CBC to Light Towers at WRAL-TV, American Tobacco & Rocky Mount Mills on Dec 1st
It’s time to Celebrate the Season with WRAL’s 63rd Annual Tower Lighting! Join CBC on Wednesday, December 1st, as we turn our 300-foot TV tower into North Carolina’s tallest lighted tree! But! That’s just part of the fun! CBC will also light the towers at our sister properties at American Tobacco Campus in Durham and […]
WRAL Staffers Take Behind-Scenes Look at Neon Glass Creating for WRAL Nights of Lights
Several WRAL-TV employees recently got to take an enlightening work field trip. WRAL-TV Special Events Project Manager Chase Bryan, WRAL-TV Lifestyle Editor Kathy Hanrahan and WRAL-TV Local Production Producer Alison Allen visited Glas Studios to get a sneak preview interview about the new installations for WRAL’s Nights of Lights. “While we were there we got […]
Dozens of employers, thousands of jobs: WRAL Capital Area Career Expo is Thursday
The WRAL Capital Area Career Expo has always been a big event, connecting people with employers. It started during the Great Recession, when there were more job seekers than open positions. Post-pandemic, the tables have turned. “Employers are definitely in the struggle right now,” said Brenda Wilkerson with Capital Area Workforce Development. While the end […]
Exquisite Art and Gas Station Charm on November 2021 Out and About TV
Take a tour in Goldsboro, try Prime BBQ and check out an exquisite new art exhibit for the November 2021 edition of WRAL’s Out & About TV. The November episode of Out and About TV features historic Mt. Olive tours and a brand new brewery that embraces it’s old gas station charm. Travel to Durham […]
WRAL-TV Wins Four First, Five Second Place Honors in RTDNAC 2021 Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) announced winners for the organization’s 2021 contest, on October 30, and WRAL-TV won four First Place and five Second Place awards. The WRAL -TV winners are: FIRST PLACE RTDNAC AWARDS General News by Multimedia Journalist – WRAL-TV – Deaths in North Carolina Increased by 17% in […]
NCAB Honors WRAL-TV for Coverage of 2020 Riots
“This type of coverage is what we take pride in here at WRAL…serving our community with the resources, dedication, and passion a story like this deserves.” –WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan The North Carolina Broadcasters Association recognized WRAL-TV with one of the organization’s top honors at the NCAB Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. […]
Reporting from the Appalachian Trail, WRAL-TV’s Scott Mason Celebrates 60 with a Long-Awaited Hike
WRAL-TV’s Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason recently celebrated being 60 by hiking a section of the Appalachian Trail with a close friend. The trip fulfilled a promise made long ago. He penned a piece about their adventure: Boots on The Ground By Scott Mason I’m a city boy. Never camped before, not really. But always […]
Finalists announced, voting open for the WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards!
Finalists have been announced in the WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards presented by M&F Bank in over 130 categories. See who made the list and vote now for the Triangle’s best businesses through Nov. 21. Winners will be announced by WRAL’s Mikaya Thurmond and Kat Campbell in January. VOTE for the 2021 WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards […]
WRAL-FM Moves To Top of 2,000-Foot Tower, Exceeds Population Reach
WRAL-FM became the largest population reaching radio station in North Carolina in February of this year. With the installation of the station’s new antenna, their population reach now exceeds 2.8 million! WRAL-FM Chief Engineer Will Patnaud, who oversaw the project, shared the process behind the project: Back in 2009, when TV transitioned to digital-only, the […]
Visit WRAL-TV in a Whole New Way at the State Fair
The North Carolina State Fair is currently underway, after a year off due to the pandemic. WRAL-TV came up with a creative way to have a presence at the beloved NC event during a time when the pandemic is still an issue. The Big 5 has “planted” a WRAL anchor garden, filled with cut outs […]