American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays
American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays Student choirs perform as the Lucky Strike Tower comes to life with lights. The Lucky Strike tower on the American Tobacco Campus is now a holiday beacon for all of downtown Durham. WRAL-TV Anchor Ken Smith emceed the ceremony to flip the switch and welcome the […]
New WRAL Documentary Explores High Drunk Driving Rate Among Hispanic Immigrants
Focal Point: “Crossing the Line ” New WRAL Documentary Explores High Drunk Driving Rate Among Hispanic Immigrants Airs Wednesday December 5, 2007, 7pm While drunk drivers come in all colors and from all cultures, an unusually high number of them in our state are Hispanic immigrants. A new WRAL Focal Point documentary, “Crossing the Line,” […]
Get Ready to Battle! Kick-off Challenges Corporate Bands To Compete
Close Window Get Ready to Battle! Kick-off Challenges Corporate Bands To Compete MIX 101.5’s Bill Jordan (left) serves as Kick-off Field Commander for the Battle launch event. Soldiers, camouflage and guitars recently collided on downtown Durham. No, an Army base isn’t moving to the Bull City, the 2008 Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands […]
Celebrate The Season with WRAL-TV as Tower Lights for Holidays
Celebrate The Season with WRAL-TV as Tower Lights for Holidays A WRAL-TV holiday tradition continues this year as the station’s 300-foot TV tower is transformed into a 300-foot Christmas tree at 7:30pm Monday, Dec. 3, 2008. Located at the WRAL-TV Studios at 2619 Western Boulevard in Raleigh, the lighted tower can be seen for miles […]
Help MIX Provide Toys for Tots
Help MIX Provide Toys for Tots This holiday season, MIX 101.5 is teaming up with the United States Marine Corps Reserve to help needy children in our area experience the joy of Christmas. During the month of December, MIX will be collecting new, unwrapped toys at various times and locations throughout the Triangle. “We’re excited […]
Holiday Events Abound at American Tobacco
Holiday Events Abound at American Tobacco The American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham is getting into the spirit of the holidays with several upcoming events. From lighting the Lucky Strike Tower to collecting coats for kids, the 16-acre campus is the place to be this festive season. LIGHT UP DURHAM: LUCKY STRIKE TOWER LIGHTING […]
WRAL-TV & FOX 50 Rack Up Impressive 37 Emmy Noms
WRAL-TV & FOX 50 Rack Up Impressive 37 Emmy Noms The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the nominations for the 22nd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards, and both WRAL-TV and FOX 50 received numerous nods. The following entrants will represent Capitol Broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee at […]
NCSU College Honors Fishel for Longtime Help to Faculty, Students
NCSU College Honors Fishel for Longtime Help to Faculty, Students WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel North Carolina State University’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences honored WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel on Thursday for his contributions to the college and its students. At a dinner, Fishel received the Zenith Medal for Service, which the college […]
Get WRAL News—FREE—on Your Cell Phone!
Get WRAL News—FREE—on Your Cell Phone! You can now access WRAL Wireless—free—on any data-enabled phone with web access. Translation: if you already get the web on your phone, you can get WRAL News without paying a subscription fee. There are two ways to get WRAL News: Text WRAL to 46988, wait for the reply and […]
WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade a Holiday Delight
WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade a Holiday Delight Approximately 20 bands march down the streets of Raleigh in the Christmas Parade. A bevy of horses clip clop down the main drag. With a perfect nip in the air, the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade hit the downtown streets for the 63rd time on Saturday, November 17, 2007. […]