New WRAL Documentary Profiles Joseph Sledge, Innocent Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in North Carolina Prisons
“An Obvious Suspect” Airs Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. Joseph Sledge was convicted of a double murder in Bladen County, NC and spent 37 years in prison. Then, new evidence proved he couldn’t have been the killer. The new WRAL Documentary “An Obvious Suspect” examines the Sledge case and how he is adjusting to life […]
2015 Race for Cure a Family Affair for WRAL Staffers
WRAL-TV proudly sponsored the annual Komen Race for the Cure in 2015, and a number of staffers were on hand to help support the event and participate in the walk/run. The temps soared on Saturday, June 13th, at Meredith College in Raleigh, but that didn’t stop several WRAL’ers from bonding with family to help find […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Honored by National Association of Broadcasters and North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
In events 300 miles apart on the same day, locally owned Capitol Broadcasting Company was the belle of the ball. On Tuesday evening, June 16, 2015, at a black tie gala in Washington, DC, Capitol Broadcasting was honored with the coveted Service to Community Award, presented by the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF). […]
WCMC-FM Brings Home First North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Awards
WCMC wins Large Market Station of the Year and Personality of the Year 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) was presented with the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters’ 2015 Radio Station of the Year award for Large Market on Tuesday, June 16 at the NCAB Convention. The Convention was held at the Grandover Resort and Convention Center […]
A Closer Look at CBC’s Video Art Collection: A Time To Reflect and Appalachian Beauty, 2015
The halls of Capitol Broadcasting’s Western Blvd headquarters became a veritable art gallery during a remodel several years ago and part of that collection included several locations for video art throughout the buildings. CBC featured the work of several North Carolina artists and now has gone a step further to feature the video art of […]
June 14, 1982 Premiere of the Hour Newscast
Action News 5 at 6:00 was already a juggernaut newscast in March 1982. Arbitron (ARB) showed WRAL’s half hour newscast with a 53 share, while Nielson logged in at 48. As for WTVD, ARB scored them with a 25 and Nielson with a 27. The very popular Bobbie Battista had transitioned to CNN four months […]
A Closer Look at CBC’s Video Art Collection: Art in Bloom, 2015
The halls of Capitol Broadcasting’s Western Blvd headquarters became a veritable art gallery during a remodel several years ago and part of that collection included several locations for video art throughout the buildings. CBC featured the work of several North Carolina artists and now has gone a step further to feature the video art of […]
Crowds Carry WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest Up, Up and Away
The WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest held over the recent Memorial Weekend in the Triangle was such a hit that festival organizers are already making plans to accommodate the larger-than-expected crowds next year. WRAL Anchor Reporter Brian Shrader shared stories from the weekend, both the highs and lows of the first outing for WRAL with the […]
Multi-million Dollar Upgrades Underway at WRAL Soccer Center
Officials broke ground Tuesday, May 26, 2015, on a $3.8 million renovation project at the WRAL Soccer Center with the idea of turning the complex into a destination soccer park. The project at the 35-year-old complex located in north Raleigh on Perry Creek Road will add paved parking, new restrooms, shelters, new turf and much […]
2015 MIX Radiothon Raises Over Half-Million for Duke Children’s Hospital
“This was my first Radiothon with MIX101.5, and I was in awe speaking and interacting with these amazing children. You quickly realize that the true Heroes are the kids.” — WRAL-FM Morning Show Producer Casey Tate The 2015 MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children’s Hospital was a first for three WRAL-FM staffers and the last […]