Celebrate the Season with WRAL’s 47th Annual Tower Lighting

Celebrate the Season with WRAL’s 47th Annual Tower Lighting Friday, December 1st at 7:30pm A WRAL holiday tradition continues this year as the station’s 300-foot TV tower is transformed into a 300-foot Christmas tree! Join WRAL’s David Crabtree, Debra Morgan, Gerald Owens and Pam Saulsby for the 47th annual tower lighting. The live 30-minute special […]

CBC Wins Naming Rights for Durham Arts Plaza

CBC Wins Naming Rights for Durham Arts Plaza On Monday, November 20, 2006, the Durham City Council voted 6-0 to give Capitol Broadcasting Company the right to name the plaza outside the Durham Arts Center which will soon be under construction in the downtown area.   CBC will pay $300,000 a year for between 13 […]

Saturn Inks Exclusivity Deal with Bulls

Saturn Inks Exclusivity Deal with Bulls Saturn Owners Can Park Free for Durham Bulls Games in 2007 The Durham Bulls and Saturn of Chapel Hill-Durham recently announced a new sponsorship agreement making them the Official Automotive Retailer of the Durham Bulls for the 2007 season. This official status also carries sponsorship exclusivity in the new […]

WRAL’s Reunion Newscast A Fitting Tribute to 50 Years On the Air

WRAL’s Reunion Newscast A Fitting Tribute to 50 Years On the Air Reunited. Former WRAL-TV anchors Bob DeBardelaben (l to r), Charlie Gaddy & Bobbie Battista join current long-time WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter for the reunion newscast. The past & future collided at WRAL-TV as three legendary broadcasters returned to join a fourth for […]

Christmas Parade Makes Big Return to Fayetteville Street

WRAL-TV Anchors Lynda Loveland (l to r), Bill Leslie & Valonda Calloway commentate the parade from their perch at end of the parade route on the newly reopened Fayetteville Street. What do 25 marching bands, 40 floats and 3 helium balloons and add up to?   The 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade!  And for a […]

Coats For The Children 2006 Campaign Underway

As the winter season approaches, WRAL-TV is mobilizing to help provide coats to Salvation Army families in need. From Nov. 18 through Dec. 31, WRAL and its community sponsors, Jiffy Lube and Capital Bank, invite the public to donate new or gently used coats at any of their participating locations in Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, […]

FOX 50’s Booker Inducted to YWCA Academy of Women

Close Window FOX 50’s Evelyn Booker gets congratulations after being inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women. The YWCA recently inducted 11 Triangle women into the 2006 class of its Academy of Women, with FOX 50 General Sales Manager Evelyn Booker among them.   A banquet celebrating the inductees took place at the Embassy Suites […]

WRAL Gardens Site Wins Web Award

WRAL Gardens Site Wins Web Award The Web site for the WRAL Azalea Gardens (www.wral-gardens.com) is as beautiful as its subject. The WRAL Azalea Gardens have long been lauded as one of the most beautiful sites in the Triangle.  Now the Gardens’ Web site (www.wral-gardens.com) is getting attention as well.   The Web Marketing Association […]

WRAL-TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reunion Newscast

WRAL-TV Reunion Newscast Broadcast This Friday Night at 6pm Don’t miss WRAL-TV’s reunion newscast this Friday, Nov. 17th at 6pm.  WRAL will feature a blast-from-the-past when former anchors Charlie Gaddy and Bobbie Battista, along with weatherman Bob DeBardelaben, return to host a special reunion newscast. The 6pm reunion newscast is part of WRAL’s year long […]

WRAL-TV Gears Up for Annual Christmas Parade in Raleigh

Close Window Santa Claus is coming to town…this Saturday for the 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade. Don’t miss the excitement of the 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade.   Live coverage begins Saturday, November 18th at 10am from downtown’s newly reopened Fayetteville Street. Presented by the Greater Raleigh Merchant’s Association, this annual event is the largest […]