Capitol Broadcasting Launches 30th Year of High School Football Coverage
Capitol Broadcasting Launches 30th Year of High School Football Coverage It all started with a young television sports guy with an infectious enthusiasm who thought high school sports deserved a place in local news. Thirty years later, legendary North Carolina broadcaster Tom Suiter suits up for the 2010 football season, expanding his vision for high […]
WRAL Assignment Editor Pens Moving Story of Battle with Food
WRAL-TV’s Jennifer Joyner‘s memoir, Designated Fat Girl, is already getting high praise. WRAL-TV Assignment Editor Jennifer Joyner isn’t just finding news leads these days, she’s making news. Joyner has penned a food addiction memoir about her own struggles. Designated Fat Girl is scheduled for release on September 1, 2010, and it’s already getting attention […]
2010 Metro Bravo Winners Include CBC
The July edition of Metro Magazine has hit the stands, and the summer issue announces the winners of the 2010 Metro Bravo award winners. Several CBC personalities and entities have yet again made the list, which is voted on by readers. And the CBC winners are: REGIONAL TV PERSONALITY Standing Ovation David Crabtree, WRAL-TV5 […]
News Over Wireless Enhances TV Experience with a Yahoo! TV Widget for WRAL
News Over Wireless and WRAL-TV have launched their first Yahoo! TV Widget. News Over Wireless (NOW) recently announced the availability of its first Yahoo! TV Widget in partnership with WRAL. Consumers with Internet-connected TVs powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine can access local news, weather, sports and more directly from the station. Since 2004, NOW […]
New WRAL Documentary Explores the Blue Ridge Parkway
Focal Point: “America’s Favorite Journey” New WRAL Documentary Explores the Blue Ridge Parkway Airs Tuesday June 29, 2010, 7pm The Blue Ridge Parkway is the most popular destination in our national park system, hosting about 17 million visitors a year. As the Parkway celebrates its 75th birthday, a new WRAL documentary examines the Parkway’s importance […]
WJZY, FOX 50 & WRAL-TV Bring Home Eight Promax Awards
WJZY, FOX 50 & WRAL-TV Bring Home Eight Promax Awards On Thursday, June 24, 2010, at LA LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, CA, three CBC television stations found out they’d won major national awards for their promotional spots. WJZY led the pack with the Gold Promax for a Program Promotional Spot featuring an office […]
WRAL.com Wins International EPpy Award
WRAL.com has been named best local TV website in an international competition sponsored by Editor & Publisher. WRAL.com received the honor during the 2010 EPpy™ Awards, presented last week at the Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The EPpy Awards honor the best media-affiliated Web […]
WRAL’s Mask Speaks at Cancer Summit
WRAL-TV’s Dr. Allen Mask serves as a keynote speaker at the Duke Medicine Cancer Summit 2010. Cancer is a word and a disease that strikes fear and anxiety in the patient and their family alike. There are more than 12 million Americans alive today that have faced a diagnosis of cancer. Some of them have […]
CBC People & Places Make Indy Week’s 2010 Best of the Triangle List
The Independent Weekly published their 2010 Best of the Triangle list in the June 9th edition, and several CBC people and places made the list. WRAL-TV Chief Meterologist Greg Fishel and Anchors David Crabtree & Bill Leslie made the list for the second straight year. Actually, Fishel has been the Best Local Television Personality with […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for WRAL Azaleas
Non-profits in North Carolina are getting another chance to enhance their landscaping. Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 WRAL Azalea Celebration. WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM and ENCORE Azaleas are working with NC Beautiful to sponsor the celebration. Non-profits from across the state are eligible to apply for some of the 10,000 azaleas awarded […]