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Due South's 'Meet the Mayors' series: Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer at Biltmore Village on October 3, 2024
Courtesy of City of Asheville
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer at Biltmore Village on October 3, 2024

It's been almost six months since Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding and damage in the city of Asheville. In Due South's latest edition of "Meet the Mayors," Leoneda Inge talks to Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer about the logistical and political complexities of leading her city during a time of recovery and rebuilding.

Guest

Esther Manheimer, Mayor of Asheville, NC

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of ¹ÏÉñapp's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at ¹ÏÉñapp as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital ¹ÏÉñapp Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at ¹ÏÉñapp as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.