WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade Set for November 21st
Don’t miss the pageantry and excitement of the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade, presented by Shop Local Raleigh. Live television coverage begins Saturday, November 21st at 10am from downtown Raleigh. Over 65,000 people will line the street for this spectacular show, in addition to thousands more watching at home. This event annually ranks as one of […]
WRAL-TV and UNC-EX to broadcast 2015 Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade
Presented by the Cumberland County Veterans Council and the City of Fayetteville Live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7 For the fourth year, WRAL-TV and UNC-EX will broadcast the 2015 Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade, presented by the Cumberland County Veterans Council and the City of Fayetteville. Live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. […]
Former WRAL Staffer and ESPN Star Inducted into UNC Journalism Hall of Fame
WRAL-TV Director/Producer Clarence Williams helped represent Capitol Broadcasting at the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame induction on Friday, October 23, 2015. He and several other staffers came to show support for the posthumous induction of former WRAL staffer and standout Stuart Scott. Williams shared some thoughts about Scott and the event: “Boo-Yah!” “As cool […]
WRAL-FM Rockin’ Down the Highway
Check out this vintage 1985 photo of Keith Harrison, Director of radio engineering, getting ready to kick the tires of the recently – arrived 1976 GMC RV converted into a mobile news van. I hope you noted the age of the vehicle when the station took possession of it; nine years old! The description of […]
WRAL-TV’s Longest Term Employee Clarence Williams Retires This Week
WRAL-TV Director/Producer Clarence Williams joined the staff of the Big 5 when only a teenager. Now, almost five decades later, he’s finally donning his fedora and heading out the newsroom door for the last time as an employee. How do you say good-bye to an institution? Those of us CBC long-timers know that you never […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines North Carolina’s Troubled Fishing Industry
“Net Effect” Premieres Monday, October 26 at 7pm on WRAL-TV Some of the state’s saltwater fish are being wiped out, threatening our state’s commercial and recreational fishing industries, and pitting fishermen on both sides against each other. From overfishing to politics, the issues are complex and passions run high. The issues: What is the real […]
More Fair Fried Food: CBC Radio Reviews
Last week we took a look at what a couple of WRAL-TV staffers thought of the fried food at the Fair, so we thought it only ‘fair’ to have two radio peeps weigh in as well. WRAL-FM Promotion Coordinator Brittany Goodman and 99.9 The Fan Radio Sports Talk Host Joe Ovies both attended the Media Day […]
Vanity License Plate
Can you guess who had this license plate (right) on his car in 1961? A.J. Fletcher, Founder of WRAL “Channel 5” Herb Marks, AKA “Captain 5” Art Anderson, Assistant Promotion Director/artist at Channel 5 Ray Reeve, Sportscaster (Scroll down for answer) ANSWER: B) Herb Marks […]
FOX 50’s Bonell and HOLA NC Honored with Hispanic Achievement Award
FOX 50 Latino Marketing Specialist Ana Maria Bonell and the program for which she serves as the Executive Director, HOLA NC, are recipients of the 2015 Logro Award, presented at the 15th Annual Hispanic Market Advantage Awards Luncheon. “Logro is the lifetime achievement award,” said FOX 50 Director of Local and New Media Sales Niel […]
Z 107.5 Brings Anti-Bullying Program to New Hanover County Students
“Be the Change,” Tom Thelen told students at Gregory Elementary and Murray Middle School on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Thanks to Independence Mall and Z 107.5FM (WAZO), members of the Wilmington community, and students from several schools were able to learn the tools to become Victimproof, which is the name of Tom Thelen’s new book. […]