ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Gracie Award now shines in Western North Carolina, but for a local radio host, the honor is less about personal recognition and more about the community it represents.
“It’s not a ‘yay me’ moment,” Melanie Wilkinson, co-host of the Mix 96.5 Morning Show, said. “It’s for Western North Carolina. It’s for what happened here.”
Wilkinson received the national award for her coverage and community response following the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Helene. The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, honor outstanding programming created by, for and about women…