The State Fair and WRAL Through the Years
The North Carolina State Fair has been around since 1853. WRAL joined the fun shortly after the station signed-on the air in the mid 1950s. Viewers have come to count on The Big 5 to cover horse shows, pig races, apple pies and spinning rides, fried candy bars, and entertainers. Join us as we walk […]
WRAL-TV, FOX 50 Sponsor Latino History Event at Raleigh Museum
Two CBC stations are celebrating the Hispanic heritage in the Triangle. FOX 50 and WRAL-TV are proud sponsors of “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” at the NC Museum of History. Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities and American Library Association, the NC Museum of History put a year’s worth of […]
Hail to a New Queen at WRAL-TV
Since the installation of four beehives on the roof of the WRAL-TV studios at Capitol Broadcasting’s headquarters on Western Blvd, the new inhabitants have been hard at work. Of the four hives, the CBC Hive is currently the strongest and fastest growing. In fact, the CBC Hive is doing so well, that Bee Downtown Founder […]
Jim Goodmon 1975
Dateline Raleigh, October 1975: James Fletcher Goodmon has been named President and General Manager of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.; it was announced by A.J. Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer. Goodmon, 32, succeeds Fred Fletcher who recently retired. (Tele-News Letter, Volume 18. Number 10) Forty years ago this month, Jim became President of CBC. His grandfather, AJ […]
WRAL-TV Debuts New Out & About Series
Out & About online has been growing year after year due to the hard work of Kathy Hanrahan and the digital team. Local fun-lovers turn to it for the very latest in what’s happening. WRAL-TV is now taking it to the next step. Jim Rothschild spotted an up and coming shooter-editor in FOX 50’s Creative […]
Wrestlers and Opera Singers
Take a look at the picture and see if you can figure out where you are and what used to be there: The photo was taken in the hallway behind Studio A. At the top of the picture you can see light coming from the loft area above the door leading to the hallway that […]
Leslie To Release New CD Celebrating Ireland at Quail Ridge on October 4th
WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Bill Leslie is releasing another CD celebrating his ancestry in early October. A follow-up to his award-winning Scotland-Grace of the Wild which harkened Scotland, Across the Waters explores his Irish heritage. Leslie will officially launch Across the Waters at a CD Release Party at Quail Ridge Books on Sunday, October 4th. “I am […]
Papal Visit 1987 Revisited
Pope John Paul II visited America for ten days in September of 1987. The Pope visited Miami, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, Detroit and Columbia. It is “Déjà vu all over again” with WRAL news coverage of Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba and America this week. In 1987, Capitol Broadcasting’s […]
Happy Birthday Charlie Gaddy! 84 Years Young!
Charlie Gaddy (AKA The Silver Fox) was born in Biscoe, North Carolina, educated at Guildford College, served in the US Army, studied law and then was bitten by the “broadcast bug.” As the old phrase goes, “the rest is history.” Charlie has lived a robust life, and still does to this day. For those who […]
WRAL Hardwood Magicians
Years before the 1992 Olympic basketball “Dream Team” with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, David Robinson, and Charles Barkley – there was the 1963 WRAL Hardwood Magicians! Pictured (left) are seven of the 10 WRAL Hardwood Magicians. These former college basketball players laced up their Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars and made numerous appearances in […]