WRAL-TV Coats Telethon Marks 30 Years, Final Production for Parish and On Track to Break Campaign Record
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WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Telethon marked two milestones at the daylong event on Friday, December 14, 2018. First, the Telethon celebrated 30 years of working to keep Triangle children warm, and the second, the broadcast would be the final run for WRAL-TV Director of Local Production Phyllis Parish. Parish will be retiring in March […]
Help Keep Kids Warm This Winter: WRAL-TV’s 30th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon Today
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WRAL’s 30th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon is taking place today, Friday, December 14th, raising money to buy new winter clothing for local children in need. The telethon takes place from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The big event kicks off at 6 a.m., with special coverage at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m on […]
Cold Weather Provides Perfect Backdrop for WRAL’s Coats For Children Telethon Coming This Friday
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On Friday, Dec. 14, WRAL-TV will broadcast its 30th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon, raising money to buy new, warm winter clothing and undergarments for Salvation Army children in need. Telethon operators will accept pledges from 6 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. The telethon includes a one-hour live special at 1 p.m. and a half-hour […]
WRAL-TV Celebrates 60th Tower Lighting with Half-Hour Special, Client Reception
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WRAL-TV lit the 300-foot tower for the 60th time on Monday, December 3, 2018. The evening began with weather reports from the fountain out front, continuing throughout the newscasts and culminating with a half-hour special at 7pm. Several special guests helped with the lighting, including WRAL legend Charlie Gaddy, recently retired anchor Bill Leslie, cast […]
WRAL Multimedia, Investigative Series Raises Questions About North Carolina Castle Doctrine
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WRAL is taking in-depth investigative reporting to a new level this week, with a five-part digital and television look at North Carolina’s Castle Doctrine through the lens of a Harnett County case. WRAL reporters Tyler Dukes and Mandy Mitchell began exploring the case of Christian Griggs and the Rev. Pat Chisenhall in the spring of […]
CBC to Light Three Towers for Holidays, Starting Friday in Durham
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Things are about to get brighter at three CBC locations as two campuses carry on an annual tradition and one joins the fun for the first time. American Tobacco kicks off the events with their 14th annual lighting of the Lucky Strike Tower on Friday, November 30, 2018. Rocky Mount Mills will light their water […]
New WRAL Documentary: 75 Hours Premieres Thursday, November 29 at 7 p.m.
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Hurricane Florence sat on top of North Carolina for four days, battering the state with relentless rain and wind. WRAL News streamed live continuous coverage for 75 hours during those four days. The documentary “75 Hours” is the hurricane story you haven’t seen, told first person by the 64 journalists who covered the storm on television, web and social media. They gave life saving information while trying […]
WRAL Is The MOST WATCHED Local News
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With the final numbers in for the November 2018 Nielsen ratings period, WRAL News (Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville DMA) dominated the competition with household ratings wins in every daypart, every day. WRAL News was the most watched local news overall, with outright ratings wins at 4:30A-7A, Noon, 4PM, 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM and 11PM. The WRAL News […]
Giving Tuesday a Great Day to Donate to WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children
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November 27, 2018, is Giving Tuesday, a great time to give to WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children! Thousands of children in our viewing area need warm winter wear for the cold months ahead, especially families devastated by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. TEXT “COATS” TO 41444 to make a donation. $75 buys a warm coat and […]
Latest WRAL Documentary ’75 Hours’ Returns to Hurricane Florence’s Front Lines
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WRAL News revisited coastal communities to see how cleanup is going two months after Hurricane Florence It has been two months since Hurricane Florence drenched North Carolina. Traditionally, this is a week of Thanksgiving, of family, of coming home. But for many of our neighbors, home remains unlivable, and their greatest holiday wish is for […]