Reunited: WRAL Team Back from Rio
They’re baaaaccckkk! The Super Six arrived back in Raleigh on the evening of Tuesday, August 23, 2016, after over three weeks covering the Summer Olympics in Rio. Thankfully WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan, Renee Chou, Jeff Gravley & WRAL-TV Photojournalists Brad Simmons, Keith Baker & Ed Wilson had no flight delays and got home with all […]
Standing Room Only for a Night of Productions at WRAL
“It was quite a night … as only WRAL can do.” –WRAL-TV Director of New Operations/Sport/Special Projects Leesa Moore On Friday, August 19, 2016, WRAL-TV and company pulled off nothing short of a miracle. During the launch of the brand new HSOT Live, the crew also produced the second to the last Olympic Zone. WRAL-TV […]
MIX 101.5 Debuts New Weekday Morning Show
Officials at MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM announced Monday, August 22, 2016, that the radio station will debut a new weekday morning show called Two Men and a Mom. Two Men and a Mom will air weekdays from 5:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. The show, which is hosted by Kyle Smelser, Bryan Lord and Sarah King, replaces […]
Crossing the Finish Line in Rio: WRAL-TV Team Closes Olympic Journey
It’s not how you begin, it’s how you finish. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Debra Morgan, Renee Chou & Jeff Gravley, along with WRAL-TV Photojournalists Ed Wilson, Keith Baker and Brad Simmons dealt with delayed flights, missed connections and lost luggage on their way to Rio. Once they finally made it to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Super Six […]
Winding Down in Rio: DBBC’s Kinas Finishes Olympic Announcing
DBBC Radio Announcer/Account Executive Patrick Kinas called a lot of history while at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He called the final Olympic swimming races, and wins, of legend Michael Phelps, as well as the record-breaking swims of Katie Ledecky. After finishing up at the pool, Kinas moved on to call a variety of […]
HSOT Live Debuts TONIGHT!
For the first time ever, Triangle high school football fans can see LIVE coverage of local games online. CBC’s HighSchoolOT.com debuts HSOT Live beginning at 6:55pm tonight, Friday, August 19, 2016. Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel did such a terrific job promoting on his blog, Note to Self, we thought we’d step aside and […]
CBC Sports Radio To Host #FanTownHall Addressing Race Relations in American Sports
CBC Sports Radio’s Town Hall is coming back for another round later this month. The #FanTownHall series continues on Tuesday, August 30th from 7-8p with “Race Relations in American Sports.” We have a great panel assembled to talk about the question “Do today’s African-American Athletes bear any responsibility to commenting on social issues?” WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Gerald Owens […]
And the Hits Keep Coming: More Olympic Interviews and Venues from the WRAL-TV in Rio
The Super Six in Rio are delivering a staggering number of stories, interviews and inside looks at the Summer Olympics to Triangle viewers. WRAL-TV’s very own Renee Chou, Debra Morgan, Jeff Gravley, Ed Wilson, Keith Baker and Brad Simmons have been sharing their journey, and kindly allowing Capcom to in turn share their great social […]
Random Assignments in Rio for DBBC Announcer
From watching the heart-breaking semifinal loss of Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross, to cheering with The Today Show stars, from calling men’s volleyball, to rubbing elbows with USA gymnastics royalty, the Rio run of DBBC Announcer/Account Executive Patrick Kinas goes on. He finished his gig calling swimming events when that portion of the 2016 Summer Olympics drew […]
Andy Griffith Discovered by Fred Fletcher?
The case can be made that Andy Griffith owes his start in showbiz to Fred Fletcher. Actually, Fred Fletcher made that claim in his book Tempus Fugit. One thing for sure, Fred knew talent when he heard or saw it. Read on to see how Fred makes his case. I still claim that the good […]