American Tobacco To Light Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays on Friday, December 4th
American Tobacco To Light Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays on Friday, December 4th American Tobacco will light up for the holidays on Friday, December 4, 2009, with a special celebration at 7pm. The Lucky Strike Tower will be lit for the holidays with a magical evening of holiday music and bright lights. As always, […]
WRAL-TV, FOX 50 & CBC NMG Earn Numerous Noms in Regional Emmy Competition
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the nominations for the 24th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards, and WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group received over thirty nods total. “It’s a long list and well worth the efforts by everyone at both stations,” said WRAL-TV […]
WRAL Gets Set for 50th Tower Lighting
WRAL will light the transmission tower for the 50th time on December 1st. WRAL will mark 50 years as a beacon of holiday cheer on Dec. 1 when the lights go on at the transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh. The annual event transforms the station’s 300-foot tower into […]
Internet Summit Draws Crowd of 1,200 to Raleigh
Jim Tobin, with Ignite Social Media, Andy Beal, with Trackur.com, Tim Schigel, with ShareThis, Rick Klau, with Google, and Brad Hill, with Weblogs, talk about blogging at the Internet Summit on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Raleigh. The second annual Internet Summit was held Nov. 4-5, 2009, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The sold-out crowd […]
Bowling for a Cause
WILM bowls for Meals for Media: (l to r) WILM’s Shawn Fayle, Cyndall Russell, a Food Bank Rep, WILM’s Connie Knox & Terri Pudney. On Thursday, November 19, 2009, MEDIA FOR MEALS held its 2009 charity bowling tournament for The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. The tournament was created to raise money, […]
WRAL-TV Brings Christmas Parade to Triangle Viewers
Santa Claus comes to town for the 2009 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade. Slideshows: The WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade: The Floats, the Bands & More Behind the Scenes: The Unsung Crew Who Brings the Parade to Triangle Homes The 2009 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade went off without a hitch. A crowd of almost 60,000 […]
WRAL-TV’S 21st Annual Coats for the Children Community Service Project Provides Warm Winter Clothing for Families in Need
WRAL-TV’S 21st Annual Coats for the Children Community Service Project Provides Warm Winter Clothing for Families in Need For the 21st year, WRAL-TV is collecting warm winter clothing and money for Salvation Army families in need. November 21st through December 31st, WRAL-TV invites the public to donate new or gently used coats at participating […]
Wolfpack Sports Marketing and NC State Athletic Generate $40,000 to benefit Toys for Tots
For the third consecutive season and the most successful campaign yet, Coca-Cola and Harris Teeter teamed up with NC State football to collect new toys and donations throughout the 2009 football season to benefit the local U.S. Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots campaign. At the NC State vs. Clemson football game on Saturday, November […]
The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade Rolls Again Down Fayetteville Street
The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade Rolls Again Down Fayetteville Street Live Coverage Begins at 10am, Saturday, November 21 A holiday tradition continues on Saturday, November 21 when the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade rolls down Fayetteville Street. WRAL’s live coverage begins at 10am hosted by WRAL morning news anchors Bill Leslie and Kelcey Carlson, with […]
CBC Legend’s Dream Realized with Publication of Book about Great-Grandmother
Co-author David Hursch signs a copy of Good Medicine and Good Music: A Biography of Mrs. Joe Person. Person was the great-grandmother of CBC legend Scottie Stephenson. Another chapter in North Carolina and American history was recently realized with the publishing of Good Medicine and Good Music: A Biography of Mrs. Joe Person. Mrs. Person […]