2009 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade to Take to Streets on November 21st
Don’t miss the excitement of the 2009 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade, the largest parade between Atlanta and Washington D.C. Approximately 60,000 people will line the streets in downtown Raleigh on Sat., Nov. 21, which begins at 9:30am. WRAL-TV morning news anchors, Bill Leslie and Kelcey Carlson, will host the parade with WRAL’s morning and news […]
CBC Helps Honor First Responders
CBC helps sponsor the 2nd Annual First Responder’s Appreciation Breakfast on September 14th. The Northridge Country Club was perhaps the safest place to be on September 14, 2009. It was the site of the 2nd annual “First Responder’s Appreciation Breakfast” where the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with WakeMed, Progress Energy, Wachovia Bank and […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines Controversy Over Puppy Mill Bill
Focal Point: “Puppies and Politics” New WRAL Documentary Examines Controversy Over Puppy Mill Bill Airs Wednesday October 28, 2009, 7pm Puppy mills breed puppies for profit in less than humane conditions. New legislation designed to help eliminate them in North Carolina has ignited a political controversy. A new WRAL News Focal Point documentary called “Puppies […]
CBC Distributes Plants in 2009 WRAL Azalea Celebration
Volunteers help winners load their azaleas at the culmination of the 2009 WRAL Azalea Celebration on Saturday, October 3rd. View the Slideshow On Saturday October 3, 2009, CBC held the 24th annual Azalea Celebration at the WRAL transmitter site. CBC’s Corporate Property Management staff, along with volunteers from NC Beautiful and the Boy Scouts, […]
WRAL.com Wins Prestigious Murrow Award
WRAL.com has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for best large-market television web site. John Clark, general manager of WRAL.com, accepted the Edward R. Murrow award for best large-market television web site Monday evening, October 12, 2009, in a New York City ceremony. WRAL.com competed with other sites from the top-30 media markets nationwide for […]
CBC Talent Teaches Next Generation of Journalists
Two anchor/reporters from WRAL-TV and a representative of CBC New Media’s News Over Wireless shared their knowledge with mass communication students at an educational forum in September. Ken Smith, Renee Chou and Sam Matheny addressed high-school and collegiate students from across North Carolina at the “iMedia: Making the Connection” forum at North Carolina State University’s […]
WRAL Puts the “Social” in Social Media
WRAL-TV is keeping in close tough with viewers via Facebook & Twitter. Did you know that WRAL has a Facebook fan page with nearly 5,000 fans? Perhaps you’ve heard about our small army of employees communicating with the masses on Twitter? From news reporters and anchors to managers and staff across all departments, we are […]
WRAL-TV CareerExpo Serves 3,500 in Raleigh
WRAL-TV CareerExpo Serves 3,500 in Raleigh Over 3,500 hopefuls wait in line for WRAL’s Job Link Career Expo on Wed, Sept 23rd. View the Slideshow It was 6am on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, outside the Raleigh Convention Center when David Ange took his place as the first in line. Ange was laid off after working […]
WRAL-TV Wins Susan G. Komen Impact Award
WRAL-TV Wins Susan G. Komen Impact Award CBC/WRAL-TV Community Relations Director Loretta Harper-Arnold (right) and WRAL-TV Creative Director Shelly Leslie (left) accept the Impact Award from Susan G. Komen for the Cure NC Triangle President Kathy Burns. “A world without breast cancer.” That’s the mission of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Komen is a fearless […]
Gov. Perdue Goes “On the Record” with WRAL-TV
WRAL-TV Asst News Director Aysu Basaran (right) meets Governor Bev Perdue. WRAL News Anchor David Crabtree scored a big coup getting Governor Bev Perdue to be the inaugural guest on the new public affairs show called “On the Record.” The Governor takes on the budget, the economy and the state’s future in a 30-minute one-on-one […]