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In 2014, Fox Television Stations approached Kyle McCurry to head up a bureau for a newly acquired Charlotte-based station. As the only reporter assigned to an eight-county coverage area, McCurry utilized his relationships throughout the region to illuminate ongoing community issues.

As a one-man-band journalist, McCurry was responsible for uncovering, writing (for Web and television), shooting and editing each story. Adobe Premiere was the primary editing application, and he could often be found in a local coffee shop (or even his car) putting the story together.

Right: Kyle McCurry is the 2014 National Motorsports Press Association Charlie Harville Award Winner

Kyle McCurry's National Motorsport Press Association awards

Within the first three months, he landed an interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr., the station's most significant booking up to that point. That interview led to further one-on-one conversations with the biggest names in auto racing. From there, McCurry became the lead NASCAR reporter and was one of the few local television journalists traveling to and covering Cup Series races nationwide.

Following the death of Kevin Ward, Jr. during an on-track incident with NASCAR champion Tony Stewart, McCurry was the only local Charlotte television reporter to travel with the story. From Watkins Glen, New York, to Kannapolis, North Carolina, he provided coverage across eight states until Stewart was cleared of charges and finally addressed the media in late 2014.

Left: Kyle McCurry's report from the White House in 2014.

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