Will Michaels

Senior Reporter for State Issues at NC Local

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Our weekend host and reporter @WillMichaels's piece in which he tagged along with Rameses, the Tar Heels' live mascot, to a game won the Excellence in Sound category

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😂 The apocalypse is truly here

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Will Michaels. Weekend Host and Reporter at WUNC. North Carolina Public Radio.

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BTS:

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Me either, buddy

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"He can't stand Duke."

He’s not just any farm animal. He’s Rameses. For almost 100 years, the Hogan family has been raising one of Chapel Hill's favorite local celebrities.

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This morning is my first live shift as @wunc’s next Weekend Host. I’m excited to be with you during our broadcasts of Weekend Edition, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me and more. And I hope to bring you even more local content as I settle in. Good morning!

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@POTUS ends by saying US can once again be the global leader in manufacturing, believes the CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act will help

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.@POTUS begins remarks by acknowledging the school shooting in Nashville. “Those kids should still be with us today.” Calls on Congress again to pass an assault weapons ban

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Manufacturing would be made stronger with good collective bargaining, @POTUS says. There are state laws that strictly limit that ability

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.@NC_Governor emphasizes @Wolfspeed was started by @NCState grads, calls NC “the future of advanced manufacturing.”

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.@GinaRaimondo says @Wolfspeed’s growth offers good paying manufacturing jobs, most of which don’t require a college degree, one of the administration’s goals, she says.

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.@CityofDurhamNC Mayor Elaine O’Neal acknowledges @Wolfspeed’s plans to build a $5 billion facility in Siler City with an estimated 1,800 jobs. The company was offered about $1 billion in state incentives

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.@Wolfspeed CEO Greg Lowe says silicon carbide will be crucial for increasing EV manufacturing and an overall shift to electric cars. “Changing miles per gallon to miles per charge,” Lowe says.

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Plant workers have started lining up for @POTUS’s entrance

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I’m at @Wolfspeed in Durham, which used to be CREE. They sold off the LED lighting business and now make silicon carbide semiconductors. They have the ability to run more efficiently, which attracted the attention of @POTUS. He’s expected to speak here in the next hour

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We are excited to have @POTUS visit and address Wolfspeed this afternoon! Be sure to tune in for the address using the link below and follow us for live updates. #WeAreWolfspeed https://t.co/ZaDNV80oBP

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At 7 p.m., WUNC will present special live coverage of Gov. Roy Cooper's address.

WUNC's @WillMichaels will host the radio coverage with analysis from WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief @RaleighReporter.

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WFAE will broadcast special coverage of NC Gov. Roy Cooper’s State of the State address TONIGHT at 7 p.m.

@WUNC's Will Michaels will host the coverage, with analysis from Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell. The Republican response will also be included in the broadcast.