Leoneda Inge
Host, "Due South"Leoneda Inge is the co-host of "Due South" — WUNC's new daily radio show. She was formerly WUNC’s race and southern culture reporter, the first public radio journalist in the South to hold such a position. She explores modern and historical constructs to tell stories of poverty and wealth, health and food culture, education and racial identity. Leoneda also co-hosted the podcast Tested, allowing for even more in-depth storytelling on those topics.
Leoneda’s most recent work of note includes “A Tale of Two North Carolina Rural Sheriffs,” produced in partnership with Independent Lens; a series of reports on “Race, Slavery, Memory & Monuments,” winner of a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists; and the series “When a Rural North Carolina Clinic Closes,” produced in partnership with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Leoneda is the recipient of several awards, including Gracie awards from the Alliance of Women in Media, the Associated Press, and the Radio, Television, Digital News Association. She was part of WUNC team that won an Alfred I. duPont Award from Columbia University for the group series – “North Carolina Voices: Understanding Poverty.” In 2017, Leoneda was named “Journalist of Distinction” by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Leoneda is a graduate of Florida A&M University and Columbia University, where she earned her Master's Degree in Journalism as a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics. Leoneda traveled to Berlin, Brussels and Prague as a German/American Journalist Exchange Fellow and to Tokyo as a fellow with the Foreign Press Center – Japan.
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Acclaimed food writer John T. Edge talks about his latest book “House of Smoke: A Southerner goes searching for home.” Plus, whether or not a class syllabus should be a public record, and a Duke professor remembers the late Jane Goodall. -
We learn more about the complicated past of Black enslaved Americans – tracking their lives from the plantation to the Global Black South. And it’s “HBCU 101” – Homecoming Safety Edition.” Several historically Black schools are enhancing safety measures because of violence in recent years. And we sit down with the conductor and music director for the North Carolina Symphony. -
Due South checks in with Kent Yelverton, NC State Fair director, about what to expect of this year's festivities. Bess Brinkley McBride reflects on her family's five generations in fair concessions. And Carl Hollifield brings a taste of Howling Cow ice cream, a state fair staple, to the Due South studios. -
An arts organization in Durham dedicated to empowering kids from all backgrounds is celebrating 25 years - we hear about Walltown Children’s Theatre. And celebrating the voices performing in the North Carolina Opera’s “Cinderella.” Plus, a check-in on Duke Basketball and Team USA. -
What the state’s most recent job numbers say about economic growth. Plus, WUNC's Education 101 series explores education in North Carolina - we listen in on their recent live event 'Navigate Your K-12 Options.' -
Jeff Tiberii talks to Anne Pusey, James B. Duke Professor Emerita of Evolutionary Anthropology about the legacy of Jane Goodall. Leoneda Inge talks to Chef Vivian Howard about her new PBS food variety show and her new restaurant. -
In some circles talking about menopause is taboo. But it won’t be at a conference in Durham this weekend called "Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood." Then, Jeff and Leoneda get the NC fall foliage forecast from the “Fall Color Guy.” -
An author tells us about the Southern history of America's most popular fruit - apples! Jeff Tiberii speaks with a reporter about the growing number of data centers in North Carolina. And Leoneda Inge chats with comedian W. Kamau Bell. -
An interview with the leader of Asheville's tourism group, an update on the Biltmore Estate, check-ins with area restaurants and more. -
With what could be a lengthy federal government shutdown underway, we examine the local impacts in North Carolina. A look at what kind of crime laws are passing across the country - and their impact. Plus, musician Marcella Simien visits Durham.
