CBC Creating Virtual Golden Years Holiday Celebration To Air Around Christmas
The 64th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration will be virtual again this year due to COVID and safety restrictions, but Capitol Broadcasting is working on all new performances for a holiday special that will air the day before and after Christmas! WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Brian Shrader will host the 2021 Golden Years Holiday Celebration. The program […]
WRAL-TV celebrates 65 years on the air
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, marked 65 years on the air for WRAL-TV. The Raleigh-based television station has been a leader in technical innovation and fearless reporting on important topics and remained a lasting part of the community. WRAL-TV went on the air as an NBC affiliate on Dec. 15, 1956. At the time, the station’s […]
Viewers Donate $136K During WRAL’s Coats for the Children Day of Giving
In lieu of the usual telethon for WRAL’s Coats for the Children Campaign, WRAL-TV held a COVID-friendly “Day of Giving” on Friday, December 10, 2021. The phone bank format may have changed, but the generosity of WRAL-TV viewers has not. As of Saturday morning, WRAL Coats for the Children has raised over $136,000 dollars (and […]
WRAL’s Coats for the Children ‘Day of Giving’ Today, Fri, Dec 10th
Join WRAL-TV today, Friday, December 10, in our “Day of Giving” to raise money and support Salvation Army families in need. As part of WRAL’s 33rd Annual Coats for the Children Campaign, the day usually dedicated to a telethon will be an opportunity for viewers to give online. “Just like last year, we are not […]
Triple CBC Tower Lighting Ushers in Holidays
“This year was special as it was a symbol of the community returning to some semblance of normalcy after 20 months in isolation. Adding the lighting of the towers at American Tobacco Campus and Rocky Mount Mills is a great way to showcase the reach of Capitol Broadcasting and reinforce our commitment to the regions […]
WRAL-TV’s Annual Coats for Children Campaign in Full Swing
WRAL-TV is once again collecting warm winter clothing, money and new toys for Salvation Army families in need through Coats For The Children, one of WRAL’s signature community events. Now through Dec. 31, WRAL invites the public to donate new or gently used coats and new toys at neighborhood Jiffy Lube locations. “Every year, our […]
Don’t Miss the WRAL-TV, American Tobacco and Rocky Mount Mills Tower Lightings Tonight on WRAL
CBC will kick off December with WRAL’s 63rd Annual Tower Lighting tonight! Join CBC on Wednesday, December 1st, as we turn our 300-foot TV tower into North Carolina’s tallest lighted tree. And that’s just part of the fun! CBC will also light the towers at our sister properties at American Tobacco Campus in Durham and […]
MidSouth Emmy Nominations Announced, WRAL-TV Earns Multiple Nods, News Excellence
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 36th Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards via livestream on Monday, November 29, 2021, and WRAL-TV received 23 nods, including a nomination for News Excellence. The Midsouth NATAS stated they chose “nominees who showed creativity and ingenuity during this unusual time.” […]
Let the Fun Begin! WRAL Nights of Lights Opens To Public Nov 26
WRAL Nights of Lights at Dorothea Dix Park, back for a second year this 2021 holiday season, opens to the public tonight, Friday, November 26. This new Raleigh holiday tradition is a joint effort between WRAL, Capitol Broadcasting Company and the City of Raleigh. WRAL Nights of Lights is the only downtown Raleigh drive-thru holiday […]
WRAL’s Winter Wonderland Returned, Warming Parade Goers
To make this year’s parade in Raleigh even more holly and jolly, CBC changed things up at WRAL’s Winter Wonderland! The third year of the event looked much different than year’s past due to COVID-19 precautions we are still taking, but still included lots of fun. This year WRAL threw a Pre-Parade Party, with falling […]