Random CBC History Trivia Questions

A.J. Fletcher opera

1. Many well-known preachers had their programs produced in the studios of WRAL and/or WRAL radio. Which person did NOT broadcast from the studios of WRAL and/or WRAL radio? A) Sister Gary B) Oral Roberts C) Billy Graham D) Jimmy Morriss 2. While in Minneapolis, Minnesota covering the 1994 NCAA Basketball Championship, which WRAL Sports […]

WRAL Gardens Abloom in Person, in New Video and Online

WRAL azalea

As the dramatic colors in the WRAL Azalea Gardens are reaching their peak, WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie got together with photographer Bob Ayers for a visual and musical stroll down the piney paths in this 2017 production. WRAL.com VIDEO:  Amazing azaleas: Annual spring beauty on display at WRAL The WRAL Gardens are free and open […]

Dateline NBC Episode Featuring WRAL’s Julia Sims To Air Friday

Julia Sims

A few weeks ago, WRAL-TV Reporter Julia Sims took a turn in the interviewee chair as Dateline NBC came to Raleigh to interview her about the infamous Mike Peterson murder case.  The episode “Down the Back Staircase” is now slated for broadcast this Friday night, April 7, 2017, at 9pm on WRAL-TV. Check out the […]

April Out and About TV Airs Wednesday

WRAl's Out & About TV - April 2017

The April edition of Out and About TV, a monthly TV series inspired by the popular website, airs Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL. Coming up this month: Go inside Brewery Bhavana, a new book store, flower shop, dim sum restaurant and brewery in downtown Raleigh. Take a trip to Orange County where you’ll find wood […]

WRAL Gardens New Website Accompanies New Blooms

WRAL Gardens website

The WRAL Azalea Gardens are in full bloom right now.  Visitors stop by daily to take in the beautiful color. In perfect timing for the spring explosion, CBC recently relaunched a newly designed website for the WRAL Gardens. FOX 50 Art Director I Gayle Hardy designed the site with input from the CBC Property Management […]

WRAL News Launches on Google Home

Station becomes first local news station on Google’s smart speaker WRAL News is now available on Google Home, making it the first local news station in the country to provide a service on the Google Assistant platform. The WRAL News service for Google Home offers users the top headlines read by WRAL’s anchors and reporters, […]

LIVE@

Brian Shrader & David Crabtree

If you could merge “Wayne’s World” with “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” your mind might imagine a program similar to WRAL.com’s daily 10 minute program ”LIVE@” that streamed online in 2009. The first couple of questions one might ask are…LIVE at where? LIVE at when? Where = The internet. Specifically, WRAL.com When = Weekdays at […]

New WRAL Documentary Examines Effects of Wealth Disparity in NC

WRAL Documentary: State of Inequality

Rich and Poor in North Carolina Airs Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m. Most of the wealth in this country is concentrated in the hands of a few. That holds true in North Carolina, between individuals and communities. What are the real effects of this wealth disparity? The new WRAL Documentary “State of Inequality” examines […]

RDU Airport Welcomes New Stores, Including WRAL Travel Store

WRAL Travel Store

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is welcoming several new stores in 2018, including the WRAL Travel Store. This store will open in summer 2018. The store will be located in Concourse D of Terminal 2, which serves airlines including Delta and American. Travelers can buy travel essentials like snacks, souvenirs and magazines. Customers will also be able […]

WRAL-TV Wraps 5th Annual CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship Program

2017 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship

WRAL hosted 12 student journalists from across the country as part of the fifth annual CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship. Each spring, WRAL teams up with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to welcome the students to participate in a five-day intensive program preparing them for future broadcast media careers. Professors and professionals from UNC’s […]