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Wake Up, Raleigh!
Matt Peiken
33 episodes
2 days ago
Catch up on all the Raleigh news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.
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Catch up on all the Raleigh news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.
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Wake Up, Raleigh!
Tuesday, Dec. 23: 100-plus Candidates File + Cary Trolley Controversy + Charter School Enrollment Drops

Today's Raleigh newscast includes these stories:

  • 100+ candidates file for Triangle races ahead of March primary
  • Raleigh City Council on ballot again before staggered terms begin
  • Cary bought $540K trolleys, sold after ADA issues revealed
  • New charter schools miss enrollment targets; High Point TISA closes
  • Crabtree plans $60M makeover; Northgate, Triangle Town Center redevelop
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2 days ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Monday, Dec. 22: UNC Syllabi Scrutiny + Faculty Fears Rising + Durham Mayor Allegation + Wake County Commission + More Convention Center Fallout

Today's Raleigh newscast includes these stories:

  • UNC faculty must post syllabi publicly starting January 15
  • Faculty report rising fear, censorship across UNC campuses
  • Durham mayor denies misconduct allegation by former student
  • Wake County Commission expands, 2026 races now set
  • Animate! Raleigh postponed amid Convention Center repairs
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3 days ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Friday, Dec. 19: Trooper Accountability + Property Taxes + Freeman vs. Chitlik + Teacher Pay

Today's Raleigh newscast includes these stories:

  • Mother presses trooper-crash accountability.
  • NC lawmakers eye property-tax relief; Paré warns seniors squeezed.
  • Freeman challenges Chitlik in Durham’s blue Senate District 22.
  • Report: NC near-bottom in teacher pay growth, per-pupil funding.
  • NC Museum of Art campaign nears goal; East Building revamp.
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6 days ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Thursday, Dec. 18: State Health Premium Hikes + Ligon Rebuild Battle + LGBT Center Reopens + Downtown Artist Lounge

Today's Raleigh newscast includes these stories:

  • State workers face 2026 premium hikes amid plan deficit
  • Ligon rebuild plan pits alumni against Wake schools
  • LGBT Center reopens in long-term Cabarrus Street home
  • Raleigh revives DWI unit after deadly impaired-driving surge
  • Tardys launch downtown Raleigh Artist Lounge, multi-level arts venue
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1 week ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Wednesday, Dec. 17: Cary Land Deal Fallout + Meredith College Troubles + Migrant Support + Triangle Eatery Grades + Rapper Madison Speaks

Today's Raleigh newscast includes these stories:

  • Cary land deal bypassed council; flood-risk warnings ignored
  • Meredith ousts deans; protests grow amid deficit, mold complaints
  • Migrant advocates brace for 2026 after H-2A wage cuts
  • Four Triangle restaurants get B grades in health inspections
  • Raleigh rapper Madison Jay urges voting, civic engagement
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1 week ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Tuesday, Dec. 16: Dropping Schools + Fuquay-Varina Water Plan + Raleigh for the Young, Wealthy + Push for Trees

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Wake may drop caps at five overcrowded schools
  • Fuquay-Varina water transfer plan faces regional opposition
  • Raleigh-Cary ranks No. 2 for wealthy millennials
  • Raleigh ZIP 27608 tops $1.1M average home price
  • Nonprofit aims to plant 50,000 trees by 2050
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1 week ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Monday Dec. 15: ICE Arrests Doubled + Flood Aid Dammed + Schools Enrollment Slide + Raleigh Residents Sue + Built-to-Rent Housing/ent

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • ICE arrests doubled; Triangle saw about 770.
  • Old Farm flood victims still waiting on promised aid.
  • Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools weigh closures after enrollment slide.
  • Raleigh residents sue over 30-story zoning near Peace Street.
  • Sadie Oaks: 201 build-to-rent townhomes break ground in Wendell.
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1 week ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Friday, Dec. 12: Cary Corruption? + Foushee Challenged + Clash at Capitol + UNC Syllabi Public + WakeMed Victim's History

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Cary manager’s luxury travel raises questions, lacks receipts
  • Nida Allam challenges Foushee in NC-4 primary
  • Lawmakers clash with CHCCS over parental rights law
  • UNC System to make all syllabi public by 2026
  • Officer killed at WakeMed had troubled job history
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1 week ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Thursday, Dec. 11: Legal Aid Cuts + Smithfield Growth + Cary Council Snubbed + Protester Boxed Out + Legal Rubdown

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Legal Aid slashes services after $6M state funding freeze
  • Smithfield medical building sale reflects Raleigh’s growth pressure
  • Cary mayor: council left out of key decisions
  • Durham judge limits CPS protester’s actions, sparking backlash
  • Massage board’s law firm ties raise legal concerns
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2 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Wednesday, Dec. 10: ICE Returns + Snow Days Debate + Raleigh Home Values + Enloe Charity Ball + 'Jeopardy' Champ's Jeopardy

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Advocates report large ICE operation across Triangle.
  • Snow day closures revive debate over Wake’s countywide school system.
  • Zillow: Two-thirds of Raleigh homes lost value over year.
  • Enloe Charity Ball targets $200K for Note in the Pocket.
  • Raleigh “Jeopardy” champion in jeopardy of his own.
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2 weeks ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Tuesday, Dec. 9: Charter Schools Impact + Apple Delays RTP Campus + WakeMed Mental Hospital + Judge Charged + Police Crackdown

