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Living the California Dream In North Carolina

NPR | By Scott Graf
Published July 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

For years, people have been drawn to the west coast in search of the California Dream. The Golden State's high housing prices and car-clogged interstates have some residents leaving California to live out their dreams elsewhere, however. Charlotte, North Carolina is one of those places.

Scott Graf reports from member station WFAE.

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Scott comes to BSPR from WFAE in Charlotte, N.C., where he served as local host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” for the past eight years. He began his new position as Morning Edition Host/Senior Editor for BSPR in 2012.
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