Event admission
General Admission
$20
Includes general admission seating for On Point Live: The North Carolina Factor.
88.5 WFDD presents
On Point Live: The North Carolina Factor
Purple State. National Stakes.
Join WFDD for a special live event with On Point and host Meghna Chakrabarti exploring North Carolina’s outsized role in the 2026 midterm elections and what the results may signal about the road to 2028.
Hear thoughtful conversation and analysis about the races, voters and issues that make North Carolina such an important state on the national political stage.
Date
Thursday, October 15
Time
7-9 p.m.
Location
The Carolina Theatre
310 S. Greene St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
310 S. Greene St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
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Ticket options
Choose general admission or make the evening even more memorable with the On Point Insider Experience.
Enhanced experience
On Point Insider Experience
$40
Includes general admission with preferred seating to the live event, plus:
- An invitation to an exclusive pre-show reception in The Crown Room at the Carolina Theatre from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- A meet-and-greet with Meghna Chakrabarti and members of the WFDD team
- Heavy hors d’oeuvres
- One drink ticket
- Access to a cash bar
Limited availability. Advance purchase required.
About the event
North Carolina remains one of the country’s most closely watched political battlegrounds. Its growing cities, changing demographics, and sharp urban-rural divides make the state a revealing place to examine the forces shaping American politics.
During this special live event, Meghna Chakrabarti and her guests will look beyond the horse race to consider what North Carolina’s voters can tell us about the political forces shaping the country.
The conversation will explore the state’s role in the 2026 midterms, the issues motivating North Carolina voters, and what the results may or may not suggest about the 2028 general election.
Meet the host
About Meghna Chakrabarti
Meghna Chakrabarti is the award-winning host and editor of On Point. Based in Boston, she is on the air Monday through Friday.
On Point has been frequently recognized for excellence in journalism under Meghna's leadership, including regional and National Edward R. Murrow awards and multiple Gracie awards from The Alliance of Women in Media.
Chakrabarti is the former host of Radio Boston, WBUR’s acclaimed weekday local show. She's the former host of Modern Love: The Podcast, a collaboration of WBUR and The New York Times (2016-2020) and was the primary fill-in host for Here & Now, NPR and WBUR's midday show. She reported on New England transportation and energy issues for WBUR’s news department.
Chakrabarti has won awards for individual reporting from both the Associated Press and the Radio Television News Directors Association for her writing, hard news reporting, and use of sound. The Asian American Journalists Association awarded Chakrabarti and her team the national excellence in radio/audio award for Radio Boston's special series on the eviction crisis in East Boston.
A former fellow at the Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting, Chakrabarti holds bachelor’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Oregon State University (summa cum laude), as well as a master’s degree in environmental science and risk management from Harvard University, and an MBA with honors from Boston University. She is the mother of two bright sparks, and the lucky spouse of a wise and patient man.
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