WRAL-TV Wins RTNDAC Awards for Recent Work

The Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas (RTNDAC) recently presented their annual awards on Saturday, October 7, 2006, in Charlotte. WRAL-TV brought home several honors in the television awards competition. Stephanie Beck John Cox Cullen Browder Gil Hollingsworth Clay Johnson Jay Jennings Mariana Jacob Lynda Loveland Michelle Fauver Mick Evans WRAL-TV picked […]

New WRAL Documentary Examines the Economic Impact of NASCAR in NC

“Wheels of Fortune” New WRAL Documentary Examines the Economic Impact of NASCAR in NC Airs Wednesday, October 11 at 7pm NASCAR is more than a sport.  It’s a big business. Motor sports pump nearly six billion dollars per year into North Carolina’s economy, and NASCAR accounts for most of that.  A new WRAL documentary titled […]

WRAL’s School Stuff Campaign Connects Kids with Supplies

School is in and many needy Triangle children have the pencils, paper and materials they’ll need this school season thanks to WRAL viewers.   The 2006 WRAL School Stuff Campaign, in partnership with Communities In Schools of NC, provided needed school supplies for more than 2,800 students in Wake, Durham, Orange, Moore, Wayne, Cumberland, Lee […]

Capacity Crowd Enjoys WRAL’s Pops in the Park

WRAL-TV personalities and staffers greet the Labor Day weekend crowd at the station’s tent. WRAL-TV’s Pops in the Park, an annual Labor Day tradition, dodged Ernesto’s rain and provided an evening of fun for families across the Triangle. The Sunday, September 3rd event celebrated the 50th anniversary of WRAL-TV and the 75th anniversary of the […]

WRAL-TV & FOX 50 Perform Well in Summer Sweeps

WRAL-TV and FOX 50 know why ratings periods are called sweeps. Both stations cleaned up in the July ratings period. WRAL-TV ranked #1 in Persons 25-54, and won all but one time period. FOX 50 is home to the #1 drama in Raleigh and showed growth in several key areas. Both stations dominated the ratings […]

CBC & Divisions Sponsor 2006 Centerfest

CBC & Divisions Sponsor 2006 Centerfest CBC’s Transmit This To Perform Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL-TV, FOX 50, MIX 101.5, and The New 99.9 Geniune Country are proud sponsors of the 33rd Annual CenterFest Arts Festival in Historic Downtown Durham September 16-17th. The festival is located on Foster Street near Durham Central Park in the Central […]

WRAL’s Pops in the Park

WRAL’s Pops in the Park: Labor Day Tradition of Music, Food and Fun Continues Live NC Symphony Concert at Booth Amphitheatre on Sunday, September 3 at 7pm WRAL-TV Broadcast on Monday, September 4 at 7pm UNC-TV Broadcast on Thursday, September 14 at 8pm Music lovers are invited to join WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Symphony […]

New WRAL Documentary Examines Controversy over Mercury in NC Fish

FOCAL POINT: Mercury Falling New WRAL Documentary Examines Controversy over Mercury in NC Fish Airs Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm The number of species of fish the state considers unsafe to eat because of high levels of mercury more than tripled this year, but doctors also say fish is full of nutrients that are good […]

WRAL Remembers Katrina With Visit to Gulf Coast

One year after Hurricane Katrina practically wiped the Gulf Coast off the map, WRAL looks back at the disaster with a special series of news stories. WRAL-TV Reporter Amanda Lamb and News Photographer Ed Wilson traveled back to the Gulf Coast to revisit the areas from which they reported immediately after the storm. Their stories […]