Enjoy this slideshow of the totally 80’s WRAL-TV:
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CBS Sports Anchor Brent Musburger subs for WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter (Feb 1986). -
WRAL engineer Tony Gupton with reporter Joe Oliver ( 1986). -
Fun after covering “The Great Raleigh Road Race.” (L-R) Dave Waters, Joel Sanders, Tom McNamara, and Art Howard. (circa 1982) -
Last minute huddle with WRAL sportscasters Bob Holliday, Nick Pond and director Bob Gubar before live television coverage of a football game at Carter-Finley Stadium. (1981) -
WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter knocking out his sports script. (circa 1983) -
WBA Heavy Weight Champ “Bonecrusher” James Smith with WRAL-TV Sports Director Bob Holliday. -
Bill Draper, WRAL News reporter and Tar Heel Traveler.( circa 1982.) -
“Partner’s Auction” WRAL News Anchor Charlie Gaddy chats with Coach Jim Valvano at the helm of a fishing boat that is up for auction. (1983) -
WRAL News Anchor John Hudson always made people laugh. -
WRAL engineer Paul Cyr setting up one of the cameras for the live broadcast of “Pops in the Park” featuring the NC Symphony.( 1983) -
WRAL engineer PB Jernigan trouble-shooting a problem in the Weather Center. (1983) -
WRAL News reporter Shelly Kofler making her point with assignment editor Walter Prince and news director Ron Price. Charlie Gaddy double-checks his news copy. (1982) -
News crew heading up to the helipad. (1983) -
WRAL Meteorologist Mike Modrick and Dubner graphics operator Greg Shank. (1982 -
WRAL News photographers Art Howard and Jay Jennings not knowing what to do without a camera. -
Farm Director Ray Wilkinson and WRAL News anchor/reporter Denise Boyer enjoying a light moment on the noon news set. (1984) -
WRAL News photographer Rick Armstrong blows out the candles on his birthday cake in the newsroom.
Thanks to Corp’s Pam Allen for this capcom story. Pam Parris Allen is a former WRAL newscast producer/director who now works as a researcher and producer on the CBC History Project.