Congress is investigating the IRS’ admission that it targeted conservative groups for special tax scrutiny. Dallas Woodhouse, North Carolina state director of Americans for Prosperity, reacts to the news and discusses government overreach and the impact on small, grass-roots organizations. Then we turn to the merger of US Airways and American Airlines, which could have major implications for North Carolina air travelers. Michael Lowrey, who blogs about aviation issues at MeckDeck.com, discusses the merger’s potential impact on Charlotte’s existing US Airways hub and on commercial airline service throughout the Tar Heel State. Next is a look at tax reform principles. As state lawmakers debate various tax reform proposals, the Senate’s chief tax reformer, Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, recently discussed the principles underlying the ideas he and his Senate colleagues have put forward to improve North Carolina’s existing tax code. Next, business mergers occur every day, but when those mergers involve media companies, former Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps has some concerns. Copps shared those concerns during a recent visit to Raleigh to speak for Common Cause. Next, we look back at our state’s history with the founding director of the North Carolina History Project, Troy Kickler. Kickler discusses the 350th anniversary of the Carolina Charter and its impact on later versions of the state constitution.
Since 1991, Carolina Journal – the monthly newspaper of the John Locke Foundation – has provided thousands of readers with in-depth reporting, informed analysis, and incisive commentary about the most pressing state and local issues in North Carolina. With a particular emphasis on state government, politics, the General Assembly, education, and local government, Carolina Journal has offered unique insights and ideas to the public policy debate.
Its related newsletter, Carolina Journal Weekly Report, delivers timely news and analysis by fax and email. And its popular web site, Carolina Journal.com, serves as a “one-stop shop” for elected officials, government leaders, journalists, lobbyists, and political insiders who visit every day to read exclusive stories, commentaries, and daily news links to the best reporting and commentary in the North Carolina print and broadcast media.
Now Carolina Journal’s trademark blend of news, analysis, and commentary is available on the airwaves as Carolina Journal Radio.
A weekly, one-hour newsmagazine, Carolina Journal Radio is hosted by Donna Martinez and Mitch Kokai and features a diverse mix of guests and topics. Education reform, tax policy, the state legislature, affirmative action, air pollution, freedom of the press and the courts – these are just a few of the subjects that Carolina Journal Radio has tackled since the program began production in 2003.
Broadcast each weekend on 20 commercial radio stations – from the mountains to the coast – Carolina Journal Radio is a one-of-a-kind program that seeks to inform and elevate the discussion of North Carolina's most critical issues, and to do so in a fair, entertaining, and thought-provoking way.
Carolina Journal Radio is now available as a podcast, for listening directly on your computer, or synching to a portable MP3 player, such as an iPod. You will need a podcast application, such as iTunes (available for Windows and Mac OS X) to access the podcast. New episodes will be posted the week after they air on the radio.
If you are using iTunes, you can subscribe to the podcast via this direct link to CJ Radio at the iTunes Music Store.
To subscribe to the podcast with another application: right-click on
the orange feed icon, copy the link, and paste it into the subscription
field of your podcasting software (in iTunes, go to the "Advanced" menu
and select "Subscribe to Podcast").
The program is a co-production of the John Locke Foundation and Carolina Broadcasting Systems Inc., both based in Raleigh. Inquiries about guests and topics should be directed to the Locke Foundation at 919-828-3876. Inquiries about the show’s production, distribution, and advertising opportunities should be directed to Carolina Broadcasting at 919-832-1416.
Listeners who would like to receive a weekly e-mail containing advance notice of upcoming Carolina Journal Radio guests and topics should email Mitch Kokai.
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Stations currently in the Carolina Journal Radio Network include: | |||
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Coverage Area |
Station |
Time(s) | |
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Albemarle/Concord |
WSPC |
AM 1010 |
Saturdays 11am |
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Asheville |
WWNC |
AM 570 |
Sundays 7pm |
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Burlington |
WBAG |
AM 1150 |
Saturdays 6am |
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Elizabeth City |
WGAI |
AM 560 |
Saturdays 6am |
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Fayetteville |
WFNC |
AM 640 |
Saturdays 1pm |
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Gastonia/Charlotte |
WZRH |
AM 960 |
Saturdays 2pm |
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Goldsboro |
WGBR |
AM 1150 |
Saturdays 6pm |
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Greensboro/Burlington |
WSML |
AM 1200 |
Saturdays 12pm |
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Hendersonville |
WHKP |
AM 1450 |
Sundays 6pm |
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Jacksonville |
WJNC |
AM 1240 |
Sundays 7am |
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Newport/New Bern |
WTKF |
FM 107.3 |
Sundays 7am |
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Salisbury |
WSTP |
AM 1490 |
Saturdays 11am |
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Siler City |
WNCA |
AM 1570 |
Sat. 11am, Sun. 6am |
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Smithfield |
WTSB |
AM 1090 |
Saturdays 6am |
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Southern Pines |
WEEB |
AM 990 |
Sundays 7pm |
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Triangle/Triad |
WZTK |
FM 101.1 |
Sundays 10am |
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Wilmington |
WAAV |
AM 980 |
Saturdays 4pm |
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements of additional stations joining the network.
Interested North Carolinians can also subscribe to a monthly tape or CD containing two full-length episodes of Carolina Journal Radio. It’s a great way to catch up on programs listeners may have missed or for those without a local affiliate to listen to the show. Contact Mitch Kokai for more information.