Charlotte 101.3 - Greenville 97.3 - Boone 92.9 - WSIF Wilkesboro 90.9
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

From Helene and Back: Nature's Wakeup Call - A Radio Documentary

A production of David Weintraub and the Center for Cultural Preservation in partnership with WNCW radio

WNCW marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene by airing From Helene and Back: Nature's Wake Up Call, a one hour special which documents Hurricane Helene's disastrous impact on the Appalachian region of western NC.

From neighbors helping neighbors to state and local officials' accounts of the storm and its aftermath, these interviews and commentary tell the story of the storm and serve as a cautionary tale for the future.

Stay Connected
Joe Kendrick grew up far off in the woods in rural Stanfield, NC, where he acquired his first Sony Walkman, listened to both AM and FM radio from Charlotte, went to Nascar races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, attended a small Baptist church, read Rolling Stone, subscribed to cassette clubs, and played one very forgettable season of high school football. From there, Joe studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was able to fulfill his dream of being a disc jockey at WXYC. He volunteered at WNCW soon after graduation.