CBC’ers Volunteer at UNC-TV For Annual CBC/WRAL Night at Neighbor By Neighbor Campaign
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 […]
Joe Giglio Joins WRALSportsFan on Radio, TV, Digital; 99.9 The Fan Announces Lineup Changes
Triangle sports radio station 99.9 The Fan has announced two significant changes to the weekday roster of on-air talent and shows. Adam Gold, co-host of “Adam & Joe” in the afternoon drive time slot (3 to 7 p.m.) for the last decade, will shift to be the solo host for a new midday show. “The Adam […]
March 2020 WRAL Out And About TV Airs Wednesday
The March 2020 edition of WRAL’s Out and About TV travels to Goldsboro, peruses a nostalgic exhibit, goes mining, visits a hybrid eatery and a brand new eatery, a boutique with a purpose and explores “romantic red” wine. The latest installment of the program airs this Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30pm on WRAL-TV. On the […]
CBC Mourns Loss of Legendary WRAL-TV Anchor Bobbie Battista
Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista has passed away at the age of 67, according to a family spokeswoman. Battista passed away on Tuesday morning, March 3, 2020, after a four-year battle with cervical cancer, according to Wendy Guarisco, family spokeswoman. Battista was one of the original CNN Headline News anchors when the network launched in […]
WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Honored with National Award
The WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards honor the favorite people, businesses and services in the Triangle and beyond in NC, but now the awards program has been honored itself. The 11th Annual Second Street Awards awarded the WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards in the Best Citywide Ballot category. WRAL Digital won this national award in the highly […]
Capitol Broadcasting Wins Midsouth Emmys: WRAL-TV and CBC Audience Development Receive Multiple Honors
WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting brought home multiple statuettes from the 34th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 15, 2020. WRAL-TV won three Emmys, and the CBC Audience Development team also won three. The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) made the annual presentation at the Schermerhorn […]
WRAL-TV Launches New Weather Graphics System
The WRAL-TV Weather Team has put in many long hours already this winter and not only because of the stormy weather. The weather gurus worked to change to a new graphical system. “It’s been stressful, but we launched the graphics today successfully,” said WRAL-TV Weather Executive Producer Aimee Wilmoth on Friday, January 24, 2020. “This […]
February 2020 WRAL Out And About TV Airs Wednesday
The February 2020 edition of WRAL’s Out and About TV covers local food, a farm, songwriters, an entertainment center and a book festival. The latest installment of the program airs this Wednesday, February 5, at 7:30pm on WRAL-TV. On the month’s episode viewers can see a female-owned hydroponic greens farm in Zebulon, Raleigh’s newest family […]
WRAL-TV 31st Annual Coats for Children Campaign Raises $185,554, Over 3,600 Coats to Keep Kids Warm This Winter
January temperatures finally turned to winter, but many Triangle children had warm coats to protect them from the chill. The 2019 WRAL-TV Coats for the Children Campaign wrapped on December 31, and the impressive totally are now in. The 31st annual campaign brought in $185,554 in contributions. Generous viewers also donated 3,624 coats, 1,300 hats, […]
WRAL-TV’s Morgan, Gardner Make 2020 Maggy Awards List
Cary Magazine recently released the list of 2020 Maggy Award winners, and two WRAL-TV mainstays made the list. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Debra Morgan and WRAL-TV Meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner both received an Honorable Mention in the “Best Local TV Personality” category. Nearly 10,000 Cary Magazine readers voted in the annual contest. The winners were announced in the […]