WRAL’s Jeff Gravley Honored for Motorsports Reporting
NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace (left) presented WRAL-TV’s Jeff Gravley with an award for motorsports reporting. WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Jeff Gravley recently received recognition for his sports reporting by winning the coveted Russ Catlin Award in the broadcast-local category. The 20th annual presentation of the Miller Lite Motorsports Journalism Awards of Excellence took place on Wednesday, […]
CBC Broadcasters See Their Shadows For Annual Wake County Job Shadow Day
Students watch the workings of the newsroom from the balcony above. While the world waited for the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, Wake County students visited CBC to learn about the broadcasting industry. The groundhog saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter weather, but the shadows seen at WRAL-TV and WRAL-FM were a […]
A Blast from the Past: An Update on Two WRAL Alums
WRAL-TV Director/Producer Clarence Williams caught up with two former CBC employees and wrote the following story for capcom. WRAL-TV has graduated hundreds of outstanding alumni over the years. It’s always interesting to check on where they go and what they are doing now. Pam Parris Allen once sat in the control room at WRAL-TV, where […]
Tsunami Relief Effort Continues in CBC Divisions
Several divisions of Capitol Broadcasting Company have been helping raise funds to aid the victims of the recent tsunami in South Asia. Here are a few updates on their progress: WRAL Tsunami Relief Fund Through the PSAs & appeals during WRAL’s newscasts, viewers & listeners thus far have donated $243,992 to the Red Cross’ International […]
WRAL Gets the “Blues” for Black History Month
WRAL-TV will offer its latest local programming endeavor on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, a special created for black history month. “I Got the Blues So Bad: NC’s Blues Tradition” takes viewers on a journey through North Carolina’s rich history of blues music. WRAL-TV Anchor Gerald Owens hosts the program which will air at 7:30pm on […]
WRAListens To Harnett County
Former WRAL-TV Anchor Charlie Gaddy gets to the issues with citizens from Harnett County. Former WRAL-TV Anchor Charlie Gaddy and a crew of the station’s staffers stopped in Harnett County, the latest leg of the WRAListens tour. Representatives from the county met with WRAL at Barclay Villa, a castle located in Angier. Gaddy facilitated the […]
WRAL-TV & FOX 50 Bring Home Seven Regional Emmys
The 19th annual MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards were handed out on Saturday, January 22, 2005, and WRAL-TV and WRAZ-TV (FOX 50) both came home with gold statues. From nearly 700 entries, judges selected 247 nominees in 60 categories. WRAL-TV received six Emmys and FOX 50 received one. The Midsouth Regional chapter of the National Academy […]
16th Annual Coats for the Children Brings Jump in Donations
16th Annual Coats for the Children Brings Jump in Donations With the end of the year came the end of WRAL-TV’s 2004 Coats For the Children Campaign. Thanks to the generosity of WRAL’s viewers, many children in the community now have warm winter coats to wear. WRAL-TV, Jiffy Lube and Chick-fil-A collected approximately 6,700 coats […]
CBC Stations Continue Dominance in November Sweeps
CBC Stations Continue Dominance in November Sweeps The November 2004 ratings sweeps results are in and WRAL-TV’s news on both WRAL and sister station FOX 50 maintain their lead over other stations in the Triangle viewing area. “The November ratings period marks the 52nd consecutive ratings period that WRAL News at 6PM has been #1 […]
WRAL’s Bill Leslie Named Tarheel of the Week
WRAL’s Bill Leslie Named Tarheel of the Week WRAL-TV’s Bill Leslie, the N&O’s Tarheel of the Week. Bill Leslie’s solo album ranked #3 on the world music charts for November 2004. The News & Observer has selected WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie as its “Tarheel of the Week” for the week of December 19, 2004. Entitled […]