crimes policy should be adopted for all 16 UNC campuses. Leoneda Inge reports:

• Foreclosure Training
  Wednesday, November 19 2008 Leoneda Inge

  Some North Carolina lawyers are undergoing extra training today to better help homeowners battling foreclosure. Leoneda Inge reports:

• Need a Loan?
  Tuesday, November 18 2008 Leoneda Inge

  Some small businesses in North Carolina are finding they can get the loans they need from local banks and credit unions.

• African Americans on Obama
  Wednesday, November 05 2008 Leoneda Inge

  The race for president has been especially emotional for many African Americans.

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