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 […]
WRAL-TV’s Lamb Talks True Crime and Fiction, Free Virtual Event This Saturday
WRAL-TV Reporter Amanda Lamb will be talking about her foray into fiction writing in a virtual event for Wake County Public Libraries on Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 4-5pm. True Crime with Amanda Lamb WRAL TV reporter and author, Amanda Lamb, will discuss the evolution of her writing. Learn how her work in television and […]
WRAL News Debuts New, High-Profile Durham Newsroom Next to Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Although WRAL has had a Durham newsroom for years, the new location allows American Tobacco Campus visitors to connect daily with WRAL News Grand Opening May 11, coinciding with Durham Bulls home opener Although WRAL has long had a newsroom in Durham, those dedicated Durham news crews have a new place to set up shop beginning […]
Four Local Arts Councils Present Original Artwork to CBC & WRAL-TV as Thanks for Big Night In For The Arts
“I’m so proud that we continued our ‘quarantine’ era track record of community success by supporting not one, but FOUR community arts councils. It was true CBC team work to make the event happen.” – WRAL-TV Brand Director Heather Gray The leaders of the four local art councils stopped by Capitol Broadcasting on Thursday, April […]
Explorer Post 5: Initiative and Resourcefulness
Never discount youthful initiative and resourcefulness. The Explorer Post 5 Advisor team was reminded of that during our first ever virtual season of WRAL Post 5. None of us expected this version of Post 5 to be extraordinary, we just wanted what everyone else in an organization going through a year of “unprecedented events”… we […]
Throwback Thursday: Menconi Delves into the Music Behind WRAL Legend Uncle Paul
David Menconi recently penned a piece about Triangle legend Paul Montgomery, known familiarly as Uncle Paul, for Walter Magazine. Montgomery hosted the beloved WRAL-TV children’s program “Time for Uncle Paul” from 1961 to 1981. Menconi has a Capitol Broadcasting tie as well. A music writer for 28 years at the News & Observer, Menconi now […]
WRAL Gardens Open to Visitors, with COVID Precautions
The WRAL Gardens are open and welcoming visitors, with COVID safety restrictions, this spring. A variety of flowers and plants are exploding into their spring colors. “The Azaleas are almost in full bloom,” said Corp Chief Horticulturalist & Property Manager Andrew Plunkett. “Next week should be beautiful.” Visitors are required to wear masks and practice […]