WRAL.com Plays New Role in WRAL-TV Tower Lighting
WRAL.com’s Kathy Hanrahan captures the behind-the-scenes at the WRAL Tower Lighting to stream it live on the Internet. For the 50th annual tower lighting, WRAL.com added a behind-the-scenes feature. It was part of our on-going experiment to bring more video, faster, from more places, to the Web and to our audience. Web editor Kathy Hanrahan, […]
WRAL Tower Shines as Holiday Beacon for 50th Season
The WRAL transmission tower becomes a holiday beacon for the 50th time. View the Slideshow WRAL-TV brought an annual holiday tradition to light on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, with the lighting of the 300-foot tower that tops the station. For the 50th time WRAL-TV flipped the switch to turn the tower into a tree ablaze […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines Problems in our Health Care System
Focal Point: “Critical Condition” New WRAL Documentary Examines Problems in our Health Care System Airs Wednesday December 2, 2009, 7pm While the debate over health care reform continues, so do the problems North Carolinians face in our current system of health care. A new WRAL documentary, Focal Point: “Critical Condition,” profiles real people facing […]
WRAL-TV, FOX 50 & CBC NMG Earn Numerous Noms in Regional Emmy Competition
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the nominations for the 24th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards, and WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group received over thirty nods total. “It’s a long list and well worth the efforts by everyone at both stations,” said WRAL-TV […]
WRAL Gets Set for 50th Tower Lighting
WRAL will light the transmission tower for the 50th time on December 1st. WRAL will mark 50 years as a beacon of holiday cheer on Dec. 1 when the lights go on at the transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh. The annual event transforms the station’s 300-foot tower into […]
WRAL-TV Brings Christmas Parade to Triangle Viewers
Santa Claus comes to town for the 2009 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade. Slideshows: The WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade: The Floats, the Bands & More Behind the Scenes: The Unsung Crew Who Brings the Parade to Triangle Homes The 2009 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade went off without a hitch. A crowd of almost 60,000 […]
WRAL-TV’S 21st Annual Coats for the Children Community Service Project Provides Warm Winter Clothing for Families in Need
WRAL-TV’S 21st Annual Coats for the Children Community Service Project Provides Warm Winter Clothing for Families in Need For the 21st year, WRAL-TV is collecting warm winter clothing and money for Salvation Army families in need. November 21st through December 31st, WRAL-TV invites the public to donate new or gently used coats at participating […]
The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade Rolls Again Down Fayetteville Street
The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade Rolls Again Down Fayetteville Street Live Coverage Begins at 10am, Saturday, November 21 A holiday tradition continues on Saturday, November 21 when the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade rolls down Fayetteville Street. WRAL’s live coverage begins at 10am hosted by WRAL morning news anchors Bill Leslie and Kelcey Carlson, with […]
Mental Health Organization Honors WRAL Reporter
MHANC Executive Director John Tote (right) honors WRAL-TV’s Bruce Mildwurf with the organization’s Media Award. WRAL-TV News Reporter Bruce Mildwurf was the recipient of this Year’s Media Award from The Mental Health Association in NC. The award was presented at the 2009 Annual Conference held at the Holiday Inn Resort at Wrightsville Beach in late […]
WRAL-TV Participates in Disability Mentoring Day
WRAL-TV Participates in Disability Mentoring Day It’s hard to tell who got more inspiration by participating in Enable America’s Disability Mentoring Day: the staffers of WRAL-TV or the young man who spent the day learning about the television business. CBC/WRAL-TV Community Relations Director Loretta Harper-Arnold (l to r), Digital Media Administrator Steve Elizondo, Mentee Brendan […]