WRAL Crew Puts Together Ratings-Winning Coverage of WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade
WRAL-TV crew members pulled off another successful parade on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas parade, sponsored by Shop Local Raleigh, took over the streets of downtown Raleigh and the televisions of WRAL viewers all over the Triangle. “Thanks to the hard work of a very talented group of people, we had another […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Earn Numerous MidSouth Emmy Noms
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 have both received multiple nods from the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Scienes (NATAS). The stations received a total of 34 nominations in 30 categories ranging from News and Promotions to Technical Achievement. The Emmy winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Country Music […]
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Campaign Keeping Children Warm for 27 Years!
The 27th annual Coats for the Children Campaign to provide warm winter clothing and new toys to local children us underway! WRAL-TV is once again collecting warm winter clothing, money and new toys for Salvation Army families in need. This annual community service campaign is one of WRAL-TV’s signature events. Now through Dec. 31, WRAL-TV […]
Tis the Season for Parades
Dating as far back as 1959, WRAL has been a part of the Raleigh Christmas Parade. Check out this picture (left) of the WRAL float as it eases down the parade route. Seated up front is Paul Montgomery, better known as “Uncle Paul,” and standing behind him is “Miss Margaret,” host of Romper Room. At […]
Don’t Miss the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade This Saturday!
This Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, marks the 71st anniversary of the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade, presented by Shop Local Raleigh. Tens of thousands of people make it their family tradition to watch the parade from street-side in downtown Raleigh and many more tune in from home. The event annually ranks as one of the largest parades […]
CBC Continues to Expand Commitment to the Hispanic Community
From a locally produced television program to the Internet to community events, Capitol Broadcasting Company holds a commitment to the Hispanic community in the Triangle as a high priority. FOX 50 Latino Marketing Specialist Ana Maria Bonell spearheads CBC’s efforts which utilize the unique resources of many of our divisions. For example, throughout the year […]
Power Couple = RAYCOM
Today, just about everyone in the sports broadcasting biz has heard of RAYCOM. It was formed in 1979 by Rick and Dee Ray. So, what does this have to do with CBC history? Let’s rewind to an article that appeared in the September 27, 1984 edition of CAPCOM. In last months’ CAPCOM CBC President Jim […]
It Takes a Small Army to Put on a Veterans Day Parade Broadcast
Even the weather saluted military servicemen and women when it came time for WRAL-TV’s live broadcast of the 2015 Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade. The WRAL crew on location kept tabs with the WRAL Weather Center, but the rain stayed away as the annual celebration kicked off the route at 10am on Saturday, November 7. No […]
Eight Wins in Ten Years: WRAL-TV Outstanding News Operation in NC Again
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and the Associated Press (AP) presented their 2015 awards over the weekend, and WRAL came home a big winner. WRAL-TV brought home 17 total awards, 10 of them first place honors. The station once again received AP award for NC Outstanding News Operation, making WRAL the […]
WRAL Staffers Create App to Make UNC Academic Fraud Records Available to Viewers
When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill posted 200,000-plus pages of public records on its website last month, it allowed the public to read some of the 5 million pages of emails, memos and other documents collected as part of the investigation into the school’s long-running academic fraud scandal. What the university did not […]