WRAL Announced as 2020 Host Newsroom by Report For America
WRAL will employ a journalist to cover issues in eastern North Carolina WRAL, a division of Capitol Broadcasting Company in Raleigh, N.C., is proud to announce Report for America has selected the station to be a 2020-2021 host newsroom. Report for America is a national service program that places talented, emerging journalists into local news […]
Bulls Praise Congressional Effort to Save Minor League Baseball
Members of Congress create Save Minor League Baseball Task Force The Durham Bulls on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, praised the newly created Save Minor League Baseball Task Force organized by members of Congress to prevent Major League Baseball (MLB) from eliminating 42 minor league franchises, nearly one quarter of all minor league teams around the […]
CBC Towers at WRAL-TV, American Tobacco & Rocky Mount Mills Light for the Holidays This Week with Special Celebrations
It will soon look a lot like Christmas at the CBC towers across the Triangle: WRAL-TV Tower Lighting CBC will light the WRAL-TV tower for the 61st time on Monday, December 2, 2019. A special will air at 7pm to celebrate the lighting of the 300-foot tower to light Santa’s way to Raleigh for the […]
WRAL Winter Wonderland Brings Holiday Cheer Despite Damp Weather
The rain and cold could not dampen the fun at the 2nd Annual WRAL Winter Wonderland on the campus of St. Mary’s School in Raleigh on Saturday, November 23, 2019. Crowds gathered early to kick off the holiday season with the post-Raleigh Christmas Parade event. “Some folks lined up before 10am to make sure they […]
MidSouth Emmy Nominations Announced, WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting Earn Multiple Nods
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 34th Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards on Thursday, November 21, 2019, and WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting Company are proud to have made the list multiple times. The station received a total of 21 nominations, including the overall nomination for News […]
Durham SmART Adds Vibrant Crosswalk Art on American Tobacco Campus
American Tobacco has a “snappy” new crosswalk. Three vibrant Art-Deco inspired pedestrian crosswalk designs were installed in downtown Durham during the week of November 18, including on Blackwell Street at American Tobacco. The Durham SmART Vision Plan sponsored the project with the mission of “connecting the cultural hubs/districts in downtown Durham through creative placemaking.” Local […]
WRAL-TV’s Jennings and Jennings Showdown on Fun Football Friday Recap
A father-son duo lobbed a perfect play for the first round of high school playoffs coverage on WRAL-TV last Friday. WRAL-TV Documentary Photographer Jay Jennings and his son, WRAL-TV Multimedia Sports Journalist Jason Jennings, tag-teamed on a game package to surprise WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Jeff Gravley, who is in his final season as host of […]
WRAL Partners with PolitiFact NC to Fact Check Political Stories
As the hotly contested 2020 election season nears, our country and our state appear more divided than ever. While the political left and right seem to disagree over truth itself, WRAL is committed to cutting through the noise and bringing you facts. WRAL is now the official partner in North Carolina of PolitiFact, the Pulitzer […]
Come Join the Post-Parade Fun at WRAL’s Winter Wonderland on Saturday
WRAL-TV will once again host a Winter Wonderland of fun this year! This free event is happening Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s School, 900 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. The first 500 people will receive a free Winter Wonderland ornament. Event highlights: Meet your favorite WRAL anchors and reporters […]
Durham Bulls to Rebrand as Cervezas de Durham
Rebrand part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión initiative The Durham Bulls have announced a rebrand to “Cervezas de Durham” as part of Minor League Baseball’s 2020 Copa de la Diversión initiative. Copa de la Diversión is a season-long event series specifically designed to embrace the culture and values that resonate most with […]