North Carolina People's

Dr. William Friday

A Broadcasting Legend

A Journey Through Four Decades of Captivating Conversations

North Carolina People welcomes the state’s most interesting & entertaining people. The program aired for more than 40 years from 1970 until 2012, with host Dr. William Friday interviewing some 2,000 of the state’s writers, educators, athletes, politicians, and other personalities.

North Carolina People with William Friday is provided courtesy of PBS NC

1997

Jim Goodnight

President SAS, Inc

1996

Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith

Country Music Legend

1981

Senator Sam Ervin

1990

Charles Kuralt

Host of CBS Sunday Morning

1982 // Season 12 ep. 35

Doc Watson and B. Townes

Doc Watson Legendary Musician and B. Townes, Dean of Development at Wilkes Community College

1981

Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder

American Sportscaster and Las Vegas Bookmaker

1993

James Taylor

Recording Artists/Musician

1994

Reverend Billy Graham

1995

Coach Mike Krzyzewski

Duke Men’s Basketball Coach

1989

Dean Smith

UNC Men’s Basketball Coach

1995

NC Senator Marc Basnight

1998

U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth

1984

U.S. Senator Jesse Helms

1994

Dean Smith

UNC Men’s Basketball Coach

1994

U.S. Senator Jesse Helms

1981

Kay Kyser, Band Leader

1981

Jim Valvano

NC State Men’s Basketball Coach

1981

Governor James B. Hunt

NC Governor

1982

Charles Rose

U.S. Congressman from NC 7th District

1982

Charlie Gaddy

WRAL TV News Anchor

1982

Gary Dornburg & Wally Ausley

Wolfpack Radio Sports Network

1983

Woody Durham

Voice of the Tarheels

1998

Moon Tillet

Tillet’s Fishing Company // Wanchese, NC

1998

Terri & Joe Graedon

The Peoples Pharmacy

1998

John Edwards

Democratic Nominee, U.S. Senate

1998

Molly Broad

President, UNC System

2000

Barbara Goodmon

The Healing Place

2002

Hugh Morton

Grandfather Mountain, NC

2002

Mike Easley

NC Governor

2003

David Hartman

ABC Network News Anchor, Good Morning America

1989

Slim Short

WNCT-TV Personality

1983

Barbara Heisler

WPTF Radio Host of program ‘Open Line’

1982

W.R. Robinson

Secretary: State Dept of Transportation

1982

Christmas Special

1982

Charles Rose

interviews William Friday

1982

Harvey Gantt

Mayor of Charlotte

1982

General Hugh Shelton

1983

Capt. David Scheu

Battleship North Carolina

1995

The 1995 NC Awards

1982

Martin Lancaster

WNCT-TV President Emeritus, NC Community College System

2009

Erskine Bowles

President, NC University System

1996

Nicholas Kitchen

Violinist

1998

Christmas Show Tryon Palace

2008

Kevin Martin

Chairman, Federal Communication Commission

Black and White

Reverend Dr. Billy Graham

1982

Carolyn Hunt

First Lady of North Carolina

1982

Captain Ben Blee

1995

Ed Yoder

Journalist

2005

Andy Griffith

2004

Carl Kasell

NPR News Personality

2004

Grant Llewellyn

NC Symphony Musical Director

1997

Marc Basnight

2004

Dean Smith

1995

William Magnum

Artist // NC Behold the Beauty

2004

Jim Holshouser

Former NC Governer

1995

Rany Jennette

Former keeper // Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

2004

Nan Keohane

President // Duke University

2006

Steve Troxler

NC Commissioner of Agriculture

2003

Greg McCallum

Pianist

2006

Steve Troxler

NC Commissioner of Agriculture

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