NC News Roundup: OBX check-in after Hurricane Erin; potential impact of NIH cuts on Research Triangle

Due South · Aug 22, 2025 · 50m

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This week on the North Carolina News Roundup...

We check in on the coast after Hurricane Erin. College students return to the Research Triangle as federal funding cuts and potential layoffs loom. Plus, WUNC’s weekly news quiz! Leoneda Inge talks with a panel of journalists about those stories and more, on Due South.

Guests

Brianna Atkinson, Higher Education reporter at WUNC

Rod Carter, Weeknight evening anchor at CBS 17 News

Sam Walker, Editor-in-Chief of SamWalker O-B-X News.com

Adam Wagner, editor of the NC Newsroom

Jason DeBruyn, WUNC’s Supervising Editor for Digital News

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