North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC
Eli Chen is a seasoned digital news producer currently with North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC since August 2023. Prior to this role, Chen served as a senior editor for the Overheard at National Geographic podcast from August 2020 to June 2023, overseeing narrative storytelling and managing audio production teams. Previous experience includes co-producing and co-hosting shows for The Story Collider, reporting on science and environmental issues for St. Louis Public Radio, and serving as a science reporter and iSeeChange partner for WDDE - 91.1 FM. Additional experience encompasses production roles with the World Science Festival, Science Friday, and an editorial internship at OnEarth Magazine. Chen holds a Master of Arts in Journalism with a focus on Health and Science Reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Communications and Creative Writing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC
North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC is headquartered in central North Carolina and serves more than 300,000 listeners weekly as a trusted media source for objective and transformational content reflecting our region and expanding our collective understanding of the global community. WUNC strives to influence public life by focusing on civic and cultural issues, and creating original programming that reflects the diversity and range of opinion in North Carolina. WUNC's goal is to be connected with the community as a resource for consistently high quality news and information programming presented with integrity.