Welcome to my “About Page!” This is where people come to learn more about me… for reasons I cannot fathom.

Here’s The Really Short Story:

Who: I’m Pete Kaliner. I’ve spent more than two decades as a radio reporter, talk show host, and podcaster in Charlotte and Asheville.

What: Three daily podcasts from my live radio show where we discuss news & topics from a North Carolina perspective.

Where: I’m based in Charlotte, NC.

When: On demand, whenever you want to listen. But I do the show live every weekday from 12 pm - 3pm (Eastern).

Why: I believe the government closest to the people is the most responsive, but we need to have access to the information about what our government is doing.

The Little Bit Longer Short Story

Are you still reading all of this?!

OK. Well, I’ve been working in the news business in North Carolina for more than two decades. I’ve done some TV and print work, but virtually all of my experience is in radio.

I love the spoken word format.

Ever since I was a kid, listening to public radio with my dad in New York, I’ve been hooked on the way talk radio connects with people. 

The Long Story

Seriously?! You’re still reading this?!

Well, I’ve been doing journalism and broadcast communication for most of my life. From my high school newspaper, to the college paper, to helping start up the campus radio station, to mailing people coffee mugs at an NPR affiliate – I’ve been immersed in the journalism and news industry for thirty years.

I worked for about half of my career as a radio reporter at WBT in Charlotte, NC. I covered the City, County, State, and Education beats – as well as General Assignment. This meant covering a lot of politics and sitting through more government meetings (with PowerPoint slideshows!) than I can count.

But it was invaluable experience. During this time, Charlotte and North Carolina experienced explosive growth. This gave me a front row seat to some of the most powerful and important stories that affect people at the local level.

I transitioned from reporter to host – which allowed me to explore topics in far greater depth while talking directly with the audience. After three years, the station was sold and the new owners laid off a bunch of people – including me.

After a brief stint in TV news, I got a job in Asheville, NC as afternoon host on WWNC. I got to learn more about the job, while informing local citizens about what their governments were doing (like a massive amount of embezzling). It was a successful show, but the corporate owners decided to eliminate hundreds of positions across the nation – including mine.

So, I decided to start a podcast and work for myself. I built the show into a successful podcast that was aired on WWNC and on WBT.

When Rush Limbaugh died in 2021, WBT wanted to hire a local host to fill that time slot.

I applied.

I was hired.

And that's where I am now.

I do the show live every weekday and we take the recording and upload it as three podcast episodes. 

So... that's story.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading it all. And THANK YOU for subscribing and supporting the show!