Waffles, pizza and Van Gogh ahead on July 2021 Out and About TV
Get ready for some summer fun on the July 2021 edition of Out and About TV! The July episode of Out and About TV will feature lots of food and art! We head to ParTee Shack for three courses of “ultimate” mini golf, then we go to Charlotte to see the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit! We […]
Record Broken! WRAL-TV’s Wilmoth Helps Al Roker Meet Another Guinness Milestone
They did it! WRAL-TV Weather Executive Aimee Wilmoth took part in Rokerthon on Monday, June 21, 2021, helping NBC Weatherman Al Roker break the Guinness World Record for the most people in an online weather reporting relay. Wilmoth did her 60-second weather report from the DBAP. She participated alongside more than 50 other NBC-affiliate weathercasters from across the […]
Murder, mystery and more with Amanda Lamb
WRAL-TV Reporter Amanda Lamb recently talked to Kathy Hanrahan on the Out & About Podcast about the second in Lamb’s new crime fiction book series: By Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor Some know Amanda Lamb as a veteran reporter at WRAL News. Others know her as an accomplished author with 11 books to her […]
WRAL-TV’s Wilmoth Prepares to Help Al Roker Break Record
WRAL-TV Weather Executive Aimee Wilmoth will assist NBC Weatherman Al Roker in his attempt to break a world record on Monday, June 21, 2021. Wilmoth will take part in Rokerthon, the bid to create the world’s longest online weather reporting relay. “So excited about this!” posted Wilmoth of the adventure. She and more than 50 […]
Bee Downtown Founder Leigh Kathryn Bonner Talks Bees, Having First Hives at CBC in NC State Alum Magazine
Leigh Kathryn Bonner, the founder of Bee Downtown, is featured as the cover story in the Spring 2021 issue of the NC State Alumni Association magazine. Written by Bill Krueger, “Meant To Bee” is presented in cartoon style by Monika Melnychuk. In the piece Bonner talks about her first customers, American Tobacco and Burts Bee’s, […]
Capitol Broadcasting Appoints Loretta Harper-Arnold Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility
Capitol Broadcasting has promoted Loretta Harper-Arnold to Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, effective Monday, June 7, 2021. The role is a newly created position for CBC. “This new position is critical to helping us continue to develop who we are and what we represent as a company,” said Corp President/COO Jimmy Goodmon. “Loretta is a […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2021 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 35th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2021 plant giveaway. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be postmarked by August 20, […]
New WRAL Documentary: The Skin We’re In
The new WRAL Documentary examines racial discrimination through personal stories from people of color Premieres on WRAL-TV, Tuesday May 25 at 7:30 p.m. The killing of George Floyd ignited a national and international movement for racial justice. It also sparked a renewed examination of how racism continues to permeate so many aspects of our society. Now […]
WRAL reporter talks going viral, Cardi B.
WRAL-TV Out & About Editor Kathy Hanrahan talked to one of the new reporters for the Big 5, Keenan Williard, for the WRAL Out & About Podcast this week. Here’s her story: WRAL Eastern North Carolina reporter Keenan Willard is happy to be back in the Tar Heel State. The Raleigh native attended Broughton High […]
Local Artist Candy Carver Creates Mural for New WRAL Newsroom in Durham
WRAL-TV unveiled a new Durham News Bureau on the day of the Durham Bulls 2021 home opener. The Durham newsroom is located next to the DBAP on Blackwell Street. Passersby can look into the newsroom through large windows and in addition to the monitors and news desk, viewers will also see a large colorful mural […]