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ncIMPACT examines how North Carolina faces critical policy questions in a wide range of areas, including health, education, economic development, criminal justice, public finance, and the environment. In response, ncIMPACT was launched through the UNC School of Government.
Watch ncIMPACT Fridays on PBS NC, online and on the PBS app. Find additional airtimes across PBS NC & the North Carolina Channel on our TV Schedules page.
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Meet the Hosts of ncIMAPCT
Anita R. Brown-Graham
Since September 2016, Anita R. Brown-Graham has led the UNC School of Government's public launch of ncIMPACT—a special initiative that seeks to expand the SOG’s capacity to work with public officials on complex policy issues. Since her arrival, she and her colleagues have devised programs to support communities working on economic mobility, poverty, expansion of pre-kindergarten, extending the labor pool and addressing opioid misuse and abuse. During Brown-Graham’s first tour as an SOG faculty member, from 1994 to 2006, she specialized in governmental liability and community economic development aimed at revitalizing communities. In 2007, Brown-Graham became Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University. There, she led IEI’s efforts to build North Carolina’s capacity for economic development and prosperity, working with leaders from across the state in the areas of business, government and higher education to focus on issues important to the state's.
Brown-Graham began her career as a law clerk in the Eastern District of California. She is a William C. Friday Fellow, American Marshall Fellow and Eisenhower Fellow. In 2013, the White House named her a Champion of Change for her work at IEI, and the Triangle Business Journal named her a 2014 Woman in Business for her policy leadership in the state and a 2017 CEO of the year. Brown-Graham serves on the boards of several organizations. She earned an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
David Hurst
David Hurst is an Emmy-nominated senior producer at PBS North Carolina, where he leads the production of ncIMPACT, a multiplatform series created in partnership with the UNC School of Government. With over a decade of experience in broadcast journalism and digital storytelling, he specializes in bringing complex policy issues to life through compelling narrative journalism.
Before joining PBS North Carolina, David honed his storytelling skills as a reporter at CBS 17 in Raleigh, where he covered major events including Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, the Keith Lamont Scott protests in Charlotte and the controversial House Bill 2 legislation. David’s sports coverage brought local stories to national audiences as he chronicled UNC’s journey to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships in 2016 and 2017. His reporting has been featured on major networks such as CBS News, CNN, ESPN and other national outlets.
A proud graduate of the University of Georgia, David brings a deep understanding of the Southeast and a commitment to impactful storytelling that helps shed light on local communities’ most pressing challenges.
