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‘The State Of Things’ Producer Picks: A Look Back At 2015 With Charlie Shelton

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,
Charlie Shelton
Published December 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM EST
Producer Charlie Shelton takes a look back to his favorite conversations from this past year.
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Producer Charlie Shelton takes a look back to his favorite conversations from this past year.
Producer Charlie Shelton takes a look back to his favorite conversations from this past year.
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Producer Charlie Shelton takes a look back to his favorite conversations from this past year.

With a new year just around the corner, “The State of Things” takes a moment to reflect on the highlights of 2015 with the program’s producers. Some of producer Charlie Shelton’s favorite segments include conversations with folklorist Bill Ferris and musician Rhiannon Giddens.

He also chose conversations about hip-hop in Chapel Hill and how comedian John Hodgman dealt with getting older. Producer Charlie Shelton tells us about his favorite conversations from 2015

Host FrankStasiotalks with producer Charlie Shelton about his favorite conversations from 2015.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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