Jim Hunt News & Bio

Name: Jim Hunt Hometown: Wilson, NC Born: May 16, 1937 (88) Notes: 69th, 71st Governor of North Carolina

Former North Carolina governor, UNC law school alum Jim Hunt dies at 88
Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who redefined the office of governor in North Carolina, championed public education and helped focus the state's economy on high-tech industries,...
Sat Dec 20, 2025

What is it that binds us to this speech? Charles Kuralt’s 1993 UNC Bicentennial Address
Charles Kuralt expanded on this theme, and on his own appreciation for UNC, in his 1993 address, delivered in Kenan Stadium before an audience that...
Fri Feb 5, 2021

225 years of Tar Heels: James Gallagher
James Gallagher came to the University of North Carolina in 1970 as a Kenan Professor in the School of Education and the director of the...
Thu Feb 14, 2019

Remembering Bert Bennett
Bert Bennett Jr.’s record as a political figure is difficult to match. He played an integral part in the election of governors Terry Sanford and...
Fri Jul 20, 2018

Bert Bennett, UNC alum and political power broker who helped shape NC’s moderate reputation, dies
Bert L. Bennett Jr., who for 40 years was North Carolina’s most important Democratic Party power broker helping shape the state’s reputation for moderation, died...
Wed Jul 18, 2018

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