Television
In 2014, Fox Television recruited Kyle McCurry to launch a regional bureau for its newly acquired Charlotte station. As the sole reporter covering an eight-county area, he built on long-standing community relationships to tell stories that mattered, ranging from government accountability to small-town resilience.
A one-man-band journalist, McCurry shot, wrote, edited and produced every piece himself, often assembling segments from coffee shops, county courthouses or the backseat of his car. Adobe Premiere was his editing tool of choice, and breaking news rarely waited for a quiet workspace.
Right: Kyle McCurry is the 2014 National Motorsports Press Association Charlie Harville Award Winner
Within his first three months, McCurry landed a one-on-one interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr., the station’s biggest booking at the time. That success led to additional interviews with NASCAR's biggest names and eventually made McCurry the station’s lead NASCAR reporter. He was one of the few local TV journalists traveling to Cup Series races nationwide.
Following the on-track death of Kevin Ward Jr. during an incident involving Tony Stewart, McCurry was the only Charlotte reporter to follow the story across state lines. From Watkins Glen, New York, to the final press conference in Kannapolis, North Carolina, he filed reports from eight states until Stewart was cleared of charges and addressed the media in late 2014.
Left: Kyle McCurry's report from the White House in 2014.
- Richard Petty – 7-time Cup Series champion; 200 NASCAR Cup wins; inaugural Hall of Fame inductee.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 15-time Most Popular Driver; 2-time Xfinity Series champ; significant media/business influence; revitalized NASCAR fan engagement in the 2000s; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Junior Johnson – 50 Cup Series wins as a driver; 132 wins and 6 championships as an owner; credited with discovering drafting; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Joe Gibbs – 5-time Cup Series championship-winning owner; over 200 wins; Pro Football and NASCAR Hall of Famer.
- Roger Penske – 4-time Cup Series championship-winning owner; Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 wins; built one of motorsports’ most dominant organizations; Hall of Fame inductee.
- David Pearson – 3-time Cup Series champion; 105 wins (2nd all-time); won 18 races in a single season (1968); Hall of Fame inductee.
- Dale Jarrett – 1999 Cup Series champion; 3-time Daytona 500 winner; 32 Cup wins; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Jimmie Johnson – 7-time Cup Series champion; 83 Cup wins; only driver to win 5 consecutive championships (2006–2010); Hall of Fame inductee.
- Tony Stewart – 3-time Cup Series champion; 49 Cup wins; owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, which won the 2011 and 2014 title; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Darrell Waltrip – 3-time Cup Series champion; 84 wins; 1989 Daytona 500 champion; 2-time Most Popular Driver; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Bobby Allison – 1983 Cup champion; 84 wins; 3-time Daytona 500 winner; 1980s-era icon; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Ned Jarrett – 2-time Cup champion (1961, 1965); 50 wins; later influential NASCAR broadcaster; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Jack Ingram – 5-time Xfinity champion; 31 Xfinity wins; first short-track star to dominate a national series; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Terry Labonte – 2-time Cup Series champion (1984, 1996); 22 Cup wins; career spanned 4 decades; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Matt Kenseth – 2003 Cup Series champion; 39 Cup wins; 2000 Rookie of the Year; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Kevin Harvick – 2014 Cup Series champion; 60 Cup wins; 3-time Xfinity champion as owner; Daytona 500 winner; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Joey Logano – 3-time Cup Series champion (2018, 2022, 2024); over 30 Cup wins; 2015 Daytona 500 winner.
- Chase Elliott – 2020 Cup Series champion; 5-time Most Popular Driver; 18+ Cup wins as of 2024.
- Ernie Irvan – 15 Cup wins; 1991 Daytona 500 champion; comeback from life-threatening injury in 1994.
- Bobby Labonte – 2000 Cup Series champion; 21 Cup wins; 1991 Xfinity Series Champion; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Robert Yates – 1999 Cup Series championship-winning owner; famed engine builder; Daytona 500 wins with multiple drivers; Hall of Fame inductee.
- Rex White – 1960 Cup Series champion; 28 Cup wins; highest win percentage of his era.
- Marvin Panch – 1961 Daytona 500 winner; 17 Cup wins; standout driver of the early 1960s.
- Harry Gant – 18 Cup wins; 21 Xfinity wins; oldest driver to win multiple Cup races in a single season (age 51); Hall of Fame inductee.
- Carl Edwards – 28 Cup wins; 2007 Xfinity Series champion; famed for backflips and near-title finishes (runner-up in 2008 and 2011); Hall of Fame inductee.
- Ryan Newman – 18 Cup wins; 2008 Daytona 500 winner; 51 Cup poles; 2002 Rookie of the Year.
- Greg Biffle – 19 Cup wins; 2002 Xfinity champion; 2000 Truck Series champion; first driver to win in all three national series.