Brands
About
Life at CBC
Careers
News
Contact

Menu

Brands
About
Life at CBC
Careers
News
Contact

Search

Close

Tommie Bland, WRAL Master Control

“Then and Now” WRAL Master Control

Andrea Osborne
June 9, 2016
News

A couple of pictures is worth a couple thousand words. Take a look at WRAL Master Control in September 1974. The picture looks more like the launch control command center in a cold war era diesel submarine.

Tommie Bland, WRAL Master Control — WRAL Master Control in September 1974

Fast forward to a picture of WRAL Master Control in 2013. It puts the bridge of Star Trek’s “Starship Enterprise” to shame!

Tommie Bland, WRAL Master Control — WRAL Master Control in 2013

The technology has changed, but one constant in the two photos is “The Admiral” himself, Tommie Bland. Many of you know that Tommie served in the US Navy. It is proper and fitting to still have Tommie in the Captain’s chair to boldly take WRAL where no station has gone before…after receiving the command from higher up! Carry on.

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.

PrevPreviousCBC’ers Talk Tom

NextTeam WRAL Counting Down to 2016 Race for CureNext

Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. is a diversified communications company working for and serving the community.

Follow us online:

Twitter Linkedin

Search

Explore

Brands
About
Life at CBC
Careers
News
Contact

Brands
About
Life at CBC
Careers
News
Contact

Get in Touch

We’d love to hear from you. Send us a message.

2619 Western Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27606

P: (919) 890-6000
F: (919) 890-6095

© Copyright 2023 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy