Wake Up, Asheville!

Wake Up, Asheville!

Matt Peiken

4.9from 76 ratings

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292
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102
Transcribed
76
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2025
First episode

About Wake Up, Asheville!

Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.

Publisher
Matt Peiken
Category
news · news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
3 Aug 2025
Latest episode
16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

102 of 292 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Friday, Oct. 16: Mayoral Race By Issues + Questions Over APD Surveillance + New Workforce Program

  2. 15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Thursday, Oct. 15: Costco Approved + Boost to House Homeless + Look at NC Supreme Court Race

  3. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Wednesday, Oct. 14: Early Voting Begins + Huge Warren Wilson Donation + Uncovered Artifiact in Canton

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Friday, Oct. 16: Mayoral Race By Issues + Questions Over APD Surveillance + New Workforce Program

Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Asheville is setting aside $5 million in federal disaster recovery funding for a workforce program as the city recovers from Helene. The program will focus on low to moderate income residents with training for jobs including construction, heavy equipment operation, and restoration. Rather than pay people directly, Asheville plans to award grants to nonprofits, schools, and public agencies. The grants will support training, employer connections, and services aimed at removing barriers to finding and keeping work. City staff is developing details with local organizations and expects to publish a program manual by late December. […]

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