WRAL-TV To Host Virtual Town Hall with Triangle Mayors, Friday at 7pm
WRAL-TV News will host a virtual town hall with Triangle mayors from 7:00-7:30pm on Friday, March 27, 2020. Viewers have been invited to share questions which will potentially be asked on air. Share questions HERE. WRAL-TV will co-host the event with Leadership Triangle and the Triangle J Council of Governments.
CBC Here To Help Hosts All-Day Virtual Fundraiser for Local Restaurant Community Thursday, March 26
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, Capitol Broadcasting’s divisions are working together to help our community. Here to Help: Support Local Business will host an all-day virtual fundraiser for our local Restaurant community on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The virtual event will kick-off at 4:30am and run all day on TV, on radio and online to […]
CBC and WRAL: Here to Help Creates Webinar Series to Support, Inform Local Triangle Businesses
Capitol Broadcasting and WRAL are Here to Help local businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. A brand new webinar series launches this Thursday at 2pm with advice from local experts and ideas from business owners on weathering the coronavirus shutdown. The first webinar in the Here to Help: Local Business Virtual Conference Series will host a […]
CBC Lights WRAL, American Tobacco, Rocky Mount Mills Towers, DBAP To Spread Cheer & Salute Coronavirus Healthcare Workers
“It’s not December, but the WRAL tower lights were shining brightly as I left the station last night. And, I smiled.” – WRAL-TV News Producer Kelly Riner Capitol Broadcasting is joining those seeking light in a dark time. In a trend circulating on social media, people are putting up their Christmas lights to spread cheer […]
New WRAL Documentary: Disconnected, Premieres Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7:30pm on WRAL-TV
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-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 […]
WRAL Offers Resource List on How to Help Others During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus impacts us all. Here’s how you can help others In an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, schools, churches and businesses are limiting large gatherings, some are even closed. What that means – for those who attend regularly, for those who work there – is yet to be seen. It is one of […]
Scheduling Change: WRAL-TV Coronavirus Specials at 7pm, 11pm News Expands to One Hour
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 […]
HighSchoolOT Launches New Daily Newsletter While High School Sports Are Suspended Statewide
High school sports in North Carolina are riding the bench for now, but the HighSchoolOT.com team will be following their stories and sharing them in a new daily newsletter. Sign up and share your stories with Nick Stevens (nstevens@wral.com): High school sports across North Carolina have been suspended, but that doesn’t mean HighSchoolOT is going […]
Bill Leslie: Shoutouts to Those Spreading Calm, Compassion Amid Coronavirus Fears
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, […]