WRAL-TV Celebrates 60th Tower Lighting with Half-Hour Special, Client Reception

WRAL-TV Tower Lighting

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 […]

CBC to Light Three Towers for Holidays, Starting Friday in Durham

American Tobacco

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.

WRAL Documentary: 75 Hours

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

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

Giving Tuesday - Coats for the Children

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

WRAL Documentary: 75 Hours

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 […]