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). […]
Pictures from the CBC History Scrapbook: “The 50’s and 60’s”
Today we take a look back through the WRAL-TV photo archives from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Enjoy these snapshots from the past:
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 […]
It’s Not Too Late to Race for a Cure
The 2015 Komen Race for the Cure is quickly approaching. This Saturday, June 13th, Team WRAL will join thousands of walkers and runners in the annual event at Meredith College in Raleigh. Come by a part of an amazing group of people who work alongside WRAL each year at this event to put an end to […]
Behind the Viewfinder
It takes a studio camera to “tell-a-vision.” Back in the day, a camera operator was judged on how smoothly he/she could dolly the camera across the studio floor, or zoom the camera lens and hold focus at the same time throughout a shot . Before the arrival of the “smooth as silk” Vinten pedestals, it took […]
CBC’ers Help Plant Pinwheel Garden to Prevent Child Abuse
On Friday, May 29, 2015, a group of CBC’ers got together to help plant a Pinwheel Garden at our Western Blvd headquarters with Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, but due to shipping complications, the pinwheels did not arrive until May. However, CBC didn’t want to miss the opportunity […]
WRAL-TV Anchor Honored by Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
The national organization Partnership for Drug-Free Kids recently honored WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Gerald Owens for his contributions to their organization. Owens received a 2014 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Media Excellence Award. Partnership’s Deputy Director of Field Operations Steve Cline presented the award to Owens in the WRAL newsroom on Monday, May 18, 2015, while in Raleigh […]
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 […]