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2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade
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The rain stayed away for the 2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade. And thanks to the mild weather, a large crowd lined the route, as thousands more watched from the comfort of their living rooms. The parade ushered the holiday season into the Triangle on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
Bringing the parade into the homes of WRAL viewers is no small undertaking each year.
“Televising the WRAL Christmas Parade is a labor of love for this station,” WRAL-TV Station Manager Jim Rothschild. “Bill and Kelcey and Elizabeth, the engineering staff, the production crew, and especially Phyllis Parish and Randy Mews, all pulled together to create this holiday ‘gift’ for the community. This year’s telecast may have been our best effort, but needless to say Mother Nature did her part by giving us a perfect weather day. Whether you were one of the tens of thousands along the route or more than a hundred thousand watching at home, the holiday spirit was on full display.”
“There’s something magical about the parade,” said WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Gerald Owens. “No matter what the weather is before and after, it will NOT rain on our parade. Great day all around.”
Owens joined other WRAL-TV personalities and some of their children rode on the WRAL float during the parade. MIX 101.5 had a float as well, and Wool E. Bull danced down the route.
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Personalities from WRAL-FM wave to the crowd from the MIX 101.5 Float (left) while WRAL-TV Anchors salute the parade go’ers from the WRAL-TV Float. |
WRAL-FM Asst Program Director/Music Director Jim Kelly waved to fans from the MIX entry.
“I love the parade because everyone is happy,” said Kelly. “You don’t see grumpy people at a parade. You ride by on the float and everyone is smiling and waving…everyone is in the Christmas spirit. The past two years I have actually had my daughters Olivia and Payton with me for the ride; it is just a fun family experience. The best part this year is our float was near the front so we got done, got in the car, drove home and watched the rest of the parade on WRAL-TV!”
Tune in to the re-broadcast of the parade on WRAL-TV throughout the holiday season. Watch each Saturday in December at 10am on WRAL2, plus a special holiday presentation on WRAL-TV at 4pm on Christmas Day.
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The parade ends with Santa Claus, a huge hit wtih kids of all ages, each year.
WRAL-TV’s Mick Evans (above) and Keyetta Mangum, Director & Technical Diretor of the parade broadcast, get set up in the production truck.
WRAL-TV’s Greg Hutchinson (left) captures the action on camera.
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CBC at the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade
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FOX 50's Jimmy Gamble (left) & WRAL-TV's Jim Rothschild hang out behind the scenes before the start of the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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WRAL-TV's Stuart Todd gets his cameras ready to go.
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WRAL-TV's Debbie Bare & Charles Braswell get the audio and other connections ready for the parade broadcast booth.
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WRAL-TV's Tony Gupton makes sure the electric cords are in order.
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WRAL-TV is on the scene for the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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WRAL-TV's Bill Weinel (left) chats with consultants helping with power for the parade broadcast.
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WRAL-TV's Bill Weinel (center) chats with consultants helping with power for the parade broadcast.
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WRAL-TV's Pete Sockett checks in to make sure all signals are coming through.
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WRAL-TV's Mike Mory (left) & Tony Patterson check their connections.
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It's takes a lot of power to get the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade from the street to your TV.
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WRAL-TV's Diana Alston checks out the progress in the production truck.
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WRAL-TV's Mick Evans and Keyetta Mangum, Director & Technical Director for the parade respectively, are ready to roll.
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The WRAL and UNC-TV trucks are a mainstay at the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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FOX 50's Jimmy Gamble enjoys seeing the workings of the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Stuart Todd (left) & Tim King get the cameras set.
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WRAL-TV's Debbie Bare has her piece of the parade ready to go.
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Proud sponsors of the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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WRAl-TV's Steve Hammel (left) checks in with Larry McGill.
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WRAL-TV crew members get everything ready for the parade coverage.
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WRAL-TV's Phyllis Parish & Tim King pose for a photo before the parade starts rolling.
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WRAL-TV's Keith Baker (right) chats with his colleagues before coverage begins.
