CBC Hosts 6th Annual Enable America Career Mentoring Day
Capitol Broadcasting and WRAL hosted the 6th Annual Enable America Career Mentoring Day on Tuesday November 18, 2014. Enable America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing employment for veterans and individuals with disabilities. A total of eight job seekers, including three US Army veterans each with multiple deployments to Iraq/Afghanistan, learned about the broadcasting […]
WRAL Tower to Set Raleigh Aglow for 55th Year
WRAL will light the 300-foot transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh, on Dec. 1 in an annual holiday tradition that dates back more than half a century. The lighting transforms the station’s tower into a 300-foot Christmas tree wrapped in more than 2,800 multi-colored lights. Three 5-foot stars adorn […]
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Campaign Keeping Children Warm for 26 Years!
The 26th annual Coats for the Children Campaign to provide warm winter clothing and new toys to local children is underway! WRAL-TV is once again collecting warm winter clothing, money and new toys for Salvation Army families in need. This annual community service campaign is one of WRAL-TV’s signature events. Now through Dec. 31, WRAL-TV […]
The Headless Horseman Horses Around at CBC
The Headless Horseman stopped by CBC last week for some fun at the WRAL News Desk and behind the scenes with employees. He spent Wednesday, November 19, 2014, “chatting” with WRAL Anchors Lynda Loveland and Michelle Marsh and crashing a meeting or two. On Thursday, November 20, he helped with the annual turkey distribution for […]
Large Crowd Lines Streets for WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade
The holiday season has officially arrived in Raleigh with the 70th anniversary of the annual WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 22nd. WRAL staffers worked hard to bring a live broadcast of the parade to the homes of thousands of Triangle viewers, while thousands more lined the streets of downtown Raleigh to see the fun […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Among MidSouth Emmy Nominees
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 have both received multiple nods from the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Scienes (NATAS) with 38 nominations for the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards. WRAL-TV received 28 nominations for news, promotion and more, including the prestigious news excellence. While FOX 50 does not have a news department, […]
Get Ready! Raleigh Christmas Parade This Saturday
It’s time! The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade will wind through the streets of Raleigh this Saturday, November 22nd. The parade begins at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, starting at the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary’s streets and eventually making its way down Fayetteville Street. There are 115 entries, including marching bands, floats, balloons, animals, vehicles and […]
I Love A Parade
“I love a parade, the tramping of feet, I love every beat I hear of a drum. I love a parade, when I hear a band I just want to stand and cheer as they come.” -Victor Arden and Phil Ohman- WRAL loves parades. We excel at covering parades. In fact, a friend posted the […]
WRAL Named Outstanding News Operation in NC for Seventh Time in Nine Years
Wins Six First Place RTDNAC/AP Awards Raleigh-Durham’s most watched television station received the top honor of Outstanding News Operation at the North Carolina Associated Press awards for the seventh time in nine years. WRAL-TV took home a total of 14 honors from the RTDNAC/AP awards ceremony honoring the best in broadcast journalism in North Carolina […]
NC Health Care Providers and CBC Ask Consumers to “Get Smart About Antibiotics”
What do sinusitis, most sore throats, bronchitis, runny noses and the regular cold have in common? They are upper respiratory tract infections usually caused by viruses, which can′t be cured with antibiotics. Yet, each year, health care providers in the U.S. prescribe tens of millions of antibiotics for viral infections. The North Carolina Quality Center, […]