WRAL Follows the Panthers In Houston
WRAL Follows the Panthers In Houston The Carolina Panthers are in the last stages of preparing for their first Super Bowl, and WRAL-TV has been with them every step of the way. WRAL-TV practically has set up another news studio in Houston and is sending live and taped reports back home several times a day. […]
WRAL-TV Snags Four Emmys in Nashville
WRAL-TV Snags Four Emmys in Nashville WRAL-TV won four statues at the 18th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 24, 2004, in Nashville, Tennessee. WRAL-TV and FOX50 received a whopping 22 nominations in 58 categories among some stiff competition. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Cullen Browder WRAL-TV News Photographer Gil Hollingsworth WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Cullen Browder […]
WRAL Celebrates Success of 15th Coats for the Children Campaign
WRAL Celebrates Success of 15th Coats for the Children Campaign WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children campaign for 2003 wrapped up last weekend as over 45 volunteers got together to help sort the donated coats. Approximately 7,500 coats were sorted and bagged at Baker Roofing Warehouse, who donated their space, on Saturday, January 17, 2004. Volunteers […]
Baseball Greats Visit WRAL
Baseball Greats Visit WRAL The WRAL-TV crew prepares for the 12:30pm interview. WRAL-TV’s Phillip Boyd (left to right) joins Tommy John, WRAL-TV’s Debbie Bare, Helen Hunter & Gaylord Perry for a quick photo. Former major league pitchers Tommy John & Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry stopped by the WRAL-TV studios for a live interview on […]
Oliver & Fishel To Produce Special For Durham Museum
Oliver & Fishel To Produce Special For Durham Museum WRAL-TV is currently shooting a short film in HD for the Museum of Life & Sciences in Durham. WRAL-TV Producer Dan Oliver is in charge of production of “Magic Wings Butterfly Exhibition” presentation, and WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel narrates. The clip lasts approximately three minutes […]
WRAL Featured in Industry Magazine Multicasting Piece
WRAL Featured in Industry Magazine Multicasting Piece In an article entitled “Suddenly It’s Hip To Spectrum-Split, The second coming of multicasting,” Broadcasting & Cable writers John Eggerton and Ken Kerschbaumer re-visit the medium of digital multicasting. The technology met with a controversial reception when first surfacing in 1997, but the fireworks have subsided to the […]
WRAL Reporter Remembered By Wake Board
WRAL Reporter Remembered By Wake Board WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Willkinson died in October. WRAL-TV lost one of its valued reporters in October, and the Wake Soil and Conservation District Board of Supervisors recently found a way to permanently honor his memory. WRAL-TV Farm Reporter Dan Wilkinson died suddenly on October 30, 2003, at the age […]
Coats For Children Telethon To Help Provide Warmth for Triangle Children
Coats For Children Telethon To Help Provide Warmth for Triangle Children As part of its annual campaign to collect winter wear for needy children, WRAL-TV presents the “Coats For the Children Telethon” on Friday, December 5, 2003. Telethon operators will man the phone banks from 6am until midnight, with live broadcasts throughout the day on […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Releases Two Inspiring Compilations
Capitol Broadcasting Company Releases Two Inspiring Compilations Bill Leslie’s Peaceful Journey: A Celebration of North Carolina & Off the Beaten Path: A Photographic Journey Through The Back Roads of North Carolina WRAL Anchor Bill Leslie‘s latest CD release features his music intertwined with sounds of nature. WRAL Chief Photographer Bob Sadler made North Carolina come […]
WRAL-TV Lights Tower During Special
WRAL-TV Lights Tower for Holidays During Special WRAL-TV lit its tower for the 44th time this holiday season. WRAL-TV aired its first-ever special broadcast program for the annual lighting of its 300-foot television tower. The station usually lights the tower as part of its 5:30pm newscast, but this year opted to produce a live half-hour […]