Long-Time Golden Years Holiday Celebration, Sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting, Returns to In-Person

Tune in to WRAL-TV on Christmas Day for a special noon broadcast

A great partnership between Capitol Broadcasting Company and the Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department returned after the pandemic interruption! The 65^th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration revived the in-person event on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Raleigh Convention Center in downtown. Motown Revue headlined the breakfast event. WRAL-TV Anchors Brian Shrader, Renee Chou and Ken Smith emceed and had a wonderful morning at the holiday celebration for the members of City of Raleigh’s Golden Years Clubs.

“We had such a great time today at the Golden Years celebration — our first since 2019!” said WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Brian Shrader, who helped emcee the program. “We got together with about 500 seasoned Raleigh citizens to celebrate the holidays. This has been a Capitol Broadcasting Company tradition since 1957! If you missed it, I have good news: You can join WRAL-TV’s Renee Chou, Ken Smith and me for the special broadcast, Christmas Day at noon on WRAL TV! Great job, as always, to Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department for making this wonderful event happen!”

Chou also enjoyed being part of the fun.

“One of my *fav* holiday traditions!” said WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Renee Chou. “Had a blast at the 65th Golden Years celebration presented by Capitol Broadcasting & Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. Around 500 seniors were treated to brunch, amazing holiday entertainment & raffle prizes. So fun emceeing with WRAL-TV’s Brian Shrader and Ken Smith. There may even be video of us dancing! This event made my heart happy!”

Check out the video and learn more about the history of the program on WRAL.com:

Triangle seniors dance to oldies at Golden Years holiday breakfast hosted by CBC

And as Shrader said, tune in to WRAL-TV on Christmas Day at noon for a special broadcast from the Golden Years Holiday Celebration. You may even see some dancing…

Thanks to WRAL-TV’s Brian Shrader & Renee Chou for these Capcom photos.