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Roy Cooper Takes Over A Divided State

BPR News | By NPR Politics
Published January 6, 2017 at 10:39 AM EST
Office of the Governor

WUNC's Jeff Tiberii spoke with NPR's Morning Edition about the situation Roy Cooper steps into as North Carolina governor.  He was sworn-in minutes into New Years Day, and formal inaugural ceremonies will take place this weekend in Raleigh, though many have been moved or canceled because of expected heavy snowfall.  
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Local News AshevilleRoy CooperMatt Bushwestern north carolinaNorth CarolinaNC General Assemblygovernornorth carolina politics
Jeff Tiberii
Jeff Tiberii first started posing questions to strangers after dinner at La Cantina Italiana, in Massachusetts, when he was two-years-old. Jeff grew up in Wayland, Ma., an avid fan of the Boston Celtics, and took summer vacations to Acadia National Park (ME) with his family. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and moved to North Carolina in 2006. His experience with NPR member stations WAER (Syracuse), WFDD (Winston-Salem) and now WUNC, dates back 15 years.
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