WRAL To Air Tar Heel Traveler Holiday Special

WRAL To Air Tar Heel Traveler Holiday Special Airs Saturday, Dec 20, 2008, 7:30pm WRAL-TV Reporter Scott Mason is about to take viewers on a holiday adventure.   Mason is the Tar Heel Traveler, and a half-hour special with his Christmas journeys will air on WRAL-TV on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:30pm. Mason will […]

WRAL Playbook Changes: Suiter Handing Off Sports Anchor Role

WRAL Playbook Changes: Suiter Handing Off Sports Anchor Role WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter will retire after the newscast on Thurs, Dec 18th. On Dec. 18, 2008, longtime WRAL sports anchor Tom Suiter will emerge from the sports office in the back of the newsroom. As he briskly walks to the set, he will take […]

WRAL-TV’s Coats Telethon Finds Success Despite Tough Economic Times

WRAL-TV’s Coats Telethon Finds Success Despite Tough Economic Times WRAL-TV raised $52,000 in pledges through the Coats for the Children Telethon on Fri, Dec 12th. WRAL-TV hosted its annual Coats for the Children Telethon on Friday, December 12, 2008, and despite the flagging economy got a solid result.   Pledges totaling $55,000 came in during […]

WRAL-TV Lights Tower for Holidays

WRAL-TV Lights Tower for Holidays The WRAL Tower now fills the night sky with holiday lights for the 49th time. The WRAL-TV Tower became a beacon of the holiday season once again on Monday, December 1, 2008.   WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan & Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel flipped the switch to turn on the almost […]

New WRAL Documentary Looks at Debate Over Alternative Energy Sources

Focal Point: “Power Shift” New WRAL Documentary Looks at Debate Over Alternative Energy Sources Airs Thursday Dec 4, 2008, 7pm  “When we talk about alternative energy, it cannot be talk. It has to be followed by action.” –Dianna Paul, Wind power developer Skyrocketing fuel prices and concerns over climate change have both government and business […]

WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group Rack Up Regional Emmy Noms

WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group Rack Up Regional Emmy Noms The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the nominations for the 23rd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards, and WRAL-TV, FOX 50 and CBC New Media Group received over three dozen nods total. The following […]

WRAL-TV Set to Light Tower for Holidays

The WRAL-TV Tower will turn into a giant Christmas tree on Mon, Dec 1st. WRAL-TV is about to light up its corner of Raleigh for the holidays.   The Big 5 will light its 300-foot television tower for the 49th time on Monday, December 1st with a special celebration sprinkled all through the evening newscasts. […]

Chilly Parade Launches Holiday Season in Raleigh

Chilly Parade Launches Holiday Season in Raleigh Temperatures in the 30’s made for a cold, but festive, Christmas Parade in Raleigh on Sat, Nov 22nd. The temperature hovered in the 30’s but that didn’t keep the crowds away from the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade on Saturday, Nov 22nd.   The event marked the coldest parade […]

Bundle Up for 2008 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade This Saturday

Bundle Up for 2008 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade This Saturday Don’t miss the excitement of the 2008 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade – the largest parade between Atlanta and Washington D.C. Approximately 60,000 people will line the streets in downtown Raleigh on Sat., Nov. 22, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Mark Roberts will make his return […]