Binker leaves behind his beloved wife, Marla, and sons Mason and Max. He also is survived by his parents, Gerald and Barbara Binker; mother- and father-in-law, Fran and Bob Smith; and brothers-in-law Richard Smith and David Smith.
Mark graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 1995 and also earned his master's degree in journalism at the University of Maryland. He covered North Carolina politics for 12 years, first for the Greensboro News & Record, then for @NCCapitol at WRAL.com and most recently for the political newsletter The Insider. He was named editor of The Insider in March, where he was excited to have the opportunity to write columns that would run statewide.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. May 12 at the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.
~WRAL
