The NCPA names Carl Kasell the 2013 North Carolinian of the Year

SAG-AFTRA member and National Public Radio’s Carl Kasell was honored with the North Carolina Press Association’s 2013 North Carolinian of the Year award on March 21 at the organization’s Winter Institute and Annual Meeting. Kasell, a native of Goldsboro, N.C., started his radio career in his hometown. While a student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, he helped to found the radio station WUNC. Nowadays, Kasell can be heard on NPR’s quiz program Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me as co-host and judge. He was previously the news announcer on NPR’s Morning Edition. NCPA President Hal Tanner III said, “Carl was an easy choice for many reasons. He is highly regarded by journalists everywhere for his integrity and commitment to fairness and honesty.”

From everyone at the SAG-AFTRA Washington – Mid Atlantic Local, we congratulate Carl Kasell on this great honor. You can catch Kasell on NPR Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.

Carl Kasell

This item was originally featured in the April 2013 local newsletter.