CBC History Quiz
1. Name the organization that selected C2S2 (Capitol Satellite and Communications Sytems) to originate and provide technical television coordination for their event in 1987. A) S. Catholic Conference and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops for the “Papal Visit ’87.” B) Epic Records for the release of Michael Jackson’s album “BAD.” C) The Chicago Bulls […]
Record Ratings, Full-Court Press on NCAA Coverage at CBC
All three Triangle ACC men’s basketball teams are on their way to the Sweet 16 for the first time in a decade, and CBC stations are bringing home their action to our viewers. The NCAA Tournament continues to rake in record-breaking ratings this season, and WRAL-TV is no exception. “The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s […]
WRAL Hosts 3rd Annual Group of Students in CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship Program
Future journalists from across the country participated in the third annual CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship program last week. The students were selected by a team from Capitol Broadcasting Co. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This year’s group produced stories on a wide variety of topics ranging […]
The Sports Fan Meets The Sportscaster
Five ACC basketball teams have been selected to advance to the big dance, better known as the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The perennial cream of the ACC tobacco road crop includes UNC, Duke, NC State, Virginia and the new geographical interloper, Notre Dame. To complement the stellar performances on the hardwood, a collection of marque commentators […]
HOLA North Carolina Celebrates Dos Anos on FOX 50
In February 2013, FOX 50 began producing and airing the market’s only local bi-lingual lifestyle and information program. This February, HOLA NC celebrated cumpleaños de dos años (two year birthday.) We could not let that milestone pass without a huge fiesta! On March 3, 2015, WRAL-TV’s Studio A was filled to a capacity crowd and […]
Goodbye Film. Hello ENG.
In the beginning there was film, the format that ruled the world of television news in the 1950s and 60s. It was news film that captured the Civil Rights movement, the Kennedy assassinations and the war in Vietnam. But in the mid-1970s, television news experienced an electronic revolution called ENG, or Electronic News Gathering. This […]
WRAL-TV’s Chou Talks About New Parenting Experience at RTP Event
WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Renee Chou recently got a chance to share the stage with a new co-anchor. She served as the keynote speaker at the Family Connections Conference, sponsored by the Research Triangle Park Chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals. Chou shared her experiences as a new mom with the crowd and brought […]
“It Happened in March” CBC History Quiz
1. “Save Our Sounds” was a documentary and campaign that demonstrated the urgent need to protect the state’s fragile coastal environment. WRAL invited a well-known CBS newsman to help bring attention to the project. Name the newsman. a. Dan Rather b. Charles Kuralt c. Walter Cronkite d. Bob Schieffer 2. On March 7, 1988, the […]
Behind-the-Scenes Promo Shoot: Who Is WRAL?
by WRAL-TV Creative Director Shelly Leslie A :60 brand image promo conceptualized, written, blocked, shot and edited in 14 hours by a four person team at WRAL Creative: After 27 years at WRAL, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, NC, I bleed PMS 279 blue. I grew up watching this station in the Charlie Gaddy era. […]
Chou and Gupton Introduce the Newest Drive 5 Ride During WRAL’s Noon News
WRAL-TV Anchor Renee Chou and WRAL-TV Broadcast Engineer Tony Gupton got to initiate the newest WRAL Drive 5 truck during WRAL’s Noon News on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The winter weather-laced roads provided the perfect opportunity to give the new ride a spin, although not literally, don’t worry. Chou and Gupton drove the roads of […]