Christina Koch Receives NC's Highest Honor, Wake County Raises $506K for Diabetes Research & Pack Shocks #8 Georgia Tech

About this episode

This episode covers Christina Koch receiving North Carolina's highest honor, a successful diabetes research fundraising event, and NC State's victory over Georgia Tech.

NC State grad and Jacksonville native Christina Koch just received North Carolina's highest civilian honor for her record-breaking space career. Plus, over 3,000 neighbors raised more than half a million dollars for diabetes research in one morning, runners took over downtown for the City of Oaks Marathon, and the Pack put on an unforgettable show at Carter-Finley. Your daily dose of good news from Wake County with Steve Rhode. Stories in this episode: Christina Koch receives North Carolina Award for Science: https://engr.ncsu.edu/news/2024/11/01/christina-koch-to-be-honored-with-north-carolina-award-for-science/ Breakthrough T1D Walk raises over $506K: https://www.wral.com/news/local/breakthrough-t1d-walk-raleigh-nov-2025/ City of Oaks Marathon brings runners from across the country: https://wral.com/video/runners-from-across-the-country-begin-the-2025-city-of-oaks-marathon/22226427/ NC State dominates #8 Georgia Tech: https://www.lockedonpodcast.com/https:/www.lockedonpodcasts.com/video/sports/locked-on/lo-charlotte/wolfpack-show/nc-state-football-dominates-8-georgia-tech-wild-scenes-in-raleigh-nc-state-podcast/535-da2bd0c7-b493-494c-afb7-4129f9a8d9f4 Join the email list at…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Rhode

Topics covered

• honors
• fundraising
• sports
• community events
• local news

Keywords

• Christina Koch
• North Carolina Award
• diabetes research
• City of Oaks Marathon
• NC State
• Georgia Tech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Carolina Award for Science, Breakthrough T1D Walk, NC State, Georgia Tech

Places: Wake County, North Carolina, Jacksonville, Raleigh

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