WRAL-TV Nominated for National Emmy Award

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored WRAL-TV with a nomination in its 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.   WRAL-TV is one of only seven local television stations to receive a national nomination this year. The station is nominated in the Spot News category for outstanding coverage of the deadly tornadoes that […]

FOX 50 & WRAL-TV Win Big in Vegas

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The Olympics has nothing on FOX 50 and WRAL-TV.  The stations went into the 2012 PromaxBDALocalAwards with ten nominations and came out with ten awards!   The CBC stations received the honors on the final day of the four-day Station Summit in Las Vegas on June 28th. The Promax BDA honors stations each year with […]

WRAL Ranks as # 1 CBS Affiliate Again

(Click on chart for larger view) The numbers from the May 2012 sweeps ratings period are now in, and WRAL-TV once again tops the charts among CBS affiliates.   WRAL-TV is the #1 rated CBS affiliate in the country in a top 25 market.  WRAL wins the #1 slot in households, Adults 18-49 and Adults […]

Keep an Eye on Hurricane Season with WRAL’s Stormtrack

Keep an Eye on Hurricane Season with WRAL’s Stormtrack Hurricane season started June 1st, and we’re already tracking our third named storm of the season. Keep up with the latest forecasts, tracking maps and radar images on WRAL.com’s Storrmtrack section. WRAL’s Stormtrack also includes emergency contacts and helpful information for before, during and after the […]

New WRAL Documentary Examines N.C.’s Booming Wine Industry

“Grape Expectations“ Premieres Wednesday June 27 at 7pm The growth of our state’s wine industry is nothing short of phenomenal. Just a decade ago, there were only 25 wineries in North Carolina. Now there are 110. So what’s causing the wine boom in our state? That’s the focus of the new WRAL Documentary “Grape Expectations.” […]

CBC Remembers the Southern Sportsman

A Fitting Tribute Franc White passed away on June 6th, marking the end of an 86-year life that embodied a free-spirited way of being combined with a love of the outdoors. WRAL-TV Producer/Director Clarence Williams shared the following about Southern Sportsman Franc White who recently passed away: Franc White was a quasi-member of the CBC […]

CBC Teams Finish Strong at the 2012 Race for the Cure

WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith (left) & Mike Maze get ready to Race for the Cure. View the Slideshow of Team WRAL at Race for the Cure Team WRAL once again earned the distinction of being the largest corporate team at the Komen Race for the Cure.   The event descended on the Meredith College campus in […]

WRAL-TV’s Fishel to Participate in Stormfest at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Free Event on Saturday, June 16th Visitors to the NC Museum of Natural History will get to find out the answers to their most pressing weather questions from some Triangle experts, including WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel, at the upcoming Stormfest.   The daylong event will take place at the Museum on Saturday, June 16, […]

WRAL-TV Personalities and American Tobacco Make Indy Week Best of Triangle List for 2012

WRAL-TV Personalities and American Tobacco Make Indy Week Best of Triangle List for 2012 WRAL-TV and American Tobacco both made headlines in Independent Weekly’s Best of the Triangle 2012.   Indy Week published the list in the June 6th edition of the magazine. WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel took home top accolades in Local Television […]

WRAL Azalea Celebration Accepting Applications for 2012

Deadline for Non-Profits to Apply August 1st Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 WRAL Azalea Celebration.   Each year, Capitol Broadcasting and WRAL-TV give away over 10,000 to over 100 non-profits from all over the state of North Carolina.  WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 and NC Beautiful sponsor the annual give away. The WRAL Azalea […]