Hady Mawajdeh
Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.
Hady joined the team at The State of Things in 2014 as a producer. Though he is new to North Carolina, he is already a fan of the Durham Bulls and the newly-reformed Charlotte Hornets. In his spare time, Hady enjoys playing pick-up basketball, reading, seeing live music, and listening to a variety of podcasts.
Hady left WUNC in August 2015.
-
Comedian Bill Maher has been setting the standard for political talk shows for more than two decades. It all started in 1993 with his first talk show ...
-
There are all kinds of conversations happening in the multiverse that is social media. From discussions about Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book to police...
-
Robert Brown is one of the most influential North Carolinians you’ve never heard of. He had a pretty humble start in High Point, where he was born and...
-
Scientists have set their sights on finding a cure for AIDS. At the opening of the International AIDS Society conference in Vancouver, AIDS researchers...
-
More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and new evidence that suggests women's brains are especially vulnerable to the disease....
-
Thousands of untested rape kits are sitting in police storage throughout the country according to a new investigation by USA Today. The kits include...
-
The Music Maker Relief Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping true pioneers and forgotten heroes of the blues gain recognition as...
-
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics there are approximately 2.3 million people in prisons or local jails in the United States. And many of...
-
North Carolina was able to lure 47 new or expansion business projects to the state last year. The haul promises to bring more than 8,000 jobs and $1.4...
-
Railroads have always been important to the economic development of North Carolina, but for many years the western part of the state was left out of the...