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Charter growth forces Durham schools to divert $51M locally.
  • Apple delays RTP campus, wins four-year extension on incentives.
  • WakeMed advances Garner mental hospital, citing soaring ER crises.
  • Durham chief district judge charged in domestic violence case.
  • Capital Boulevard DWI crackdown nets 10 arrests, 130 charges.
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2 weeks ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Monday, Dec. 8: Black Enrollment Drops + Ethics Backlash + Historic Durham PD Building + Western Blvd. Highrise + Durham UDO Rewrite

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • UNC Chapel Hill Black enrollment drops, DEI cuts deepen isolation.
  • Cary councilmember’s taxpayer-funded degree prompts ethics, transparency backlash.
  • Durham eyes interim uses while preserving historic police HQ site.
  • Western Boulevard Kmart rezoning could add 20-story transit-oriented village.
  • OP-ED: Durham UDO rewrite aims for denser housing without silencing residents.
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2 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Friday, Dec. 5: Candidates File + Ligon Middle Debated + Taser Death Settled + Startup Funding + Triangle Stream Health

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Raleigh candidates file as city shifts to staggered four-year terms.
  • Community debates future of historic, overcrowded J.W. Ligon Middle.
  • Raleigh settles Darryl Williams Taser death lawsuit for $975,000.
  • Cycle Labs raises $9.7M to grow supply-chain testing platform.
  • Volunteers join Haw River Watch to track Triangle stream health.
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2 weeks ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Thursday, Dec. 4: Diversity Disparity + Raids Inspired Fear + Student Mental Health +C.J. Mann Profile + Hurricanes Retrospective

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Report: NC teacher prep lags behind student diversity
  • Immigration raids spur fear, absences across North Carolina communities
  • UNC Chinese students build peer mental health support network
  • Raleigh developer C.J. Mann builds equitable, community-focused projects
  • Lockout reset propelled Hurricanes’ 2006 Stanley Cup breakthrough
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3 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Wednesday, Dec. 3: Convention Center Fire + Wendell Migrant Update + New Durham Council + Oyster Bar Comeback?

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Roof fire at Raleigh Convention Center quickly contained, no injuries
  • Asylum-seeking Wendell woman kept detained despite nationwide bail ruling
  • Durham swears in new council as longtime members say goodbye
  • Durham County seeks no-contact order against child welfare activist
  • Property deal boosts hopes for 42nd Street Oyster Bar comeback
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3 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Tuesday, Dec. 2: New County Leaders + Healthcare Worker Shortage + $250M Holly Springs Investment + Durham's First Heritage Community

Today's episode includes these stories:

  • Mike Lee elected Durham County commissioners chair; Allam vice chair
  • Triangle Healthcare Summit warns electrician shortage threatens hospital projects
  • Ypsomed investing $250 million in Holly Springs injection-device plant
  • Merrick-Moore named Durham’s first Heritage Community honoring Black legacy
  • Raleigh pay-what-you-can café strained by rising food insecurity
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3 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Monday, Dec. 1: ICE Warning + Wendell Rally + Dems Target Whatley + Bio Industry Boom vs. Lag + Kellam-Wyatt Park Development

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • ICE deployment warning in Triangle based on unconfirmed Siembra tip
  • Wendell rally backs detained asylum seeker Fatima Velasquez-Antonio
  • Democrats target Whatley’s Helene recovery record in NC Senate race
  • Booming Triangle biomanufacturing faces lagging research and venture funding
  • Wake County begins Kellam-Wyatt Park project near Raleigh, Knightdale
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3 weeks ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Tuesday, Nov. 25: Immigration Crackdown Aftermath + Free Parking Extended + Rinehart Council Bid

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Raleigh, Durham leaders and residents unsettled by secretive CBP immigration crackdown
  • Ascension’s Amsurg deal quietly reshapes ownership of Triangle endoscopy centers
  • Raleigh extends two-hour free parking as businesses cheer, revenues dip
  • Clark Rinehart launches at-large council bid centered on housing, transit
  • Durham zine vending machine maps ice cream, foraging, queer history
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1 month ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Monday, Nov. 24: Raleigh-Born Detainee + Durham Reactions to ICE + Enrollment Drop + Missing Middle Housing

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • TikTok video shows Border Patrol detain, release Raleigh-born landscaper.
  • Immigration raids spike Durham absences, spark student walkouts and protests.
  • Enrollment drop forces Durham schools cuts and higher charter transfers.
  • Carolinas hospital chaplains shoulder unseen emotional burden, struggle with burnout.
  • Rezoning could bring 190 townhomes, advancing missing middle housing.
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1 month ago
3 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Friday, Nov. 21: ICE Ripple Effect + Op-Ed: Invoke State Militia + Selma Housing + UNC Austerity

Today's newscast includes these stories:

  • Site Slowdown: Immigration crackdown empties South Creek Chapel Hill crews
  • Wendell Detention: Enforcement sweep seizes homeowner Fatima Velasquez-Antonio in Cary
  • State Militia: Attorney urges Stein reactivate humanitarian defense force statewide
  • Selma Housing: Officials weigh Waterbury Gardens rezoning, workforce affordability promise
  • UNC Austerity: Independent audit disputes necessity ideological budget reductions
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1 month ago
4 minutes

Wake Up, Raleigh!
Catch up on all the Raleigh news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.