WRAL-TV & NCNN Win Honors From The ENAC

WRAL-TV & NCNN Win Honors From The ENAC WRAL-TV and the North Carolina News Network were big winners when The Electronic News Association of the Carolinas held its 2004 competition. The ENAC, formerly known as the Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas, brings together electronic media professionals to improve cable and news […]

Explorer Post 5 Wins News Awards

Explorer Post 5 Wins News Awards The National Student Television Award of Excellence Awards are in, and WRAL-TV’s Explorer Post 5 made the list. Post 5 received an honorable mention in the news category for their “Local Music Venues” production. These regional awards are presented by the National Television Academy, an organization committed to inspiring […]

Post 5 Member Remembered With Dedication

Post 5 Member Remembered With Dedication Jared Meyers A former WRAL Post 5 member will be remembered this weekend. Jared Meyers died tragically in a car accident a few years ago and now a computer center will be dedicated in his memory at the Longview Center in downtown Raleigh. “Jared was the first person to […]

Jared Meyers Tribute

Post 5 Member Remembered With Dedication A Tribute by WRAL-TV’s Clarence Williams Jared Meyers “I learned a lesson about not pre-judging a person’s ability or drive.” – WRAL-TV’s Clarence Williams. I will always remember receiving a telephone call from Terri Meyers, inquiring about WRAL-TV Post 5. She told me about her son Jared, who had […]

WRAL Hosts Media Day for Leadership Raleigh

WRAL Hosts Media Day for Leadership Raleigh Current members of the Leadership Raleigh 19 Class stopped by WRAL-TV on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, as part of their day to learn about Media in the Triangle. The group took tours of the station, listened to a panel discussion and got a firsthand demonstration of some of […]

WRAL Sponsors Fayetteville Dogwood Festival

WRAL Sponsors Fayetteville Dogwood Festival It all began in 1982 when Fayetteville, NC was proclaimed “The City of Dogwoods.” The following spring the first Dogwood Festival was held and since that time the festival has continued to grow and evolve into one of the area’s favorite festivals. WRAL-TV’s Kelly Riner (center) greets festival goers. WRAL-TV’s […]

WRAL-TV Named Best Local DTV Broadcaster

WRAL-TV Named Best Local DTV Broadcaster For the third time in the four-year history of the Academy of Digital Broadcast Pioneer Awards, WRAL-TV has won “Best Digital Television Broadcaster of the Year,” this time for 2003. The Capitol Broadcasting Company station also won in 2000 and 2001 and was one of three nominees in 2002. […]

WRAL’s Saulsby Moderates AWRT Panel

WRAL’s Saulsby Moderates AWRT Panel WRAL-TV Anchor Pam Saulsby moderated a panel for the T-RTP, a local chapter of American Women in Radio & Television, on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. The panel, the Best Media Buyers Panel Ever, also featured former WRAL Research Director Lori Daily. WRAL-TV Anchor Pam Saulsby addresses questions to the panel. […]

WRAL Draws High Ratings in February Sweeps

WRAL Draws High Ratings in February Sweeps The February Rating book arrived recently and contained good news for both CBC Triangle television stations, WRAL-TV and FOX50. In the all-important demographic of Adults 25-54, WRAL-TV rated number one in all main time periods and in most cases extended their lead over the competition. WRAL-TV’s award-winning newscasts […]

WRAListens Tour Goes To Johnston County

WRAListens Tour Goes To Johnston County WRAL taped the 45-minute discussion to edit for a half-hour program to air on April 17th. WRAL-TV continued its current WRAListens tour with a stop in Johnston County on Wednesday, March 17, 2004. A diverse group of eight Johnston County residents joined WRAL-TV staffers for an afternoon of discussion […]