The Charlotte Mercury
Our Staff
The reporters, writers, and contributors who cover Charlotte, NC.
Jack Beckett covers government, elections, public safety, development and sports. Beckett has filed more than 600 stories on local policy, crime, zoning, and civic accountability in Connecticut and the Carolinas.
Charlotte sports: Panthers, Hornets, Charlotte FC, Knights, and the full local sports scene
John Speedway has been BRINGING IT to Charlotte sports fans since the days when sports TV meant a man in a blazer, a highlight reel, and the sheer force of personality. A walking encyclopedia of Charlotte Hornets heartbreak, Panthers lore, and minor league diamond drama, Speedway covers it all with the kind of breathless, hyperbolic passion that reminds you why sports matter in the first place. If it happens in the Queen City and somebody wins or loses, John Speedway was THERE.
Community writer and features editor covering neighbors, local businesses, pets, recipes and neighborhood life in the Charlotte area.
Peter Cellino is the publisher of The Charlotte Mercury and founder of Mercury Local, the platform that runs it. He writes on agentic AI, platform economics, and the future of local journalism.
Stories from the print pages of Stroll Dilworth, the neighborhood magazine for Dilworth.
Stories from the print pages of Stroll Providence, the neighborhood magazine for Providence Country Club.
Stories from the print pages of Stroll Quail Hollow, the neighborhood magazine for Quail Hollow.
Stories from the print pages of Stroll The Village, the neighborhood magazine for Baxter Village.
NASCAR, motorsports, and the Charlotte racing scene
The Charlotte Mercury's resident motorsports voice. TheNASCARGuy has lived and breathed stock car racing from the pits of Concord to the infield at Daytona. If it turns left and goes fast, he's on it.