Ellen grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and went to school in Virginia. She has a B.A. in Telecommunications with a minor in Political Science. She's been in radio since 1980, going from a country D.J. in Pulaski to an anchor/reporter in Roanoke and Richmond. She's won several awards for her work, including the Douglas Southall Freeman Award for Public Service Through Radio Journalism. She was in television news for 3 years, then went back to her first love, radio. She free lanced at WTOP in Washington before joining NCNN.
Matt Willoughby - Capitol Bureau Chief
Matt Willoughby has been with NCNN since January 1991 and has worked 24 years as a broadcast journalist, 12 years in television. Army service with American Forces Radio and Television Service in South Korea 1973-1976. Attended Northern Arizona University. Married, wife's name is Kim, (a high school teacher) and three children.
Bruce Ferrell - Anchor/Reporter
Bruce Ferrell has spent more than two decades as a broadcast and print journalist in the Carolinas and has been on the NCNN staff since August, 1998.
Bruce currently anchors afternoon and Saturday newscasts and also is the host and producer for "North Carolina Report", a weekly half hour public affairs program that focuses on state issues and trends.
As News Division Manager for WRHI/WRHM/WVSZ radio stations in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he led a news department that won more than three dozen awards from the Radio and Television News Directors' Association and the South Carolina Broadcasters' Association.
He also managed news operations at WBZK Radio in York, South Carolina, and served as News/Sports Editor for the Press and Banner newspaper in Abbeville, South Carolina. He has also covered high school sports for The Charlotte Observer and business issues in South Carolina for the Business Journal of Charlotte.
Bruce is a community journalist who has covered many topics including government, health care, education, economic development and tourism. A graduate of Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina, Bruce also attended the Institute for Political Journalism at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
David Horn - Morning News Anchor
David is a North Carolina native with broadcast news experience in every region of the state. He enjoys bringing his knowledge of the state to the morning anchor desk.
His radio career started 25 years ago in his hometown of Forest City. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill, David continued working at WCHL and the Tarheel Sports Network in Chapel Hill. He later programmed a music and local news intensive station in Greenville before moving on to Morehead City. After a stop in the Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina market, David returned to Raleigh.
His work in programming music, news and sports radio formats over the years has brought recognition from the Associated Press and State and community leaders. David says, “It’s an honor to be part of a network operation I’ve admired since the first day I started in the radio business."
On the weekends in the fall, David travels the country with the East Carolina University football team. He gets the schools radio network on-the-air as a freelance engineer/producer for ISP Sports.
David married a Greenville, NC girl in 1993. They live in the Triangle with their dogs/children, Muffin and Sissy. David and his wife enjoy traveling the State and the region in their RV.
Clayton Henkel - Producer, Special Projects/Reporter
Clayton Henkel serves as the network’s special projects reporter and producer of the weekend news magazine News & Views with Chris Fitzsimon.
Prior to rejoining NCNN in 2004, Clayton worked as the communications director for a statewide educational nonprofit with a mission to improve literacy skills.
These days she can be found producing series and radio documentaries on a variety of topics such as: the graying of North Carolina, the high cost of housing, and the economic impact of NASCAR. Her work has received numerous honors, including the RTNDA’s Edward R. Murrow award for excellence in electronic journalism.
Clayton is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid bicyclist, kayaker, and aspiring chef, she brings an enthusiasm to radio news that enables her to connect with a diverse audience.
Victoria Pridgen - Anchor
Victoria Pridgen joined NCNN in December 2005. Her broadcast career started over 20 years ago in Fayetteville, NC as a producer before becoming an award-winning and Emmy-nominated broadcast photojournalist. She continued her work with CapCities/ABC at WTVD in Durham, NC covering local, state, and national news as well as doing documentary and series work. Victoria attended Methodist College but often cheers for NC State. She enjoys camping and kayaking, and is an avid motorcyclist and MSF RiderCoach.
