|   | WRAL-TV              Wins International Promotion Awards | 
       
|  Shelly Leslie
 |  Christian McIlwain
 |  Bill Reeves
 | 
WRAL-TV came out on          top when the winners of the PROMAX awards were announced recently. The          Raleigh Capitol Broadcasting Company station walked away with the following          awards: 
Gold Medallion          – Broadcast Television Station (In-House) – Special Event Program Promotion:          One Unprecedented Day. Animation by WRAL-TV’s Bill Reeves, written & produced          by Shelly Leslie. This promo teased WRAL’s coverage of “9/11…One Year          Later.” 
Gold Medallion          – Broadcast Television Station (In-House) – Promotional Animation: God          Bless Our Troops. Animation by Bill Reeves. 
Silver Medallion          – Broadcast Television Station (In-House) – News Program Promotion: Patient…Person.          Written & produced by WRAL-TV’s Christian McIlwain. This promo was about          Mike Lancaster, the cancer patient who invited WRAL to document his experiences.          
Gold Medallion          – Broadcast Television Station (In-House) – News Program Production: “Hands          On” for FOX50 Morning News. Written & produced by Christian McIlwain.          This promo launched the FOX 50 Morning News at 7am, featuring WRAL-TV’s          Loretta Harper Arnold in the starring role. 
WRAL also won an award          from the international organization Broadcast Design Association. The          station won a silver medallion in the BDA News Programs, In-House          Image Promo, :30 or less for “9/11… One Year Later,” created by Bill Reeves          & Shelly Leslie.