New WRAL Documentary: Disconnected, Premieres Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7:30pm on WRAL-TV

WRAL Doc: Disconnected

New WRAL documentary examines disparity in high-speed Internet access between urban areas and some rural areas Access to a high-speed Internet connection affects the ability to do business, get an education, and get quality health care. While most people living in the urban areas of North Carolina have broadband service, many rural areas still do […]

New Daily Podcast from WRAL-TV About Coronavirus

WRAL Coronavirus NC News Brief

WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting have launched a new daily podcast, Coronavirus: North Carolina News Brief Podcast. The daily podcast reports the latest in the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effect on North Carolina from WRAL News and the Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network. Safety guidelines, closings, resources, and more posted each day by […]

Scheduling Change: WRAL-TV Coronavirus Specials at 7pm, 11pm News Expands to One Hour

WRAL-TV Coronavirus Special

Due to the coronavirus concerns, WRAL-TV will make two major scheduling changes beginning Monday, March 16, 2020: WRAL-TV will produce and broadcast 7pm local news specials all week. The programs will be 30 minutes long.  (Inside Edition will move to 7:30pm). WRAL-TV will expand to one hour of local news at 11pm. This will continue […]

Bill Leslie: Shoutouts to Those Spreading Calm, Compassion Amid Coronavirus Fears

Grocery Store

From Bill Leslie’s Carolina Conversations on WRAL.com: I’d like to give a shout-out to some good people I encountered on a bad day. Thursday was a rotten day by all accounts, with growing coronavirus fears and financial markets in turmoil. Despite all of the collective anxiety there were people who exuded a sense of calm, […]

CBC’ers Volunteer at UNC-TV For Annual CBC/WRAL Night at Neighbor By Neighbor Campaign

CBC/WRAL Night at UNC-TV

Sesame Street took center stage at the CBC/WRAL-TV Night at UNC-TV’s Neighbor By Neighbor Campaign on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.   Eleven staffers spent the evening volunteering on the phone bank and making on-air pitches for the annual fundraiser, as has become a CBC tradition. An Evening Celebrating Sesame Street “It was a great night to […]