WRAL-TV’s David Crabtree, Mandy Mitchell Honored by the N.C. Association of Broadcasters
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) honored two WRAL-TV journalists at its Annual Convention on June 24, 2014. The awards were determined by a panel of out of state media executives. David Crabtree, longtime WRAL-TV anchor, won the award for BEST NEWS ANCHOR in the state. Crabtree’s award winning segment included WRAL-TV’s coverage of […]
WRAL Using Social TV to Inspire Community
by Shelly Leslie, WRAL-TV It all started with the Executive Director of the Komen NC Triangle to the Coast affiliate asking if we could make her dream come true. Well, we do love a challenge at WRAL! We’re a station with community focused DNA, partnering with local agencies to bring real and sustained change to important […]
‘Delayed Justice’ Airs Thursday at 7 p.m.
A young man sits in jail for two years on murder charges connected to the shooting death of a 13-year-old Durham girl. The district attorney eventually drops the charges against Brandon Townsend, because it took so long to get test results on evidence sent to the North Carolina State Crime Lab. Not long after, Townsend […]
Tom Suiter Inducted into NC Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
The first interview Tom Suiter ever did as a paid sports journalist was with legendary UCLA head coach John Wooden. The last one he ever did as a member of WRAL-TV was with Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “I might be the only one who can say that,” Suiter said humbly. As a WRAL sports […]
WRAL-TV’s Lamb Pens Book about Losing Mother to Cancer
WRAL-TV Reporter Amanda Lamb had to say a premature good-bye to her mother two summers ago. Her mother spent the last months of her life, dying of a brain tumor, living with her daughter. Lamb coped through something she does best, writing. In “The Living Room: The Transforming Power of Caregiving,” she shares the experience […]
WRAL-TV Receives Gabriel Awards
In May, the Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals announced WRAL-TV had been selected to receive three national Gabriel awards. Several WRAL staffers attended the 49th annual Gabriel Awards presentation on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel in North Carolina. WRAL-TV News Photographer Chad Flowers shared these photos from the awards ceremony. Read […]
Father’s Day Concert Honors Memory of WRAL Legend ‘Uncle Paul’
Jazz fans and families will want to mark their calendars for the third annual Paul Montgomery Memorial Father’s Day Jazz Concert on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at 6:30 pm at the Raleigh Little Theatre Scottie Stevenson Amphitheatre. The concert is dedicated to the memory of Paul Montgomery, a longtime musician in the Raleigh area and […]
WRAL-TV Brings Back Popular Anchor Lynda Loveland
The Raleigh-Durham market clearly loves Lynda Loveland. When WRAL-TV announced her return to the anchor desk, the response was overwhelming. Loveland will co-anchor WRAL News on FOX 50 weekday mornings 7:00 – 9:00 with Michelle Marsh. She will also report and fill-in anchor on WRAL. It’s like she never left, really. Lynda Loveland worked in […]
WRAL-TV’s Mims Shares Experiences From D-Day Memorial on 70th Anniversary
WRAL-TV Reporter Bryan Mims traveled to Bedford, Virginia, to bring live reports from the National D-Day Memorial on the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II on Friday, June 6, 2014. He shared his thoughts on his experience with capcom: Many are in wheelchairs now, and their postures are bent. […]
CBC’ers, MIX on INDY WEEK Best List
INDY WEEK recently released their 2014 Best of the Triangle winners and several CBC’ers made the list. More than 7,500 readers voted. Local Person to Follow on Twitter Finalist: Joe Ovies, 99.9 The Fan Local Television Personality Winner: Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV Finalist: Bill Leslie, WRAL-TV Commercial Radio Station Finalist: WRAL-FM MIX 101.5 Several American Tobacco […]