Michael Perchick
Prior to moving to North Carolina, Michael spent more than two years at KVUE, the ABC affiliate in Austin, Texas. While there, he covered a wide variety of stories, ranging from the state Legislature to South by Southwest. He reported remotely on several major events - including deadly bus crashes in Mississippi and Uvalde County, severe weather throughout central Texas, and Super Bowl LI. His work covering education was recognized by the Texas Association of School Boards.
Before KVUE, Michael spent two years as a news/sports reporter and news producer at WAPT, the ABC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. In his split role, Michael extensively covered the highly-contested U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, and provided reports from SEC Media Days and the Senior Bowl. Michael was a part of the Associated Press Award-winning "Blitz 16," which was named Best Sportscast in Mississippi.
Michael graduated from the University of Miami, where he double-majored in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, and minored in Sports Administration.
The grandson of a Tar Heel, Michael grew up with a wardrobe full of Carolina blue (he even has the 5th grade class picture to prove it!), and is excited to take in the spirited rivalries between all the local schools.
Outside of the newsroom, Michael lives in Raleigh, and enjoys playing and watching sports, checking out some of the area's cuisines, and refreshing his Twitter account (which you can follow along @MichaelPerchick).
Feel free to send all story ideas and restaurant suggestions (not necessarily in that order).
Michael's Stories
NC Values Coalition calls on state lawmakers to ban some books from public school libraries
A conservative political group held a day of activism Wednesday where it called on lawmakers to ban certain books from schools.
North Carolina primary election runoff 2024: Trump-backed Knott among winners
Brad Knott overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for the 13th Congressional District in North Carolina.
Housing development in Zebulon rejected by commissioners drawing mixed reaction from community
Zebulon South was slated to be located on more than 100 acres, between Arendell and Wakefield, just outside downtown.
Wake Forest officials, businesses want big crowds, better behavior at Friday Night on White
Friday Night on White has been a boon for small businesses, but the full-filled event has recently been marred by unruly youths.
Department of Education works to fix FAFSA application problems as college deadlines loom
Department of Education vowed to provide up to $50 million to support efforts to "decrease barriers and increase FAFSA submissions."
Education, antisemitism hot topics in NC legislative session
The power struggle over how to best fund education continues in Raleigh.
Quirk in NC tax law could have you paying more on sports gambling wins
In North Carolina, unlike most states, you can't offset wins and losses.
Rep. Foushee introduces legislation to expand NIL opportunities for international student-athletes
International students are largely barred from NIL opportunities, with few limited exceptions, because of their visa status.
Biden commits another $3B to replace lead pipes across the country: 'We're going to get it done'
On his second stop Thursday in North Carolina, President Joe Biden announced his administration was committing $3 billion to replace lead pipes across the country.
Possible change to marijuana schedule status could have wide-ranging effect
"We're going to legalize marijuana eventually. The question is how do we do it and how soon do we do it."