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WRAL-TV's Kevin Davis waves from his perch above the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Phyllis Parish (r to l) and Steve Hammel make a last few observations while Kelcey Carlson and Larry McGill get ready to roll.
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Members of the WRAL parade crew (l to r): WRAL-TV's Tony Patterson, Mike Mory, Randy Mews & Keith Baker.
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WRAL-TV's Charles Braswell gets a last snack before the parade begins.
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The WRALset-up at the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Kelcey Carlson & Bill Leslie are ready to co-host the parade coverage as Tim King makes a final few adjustments.
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WRAL-TV's Kelcey Carlson & Bill Leslie are ready to co-host the parade coverage.
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WRAL-TV's Kelcey Carlson & Bill Leslie are ready to co-host the parade coverage.
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The planes fly over signalling the parade's start.
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WRAL-TV's Debbie Bare keeps moving during the parade.
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The planes fly over signalling the parade's start.
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And the 69th annual WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade begins.
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WRAL-TV's Sloane Heffernan works on getting interviews and footage for a news report on the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Greg Hutchinson captures parade footage for news reports.
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The WRAL-TV float makes its way down the parade route.
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The WRAL-TV float makes its way down the parade route, with Wool E. Bull in the background.
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The WRAL-TV float makes its way down the parade route.
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WRAL-TV's Gerald Owens (l to r), Renee Chou, Debra Morgan, Michelle Marsh & Ken Smith wave to the crowd.
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The WRAL-TV float makes its way down the parade route.
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WRAL-TV personalities Greg Fishel, Aimee Wilmoth, Mike Maze & Jackie Hyland wave to the crowd with their kids.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland (left) & Elizabeth Gardner wave to the crowd with their kids.
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WRAL-TV's Greg Hutchinson captures parade footage for news reports.
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WRAL-TV's Debbie Tullos is intent on her parade job.
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WRAL-TV's Mark Simpson works a camera on the street with help from a student from Explorer Post 5.
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WRAL-TV's Greg Hutchinson captures parade footage for news reports.
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WRAL-FM's Mike Chase (l to r), Lynda Loveland, Jim Kelly, Diane Ramsey & Vanna Fox ride aboard the MIX 101.5 float.
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WRAL-FM's Mike Chase & Lynda Loveland wave to the crowd.
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WRAL-FM's Mike Chase (l to r), Lynda Loveland and Jim Kelly wave to the crowd from the MIX 101.5 float.
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WRAL-FM's Diane Ramsey (left) & Vanna Fox wave the crowd from the MIX 101.5 float.
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WRAL-FM's Diane Ramsey (left) & Vanna Fox wave the crowd from the MIX 101.5 float.
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UNC-TV is a big part of WRAL-TV's coverage of the annual WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner gets ready for a few street reports from the parade with the help of Debbie Tullos.
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WRAL-TV's Larry McGill tweets from the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade.
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WRAL-TV's Debbie Bare tweets from the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Kevin Davis covers the parade from above.
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WRAL-TV's Kelcey Carlson & Bill Leslie emcee the parade live while Tim King keeps them on air.
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WRAL-TV's Mike Mory (left) & Mike Upchurch work during the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Kelcey Carlson and Bill Leslie give a wave to the camera.
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WRAL-TV's Stuart Todd works his camera.
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WRAL-TV's Pete Sockett (left) & Jim Rothschild consult during the parade.
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WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner walks alongside Christmas Carol cast members.
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WRAL-TV's Mark Simpson captures the action on camera while WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner commentates.
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WRAL-TV's Mark Simpson captures the action on camera while WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner visits with the Rat King from the Nutcracker.
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WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner reports alongside the giant float for the downtown amphitheatre.
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This clown tries his hand at weather forecasting for WRAL.
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WRAL-TV's Mark Simpson captures the parade on camera with the help of an Explorer Post 5 student.
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WRAL-TV's Mark Simpson gets a few shots of the excited kids in the crowd.
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And now for the grand finale.
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Santa Claus closes out the 2013 parade and officially brings the holidays to Raleigh.
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