Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter
Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong The Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities presented WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong with its 2002 Media Award for his coverage of the Goodwill Industries’ “Groundhog Job Shadowing Day.” The group presented Armstrong with the award on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at noon banquet […]
WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday”
WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday” WRAL-TV and the News & Observer have joined forces to produce a new weekly news program “Headline Sunday.” The half-hour program debuted on Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 10:30am, and features WRAL Anchor David Crabtree and N&O Executive Editor Melanie Sill. Both Crabtree and Sill pose questions to […]
School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students
School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students WRAL-TV recently worked with Communities in Schools to collect school supplies for area students in need. After the month-long campaign in August, WRAL-TV proudly passed on enough school supplies to serve nearly 5,000 students in a ten-county area in North Carolina. Citizens brought donations of school supplies […]
WRAL To Co-Produce Dole-Bowles Debate
WRAL To Co-Produce Televised Dole-Bowles Debate The Dole and Bowles campaigns have agreed to take part in a debate that will be co-produced by WRAL and WTVD. U.S. Senate candidates Erskine Bowles and Elizabeth Dole will face each other in their first debate on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh tonight, Monday, October 14, […]
WRAL.com Provides Hurricane Maps For Tracking
WRAL.com Provides Hurricane Maps For Tracking WRAL-TV is once again using its website to provide the latest and best weather information in the Triangle. HurrTrak, produced in house, is a tool for viewers to keep up with the latest hurricane location and information. Digital Media Programmer John Clark and Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel have taken […]
CBS Opens Fall Television Season On Top
CBS Opens Fall Television Season On Top WRAL-TV’s mother network, CBS bested powerhouse NBC to win the first week of ratings for the fall television season. During the opening week last week (September 23 – 29), CBS averaged 13.9 million viewers with a 9.1 rating, 15 share, while NBC trailed with 13.4 million average and […]
WRAL Kicks Off Candidate Issue Spots For November Election
WRAL Kicks Off Candidate Issue Spots For November Election 2002 Election’s Candidates & Issues Forum WRAL-TV is gearing up for the next phase of the 2002 election season by continuing its Candidates & Issues forum. The station has taped messages from the leading candidates in the US Senate race and the Congressional matches in the […]
Fayetteville Observer Readers Like WRAL-TV
Fayetteville Observer Readers Like WRAL-TV The Fayetteville Observer recently published its 2002 Readers’ Choice Awards poll, and WRAL-TV hit the top of the list. Fayetteville Observer readers voted WRAL-TV as Best Television Station and WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel as Favorite Local Television Personality. More than 3,000 readers submitted ballots on topics from Favorite Local […]
WRAL-TV’s Brain Game Starts New Season With New Host, New Time & New Set
WRAL-TV’s Brain Game Starts New Season With New Host, New Time & New Set WRAL-TV’s Brain Game, a local game show for teens, is getting a new look and a new host. After 5 1/2 years at the podium, Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel is passing the quiz cards to Trafficologist Mark Roberts. The first show […]
WRAL Radio and Television Stations Help Find Missing Children
WRAL Radio and Television Stations Help Find Missing Children After the frightening numbers of children who have come up missing over the past year, more and more state governments are adopting the “Amber Alert” emergency response plan. This system alerts local media when a child goes missing, and these media outlets get the word out […]