Durham Lights Tower to Signal Start of Holiday Season
Durham Lights Tower to Signal Start of Holiday Season The Lucky Strike Tower at American Tobacco lights up the Durham sky for the holidays. The holiday lights went on in Durham Friday night, December 4, 2009, at American Tobacco Campus. Organizers said more than 1,300 people joined WRAL’s Ken Smith for an evening of music, […]
Apex Festival Names Award to Honor Former WRAL-TV Anchor
Retired WRAL-TV Anchor Charlie Gaddy now has an award in his name at the Peak City International Film Festival. Former WRAL-TV Anchor Charlie Gaddy may have retired from the news desk, but the Triangle icon is still very active in the community. One of Gaddy’s pet projects, Apex’s annual Peak City International Film Festival […]
WRAL.com Plays New Role in WRAL-TV Tower Lighting
WRAL.com’s Kathy Hanrahan captures the behind-the-scenes at the WRAL Tower Lighting to stream it live on the Internet. For the 50th annual tower lighting, WRAL.com added a behind-the-scenes feature. It was part of our on-going experiment to bring more video, faster, from more places, to the Web and to our audience. Web editor Kathy Hanrahan, […]
WRAL Tower Shines as Holiday Beacon for 50th Season
The WRAL transmission tower becomes a holiday beacon for the 50th time. View the Slideshow WRAL-TV brought an annual holiday tradition to light on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, with the lighting of the 300-foot tower that tops the station. For the 50th time WRAL-TV flipped the switch to turn the tower into a tree ablaze […]
MIX 101.5 Hosts Toy Drive To Help Kids During the Holidays
MIX 101.5 Hosts Toy Drive To Help Kids During the Holidays Radio Station Collecting Toys for The Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM will begin their toy drive for Toys for Tots on Saturday, December 5, 2009, in the promotional court at Crabtree Valley Mall. The drive will run from 10am […]
The Carolina Panthers and Charlotte’s WJZY Promote Responsible Fatherhood
Dads and their children enjoy a day on the football field. WJZY’s Regina Mravinec (left) & Jennifer Hill work the WJZY tent & corral the Cash Cow at the event. Charlotte’s WJZY helped sponsor the Carolina Panthers “All Pro Dad Father and Kids Experience” on Saturday, November 21, 2009. About 900 people gathered at the Panthers practice fields in uptown Charlotte […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines Problems in our Health Care System
Focal Point: “Critical Condition” New WRAL Documentary Examines Problems in our Health Care System Airs Wednesday December 2, 2009, 7pm While the debate over health care reform continues, so do the problems North Carolinians face in our current system of health care. A new WRAL documentary, Focal Point: “Critical Condition,” profiles real people facing […]
American Tobacco To Light Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays on Friday, December 4th
American Tobacco To Light Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays on Friday, December 4th American Tobacco will light up for the holidays on Friday, December 4, 2009, with a special celebration at 7pm. The Lucky Strike Tower will be lit for the holidays with a magical evening of holiday music and bright lights. As always, […]
WRAL-TV, FOX 50 & CBC NMG Earn Numerous Noms in Regional Emmy Competition
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the nominations for the 24th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards, and WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group received over thirty nods total. “It’s a long list and well worth the efforts by everyone at both stations,” said WRAL-TV […]
WRAL Gets Set for 50th Tower Lighting
WRAL will light the transmission tower for the 50th time on December 1st. WRAL will mark 50 years as a beacon of holiday cheer on Dec. 1 when the lights go on at the transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh. The annual event transforms the station’s 300-foot tower into […]