WRAL-TV Takes to the Air to Collect Coats for Children

WRAL-TV Takes to the Air to Collect Coats for Children 18th Annual Telethon On Friday, Dec 8th WRAL-TV will take to the airwaves to raise money and collect coats to keep needy children in the Triangle warm on Friday, December 8, 2006.   Volunteers will answer phones all day in the WRAL-TV studios for the […]

WRAL-TV Lights Tower for 47th Time

WRAL-TV Lights Tower for 47th Time Half-Hour Special Includes Memories from WRAL’s 50 Years on the Air WRAL-TV lit its 300-foot tower for the holidays, beginning with a special lighting ceremony on Friday, December 1, 2006. WRAL-TV continued an annual tradition by lighting the 300-foot tower above its studios for the holidays. The flip switched […]

Celebrate the Season with WRAL’s 47th Annual Tower Lighting

Celebrate the Season with WRAL’s 47th Annual Tower Lighting Friday, December 1st at 7:30pm A WRAL holiday tradition continues this year as the station’s 300-foot TV tower is transformed into a 300-foot Christmas tree! Join WRAL’s David Crabtree, Debra Morgan, Gerald Owens and Pam Saulsby for the 47th annual tower lighting. The live 30-minute special […]

WRAL’s Reunion Newscast A Fitting Tribute to 50 Years On the Air

WRAL’s Reunion Newscast A Fitting Tribute to 50 Years On the Air Reunited. Former WRAL-TV anchors Bob DeBardelaben (l to r), Charlie Gaddy & Bobbie Battista join current long-time WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter for the reunion newscast. The past & future collided at WRAL-TV as three legendary broadcasters returned to join a fourth for […]

Christmas Parade Makes Big Return to Fayetteville Street

WRAL-TV Anchors Lynda Loveland (l to r), Bill Leslie & Valonda Calloway commentate the parade from their perch at end of the parade route on the newly reopened Fayetteville Street. What do 25 marching bands, 40 floats and 3 helium balloons and add up to?   The 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade!  And for a […]

Coats For The Children 2006 Campaign Underway

As the winter season approaches, WRAL-TV is mobilizing to help provide coats to Salvation Army families in need. From Nov. 18 through Dec. 31, WRAL and its community sponsors, Jiffy Lube and Capital Bank, invite the public to donate new or gently used coats at any of their participating locations in Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, […]

WRAL-TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reunion Newscast

WRAL-TV Reunion Newscast Broadcast This Friday Night at 6pm Don’t miss WRAL-TV’s reunion newscast this Friday, Nov. 17th at 6pm.  WRAL will feature a blast-from-the-past when former anchors Charlie Gaddy and Bobbie Battista, along with weatherman Bob DeBardelaben, return to host a special reunion newscast. The 6pm reunion newscast is part of WRAL’s year long […]

WRAL-TV Gears Up for Annual Christmas Parade in Raleigh

Close Window Santa Claus is coming to town…this Saturday for the 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade. Don’t miss the excitement of the 2006 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade.   Live coverage begins Saturday, November 18th at 10am from downtown’s newly reopened Fayetteville Street. Presented by the Greater Raleigh Merchant’s Association, this annual event is the largest […]

WRAL-TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reunion Newscast

WRAL-TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reunion Newscast Veteran news team returns one night only to anchor 6pm news Friday, November 17 WRAL-TV’s newsdesk featured Bobbie Battista (l to r), Charlie Gaddy & Bob DeBardelaben for several years during the station’s 50-year history. The trio will reunite for a special reunion newscast on Friday, Nov 17th […]

WRAL’s Craigie Speaks on HD-Conversion for NAB Panel

WRAL’s Craigie Speaks on HD-Conversion for NAB Panel Digital Conversion is All About Team Work WRAL-TV Leesa Moore Craigie recently spoke on an NAB panel about WRAL-TV’s conversion to HD. WRAL-TV is a national leader in the conversion to digital, debuted its first all-digital newscast in 2001, years ahead of most of the competition.   […]