Christmas Choirs and 2,000 Toys Lift MIX 101.5 To New Heights
“We proved that the power of radio is alive in its ability to inspire and bring our community together toward something bigger than itself.” — WRAL-FM Two Men & a Mom Co-Host Bryan Lord WRAL-FM Personality Bryan Lord recently got some real-life experience in how powerful what you say can be. A few days ago […]
2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala Brings Regional Honors, Hall of Fame and Changing of Guard
The 2016 Leadership Triangle Awards Gala saw a President retire, a new alum take the helm, several Triangle individuals and groups receive honors and a potential future anchor team for WRAL-TV. The annual event took place at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 on Wednesday evening, December 7. La Force came to Leadership Triangle in 2002, transforming […]
Dec. 15 Marks 60 years for WRAL-TV
WRAL-TV’s Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason features WRAL-TV on his latest installment, in honor of an important anniversary for the Big 5. Dec. 15, 2016, marks 60 years since WRAL-TV first signed on the air. Check out more from about the station’s history with this special section on WRAL.com: WRAL-TV celebrates 60 years And finally, […]
WRAL’s 60th Birthday. In the beginning…
Sixty years ago today, December 15, 1956, WRAL-TV began broadcasting to viewers in eastern North Carolina. In order to better understand why this station is so driven, one needs to have insight into its founder and the first leadership team. No one can tell the story better than Tom Campbell, host of the program “NC […]
WRAL-TV Viewers Come Through with $125K in 2016 Coats for Children Telethon
“What could be better during the holiday season than raising money for the Salvation Army, so they can help hundreds of local families have a warmer winter and a more joyful Christmas?” – WRAL-TV Director of Local Production Phyllis Parish On Friday, December 7, 2016, WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Telethon took over Studio A. […]
CBC Wins PNC Arena Contest with Tower Lighting on Suite Door
This December the PNC Arena held a Premium Services Door Decorating Contest for their patrons with suites on the Club Level. The challenge? Decorate their suite door for the holidays. When CBC heard about the challenge, we quickly put together a premium team. The PNC Arena announced this week that Capitol Broadcasting won the 2016 […]
New WRAL Documentary “Black and Blue” Airs Tuesday at 7pm
WRAL presents an unprecedented two-hour community conversation about the relationship between law enforcement and the African American community, on TV, web and social media Tuesday, Dec. 13 “WRAL Documentary: Black and Blue” on WRAL-TV at 7 p.m. “Beyond Black and Blue” streamed on wraldocumentary.com at 7:30 p.m. Community conversation at #BlackandBlueNC Black men shot by […]
WRAL News and Weather Now Available on Amazon Echo
WRAL just got a little more connected. Technology is constantly evolving and changing the way news is consumed, and WRAL is staying on the leading edge of this evolution with its integration into Amazon’s Echo platform. Amazon Echo is a hands-free, always-on speaker that responds to voice commands, and delivers information requested by the user […]
Ratings Dominator from the Start!
WRAL’s dominance in ratings started right-off-the-bat after The Big 5 signed-on in December, 1956. According to then WRAL General Manager Fred Fletcher in his book Tempus Fugit, “By July, 1958 – a year and a half after sign-on – we were able to claim that we had led in every Raleigh-Durham ARB survey, sign-on to […]
WRAL-TV Set For 28th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon on Friday, December 9th
For the 28th year, WRAL-TV is working with the Salvation Army to provide warm winter clothing, money and new toys for North Carolina families in need. And for the 28th time, WRAL-TV will broadcast a telethon to raise money to buy warm, winter clothing and new toys for these children. On Friday, Dec. 9, WRAL-TV […]