Leslie’s ‘Scotland: Grace of the Wild’ Wins Album of Year
WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie recently received top honors for his latest instrumental album from ZoneMusicReporter.com. “Scotland: Grace of the Wild” won ZMR Album of the Year. “I was shocked, humbled and thrilled all in one!” said Leslie. “It was late in the evening in New Orleans on May 17 when the award was announced at […]
Three CBC’ers Graduate from Leadership Triangle Spring Program
Three more CBC’ers entered the ranks of Goodmon Fellows on Monday, May 12, 2014. Leadership Triangle held its spring graduation in the brand new PNC Club at the Durham Bulls at the completion of the 2014 Regional Leadership Program. FOX 50 Account Executive Michelle Garrett, WRAL-FM Promotion Director Jenny Clements and WRAL-TV Sales Manager Dave […]
Help Team WRAL Support the Race for the Cure
The Komen Race for the Cure is right around the corner, and Team WRAL is gearing up to help raise funds and awareness to help fight breast cancer. The 2014 event will take place on Saturday, June 14th at Meredith College in Raleigh. DONATE to Team WRAL WRAL-TV Meteorologist Mike Maze has a special reason […]
Not One, But TWO US Open Championships
For the first time in golf history, the men’s and women’s US Open Tournaments will be played back-to-back in the same location. That location? Pinehurst, North Carolina. Specifically, Pinehurst No. 2. This is a huge “get” for the Moore County golf mecca and one that will pour millions into the economy and highlight the area […]
FOX 50 and WRAL-TV Receive Multiple PromaxBDA Nominations for Promos
FOX 50’s Creative Services team and the WRAL-TV promotions team picked up a total of 10 PromaxBDA Local Awards nominations last week. The awards “celebrate and honor the best in marketing and design from the local market. With more than 40 awards and 150 nominations, the Local Awards recognize the best in a variety of […]
WRAL-TV Wins Three Gabriel Awards
The Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals has honored WRAL with three national Gabriel awards. According to the Catholic Academy, the Gabriel awards recognize the best in artistic, creative and inspirational media presentations that entertain and enrich with a true vision of humanity and a true vision of life. WRAL was honored in the categories of […]
Leadership Raleigh Visits WRAL-TV
On May 6, 2014, WRAL-TV hosted 50 Leadership Raleigh class participants as part of their annual Media Day. Leadership Raleigh is a nine-month leadership development program offered by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. The program provides participants with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with community and business leaders. The Leadership Raleigh group […]
WRAL Steps Up to Help Military Families with “Hiring America”
In the summer of 2011, Bill Deutch, an entrepreneur living in New York, had the idea of producing a local TV program to help transitioning military veterans find employment. However, it wasn’t until a meeting at WRAL with Station Manager Jim Rothschild that it shifted from merely an idea to one that could actually happen. […]
Long-Time WRAL Director Shares Trip Back to Vietnam
One week ago, WRAL-TV Director/Producer Clarence Williams left for Vietnam. Williams is traveling with WRAL-TV G&A Assistant Leonard Peebles and CBC retiree Paul Pope. All three men served in the military during Vietnam, and this will be the first time they’ve returned to the country since the war. Williams is blogging about their experiences on […]
WRAL’s Election Coverage Informs Viewers of Choices
The May primaries are still weeks away, but WRAL’s commitment to election coverage kicked into high gear in April, making information available to voters on all of our platforms. In the US Senate race, WRAL-TV brought in all eight candidates running for the Republican for a pair of debates. The first debate brought together the […]