The Tiny Packaging Tweak That Could Help The Planet [Podcast]

Carol Jackson is an EMMY and WEBBY award-winning media producer. Prior to coming to Sanford, Carol was part of the founding team for the nationally distributed public radio program, "The Story with Dick Gordon." She served as Managing Editor and Senior Producer for the program.

Earlier in her career, Carol worked in public television as an executive, producer and host in Boston, Baltimore and Illinois. She also spent time teaching in Japan. At Sanford she leads Sanford's video, podcasting, social media and website efforts. She produces the podcasts Ways & Means, and Policy 360. In 2019, Ways & Means was recognized with a national CASE Gold Medal award for excellence in university podcasting. In 2022 the Ways & Means series Arc of Justice was distributed nationally to public radio stations by American Public Media.

Carol lives in Chapel Hill with her husband and son.

Alison Jones is an award-winning writer, editor and audio producer whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post and on “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition,” among other outlets. A former staff writer for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., Alison has also reported on the Carolinas for TIME magazine. She previously served as senior writer for Duke University Communications and as communications director for the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy. Together with Carol Jackson, she co-produces the Sanford School of Public Policy’s “Ways & Means” podcast. Her radio documentary “Mine Enemy: The Story of German POWS in America,” has aired on more than 77 public radio stations nationally.

Alison joined The 9^th Street Journal in January 2022, where she is excited to focus on one of her favorite subjects: her hometown of Durham, N.C.

Alison holds a B.A. in history from Yale University and an M.F.A. in nonfiction writing from Bennington College.