The Time for Digital Conversion Is Here
The Time for Digital Conversion Is Here CBC Stations Join Broadcasters Nationwide in Shutting Off Analog Signal On Friday, June 12, 2009, television will undergo its biggest transformation since the advent of color TV. All analog systems nationwide will be turned off; CBC stations will join the country in officially making the change to […]
Help Team WRAL Meet Goal for Race for Cure
Team WRAL is sliding towards home for the 2009 Komen Race for the Cure. We are in sight of our goal of achieving our third year as the largest corporate team raising the most money, but the team needs help. Team WRAL has over 300 enthusiastic members who are pumped to raise money for […]
New WRAL Documentary Revisits Deadly N.C. Tornados
Focal Point: “Twist of Fate” New WRAL Documentary Revisits Deadly N.C. Tornados Airs Wednesday June 3, 2009, 7pm “You could smell these people’s breakfast, but the house, the kitchen and their lives were gone.” — Jefferson Weaver, a local newspaper reporter on walking through the debris of the 2006 Riegelwood tornado. North Carolina ranks first […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Teams Named Promax Finalists
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 each garnered a coveted spot on the recently announced list of 2009 Promax/BDA Promotion and Marketing North America Awards Finalists. WRAL-TV Lead Designer/Animation Specialist Shan Zhong, Creative Director Shelly Leslie, and former WRAL-TV Producer Christian McIllwain worked together to create the promo “O-Fishel Weather Station” which is a finalist in the […]
Saulsby Shares Her Passion for the Race for the Cure
June 13, 2009 Meredith College Raleigh Follow this link to register: http://race.komennctriangle.org/goto/teamWRAL WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Pam Saulsby is racing for a cure. Once again this year, Saulsby is helping lead the charge for Team WRAL at the Komen Race for the Cure. She’s in training and sharing her thoughts with others through her blog on […]
Tift Merritt Talks About Photography Exhibit on WRAL’s Noon News
Singer/songwriter Tift Merritt (left) talks about her photography exhibit with WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Bill Leslie. Raleigh native singer/songwriter Tift Merritt stopped by WRAL-TV on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, to chat about her latest artistic endeavor on WRAL’s noon news. WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie interviewed Merritt about a collection of her photographs that will be on […]
Enloe Student & Son of WRAL Director Wins Regional Emmy
Enloe Student & Son of WRAL Director Wins Regional Emmy Enloe Senior Taylor Leslie, son WRAL-TV’s Shelly Leslie, has won a regional Emmy award in the student writing category. Taylor C. Leslie, a senior at Raleigh’s Enloe High School, brought home a regional Emmy award in the student writing category when the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of […]
WRAL-TV Anchors Dance ‘Like The Stars’
WRAL-TV Anchors Dance ‘Like The Stars’ WRAL-TV anchors Valonda Calloway and Monica Laliberte are among five prominent local personalities pairing with professional dancers for charity. WRAL-TV’s Valonda Calloway practices for her dancing dual. VIDEO: WATCH VALONDA CALLOWAY’S PRACTICE WRAL-TV’s Monica Laliberte practices for her dancing debut. VIDEO: WATCH MONICA LALIBERTE’S PRACTICE Calloway and Laliberte are […]
WRAL-TV Wins National Award for Documentary
WRAL-TV Wins National Award for Documentary WRAL-TV has been honored with a national Society of Professional Journalists award. The organization awarded WRAL-TV with the Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism for the 2008 Focal Point documentary “Love Child.” WRAL-TV’s Clay Johnson WRAL-TV’s Jay Jennings WRAL-TV’s Laura Riddle WRAL-TV’s Gerald Owens Focal Point: […]
WRAL, Raleigh Partner on Nation’s First Mobile DTV Venture
WRAL, Raleigh Partner on Nation’s First Mobile DTV Venture Mobile digital television broadcasting joined forces with public transit on April 13, 2009, as the City of Raleigh, WRAL and the CBC New Media Group launched the first public deployment of mobile digital TV in a Capital Area Transit bus. The first deployment of mobile digital […]