Public Radio East serves Eastern North Carolina by providing news, fine arts, and informational programming that challenges, stimulates, educates, and entertains an intellectually curious audience.

© 2026 Public Radio East

Public Radio East
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562

EIN 56-1802728
Public Radio For Eastern North Carolina 89.3 WTEB New Bern 88.5 WZNB New Bern 91.5 WBJD Atlantic Beach 90.3 WKNS Kinston 89.9 W210CF Greenville
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Join our team! Public Radio East is hiring a Financial & Development Associate.

Search results for

  • Haruki Murakami is the author of such books as <em>The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle</em>, <em>Norwegian Wood</em> and <em>Kafka on the Shore</em>.
    Book News: Without A Shortlist, Nobel-Watchers Turn To Bookies
    Also: Sleuthing the first story by Edgar Allan Poe; the merits of YA literature; Atavist Books launches.
  • Destruction at Midwest City, Okla., one of the towns hit by the May 5, 1999, tornadoes.
    A Brief History Of Oklahoma Tornadoes
    The state straddles Tornado Alley and has had a number of especially strong twisters leave a path of death and destruction in their wake.
  • Despite all the warning signs, U.S. leaders continue to barrel toward a debt default with no one yet willing to step on the brakes.
    Tuesday Morning Political Mix
    Large foreign holders of U.S. debt warn Congress and President Obama to get their acts together... White House and Senate Democrats' unified message momentarily appeared less so... Senate Democrats are moving ahead with debt-ceiling legislation that Republicans may filibuster.
  • Arcade Fire Takes A Dancey Turn Down A Well-Trod Path
    With a new record, the band Arcade Fire is trying to top their 2011 release, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Critic Will Hermes says that on Reflektor, they turn to dance music to try to reinvigorate their sound.
  • It's Four O'Clock (In The Morning) Somewhere
    A new website devoted to pop cultural references to 4 a.m. is itself gaining a bit of pop culture status. John Rives, who created the site and calls himself an expert on the "worst possible hour" of the day, tells NPR that even Shakespeare invoked 4 a.m. (in four different plays).
  • Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announcing his decision to seek re-election in Bogota, Colombia, on Wednesday.
    World Headlines: Colombian President To Seek Re-Election
    Juan Manuel Santos, whose government has been negotiating with FARRC rebels, said he wanted to bring peace to the country. In other news, a top Indian editor is accused of sexual assault; and an Internet report in New Zealand shows who is being left behind.
  • Latte art, debunking Julia Child and dishwasher cooking: 2013 had something for everybody.
    Tummy Beer, Coffee Maker Cooking And Mini-Fasts: 2013's Most Read
    We look back at the most popular posts on The Salt in 2013. From tips on handling raw chicken to Japanese latte art, the stories spanned the spectrum of the food world.
  • Brian Emmett competes as one of 10 amateur bakers vying for $250,000 and a Gallery Books cookbook contract on CBS's The American Baking Competition, which premieres Wednesday night.
    CBS Debuts A Baking Competition As Broadcast Continues Borrowing From Cable
    Cable has found great success with cooking competitions, and now another broadcast network is jumping in.
  • Taste Of Summer Finalist: Strawberry Trifle
    Susan Jones has no shame in admitting that she's not the world's best cook. At her local historical society fundraisers, her treats would always be the ones left over. Then one windy day, everything changed.
  • Where Are All Of Wyomings Escalators?
    There is a reported paucity of moving staircases in the Cowboy State. And that shortcoming has been posited as a argument for Wyoming to have fewer than its allotted pair of Senators. Audie Cornish and Melissa Block turn to the self-proclaimed escalator editor of the Casper Star-Tribune, Jeremy Fugleberg.
Previous
1,466 of 7,633
Next