WRAL Raises Over $125,000 with 25th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon
The final total of $125,248, couldn’t be more perfect for WRAL-TV’s 25th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon. The studio became the home for a volunteer phone bank and holiday cheer on Friday, December 13, 2013 for the daylong fundraising drive to keep Triangle children in need warm this winter. WRAL-TV Director of Local Producation […]
CBC Regales Raleigh Seniors with Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration
Capitol Broadcasting proudly sponsored the 56th Annual Golden Years Celebration for area seniors on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. CBC has a long history with the program created for the Golden Year Clubs in the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department. While enjoying breakfast in the large ballroom at the Raleigh Convention Center, seniors saw a montage […]
WRAL-TV’s 25th Annual Coats for the Children Highlighted with Friday Telethon
The broadcast day will begin at 6am for WRAL’s Coats for the Children Telethon staffers on Friday, December 13, 2013. The 25th annual effort to help the Salvation Army bring warmth to Triangle children puts our efforts into full gear during the daylong event. Telethon specials begin at 6am and phone lines will be open […]
WRAL Set for 25th Annual Coats for Children Telethon on Friday, December 13th
Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for many Triangle children in need this December. This Friday, December 13, 2013, WRAL-TV will broadcast its 25th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon, raising money to buy new, warm winter clothing and undergarments for Salvation Army children in need. Telethon operators will accept pledges from 6:00am […]
WRAL-TV Holds 54th Annual Tower Lighting
The WRAL-TV tower became a beacon of holiday spirit once again during the evening newscast on Monday, December 2, 2013. WRAL anchors flipped the switch to turn on the lights on the 300-foot tower at the station’s Western Blvd headquarters. The tradition started in 1959 with Capitol Broadcasting Co. founder A.J. Fletcher reading “A Christmas […]
American Tobacco Celebrates Grand Opening of The Ice Factory
Come Skate Through January 20th American Tobacco recently held a VIP celebration to open the brand new ice rink, The Ice Factory at The Cage. Figure skaters regaled guests at the event on Thursday, November 14, 2013, with Wool E. Bull, Stormy and members of the Storm Squad on hand to christen the first-ever American […]
WRAL Tower to Set Raleigh Aglow For 54th Year
WRAL will light the transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh, at 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2013, 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 […]
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Campaign Celebrates 25 Years of Keeping Children Warm!
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Campaign Celebrates 25 Years of Keeping Children Warm! The 25th Annual Coats for the Children Campaign to Provide Warm Winter Clothing and New Toys to Local Children Officially Kicked Off Saturday, November 23 WRAL-TV celebrates the 25th anniversary of Coats for the Children. This annual community service campaign to collect […]
WRAL Legend Honored with Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame
WRAL Legend Honored with Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Mark Roberts (left) presents the Capital Ford Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter. Longtime WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter is used to giving the Extra Effort Award to deserving student-athletes, but lately he’s been on the receiving end of some well-deserved […]
Perfect Weather Backdrop for WRAL’s Live Coverage of Christmas Parade
2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade WRAL-TV’s Stuart Todd (left) & Tim King get the cameras ready for the 2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade live broadcast. View the Slideshow of WRAL Behind the Scenes Working at the Parade The rain stayed away for the 2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade. And thanks to the mild weather, a […]