WRAListens to Halifax County
WRAListens to Halifax County Half-Hour Program Airs on Sat, June 9th WRAListens host Charlie Gaddy addresses the panel. WRAL-TV continued its tour of North Carolina counties in our viewing area with a recent visit to Halifax County. WRAL talked to county leaders & residents about various issues specific to their region and compiled the […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines North Carolina’s Weight Problem
Focal Point: “Overweight State “ New WRAL Documentary Examines North Carolina’s Weight Problem Airs Wednesday, June 6 at 7pm Nearly two-thirds of adults in North Carolina are overweight or obese, putting them at greater risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. About 30% of our state’s children are also overweight or at […]
WRAL-TV News Director Honored by Alma Mater
WRAL-TV’s Rick Gall receives honors from his alma mater: (l to r) Dean John Pauly, Dean of the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication; Sharon Tiedge, wife of the late James Tiedge – the namesake of the award Gall received; WRAL-TV News Director Rick Gall; & Fr. Robert Wild, President of Marquette University. […]
Enloe Comes Out on Top in Brain Game Spring Finale
Enloe Comes Out on Top in Brain Game Spring Finale WRAL-TV’s Mark Roberts (left) congratulates Brain Game champs Enloe High School. High school students from all across the WRAL-TV viewing area get brainy every Saturday morning, and now one school has proved itself the brainiest. The Brain Game season came to a close with […]
WRAL Doc Unit Honored for “Doing It Better”
WRAL-TV’s “Standards of Living” documentary recently won recognition from Columbia University’s School of Journalism. A WRAL-TV documentary has come out a winner again. Columbia University’s School of Journalism recently honored “Focal Point: Standards of Living” with its “Let’s Do It Better” Award as part of the University’s Workshop on Journalism, Race & Ethnicity. WRAL-TV Documentary […]
WRAL-TV Wins with NC Associated Press
WRAL-TV recently came home a winner from the North Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters awards ceremony. The luncheon took place at Elon University on April 21, 2007. WRAL-TV News Director Rick Gall accepted the honors for WRAL-TV, while CBC New Media Group Web Editor Kamal Wallace accepted on behalf of WRAL.com. And the winners are… […]
Help WRAL-TV & MIX 101.5 Race for a Cure
How would you celebrate your 25th anniversary? A big party? Some silver décor? How about putting together a huge team and raising lots of money? That’s what WRAL-TV and WRAL-FM MIX 101.5 are planning for the 25th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The event will take place on Saturday, June 9, […]
Hefner Honored to Fete Long-time Mentor John Greene at Hall of Fame Induction
Hefner Honored to Fete Long-time Mentor John Greene at Hall of Fame Induction “Truly, there is no one who has had more influence on my personal life, and that of hundreds of other broadcasters, here and around the country, than John Greene.” – WRAL-TV Vice President & General Manager Jim Hefner WRAL-TV VP & GM […]
New WRAL Documentary Explores World of Foster Care
“Another Mother’s Child” New WRAL Documentary Explores World of Foster Care Airs Wednesday, April 11 at 7pm “It takes a long time to actually trust somebody because you never know if you’re going be there for two years or five months.” 18-year-old Mechelle Thaxton, a foster child profiled in “Another Mother’s Child” When social workers […]
CBC’s John Greene To Be Inducted into Journalism Hall of Fame
CBC’s John Greene To Be Inducted into Journalism Hall of Fame CBC VP of Special Projects John Greene will become a new inductee in the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame on April 1st. CBC will soon have another member of the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame. CBC Vice President of Special Projects John Greene […]