WRAL’s Christmas Tree Tower Goes Live For the Holidays
WRAL’s Christmas Tree Tower Goes Live For the Holidays Christmas cheer filled the air at the WRAL-TV studios on Monday, December 2, 2002. Onlookers braved the chilly air and gathered by the fountain to witness the annual lighting of the WRAL-TV tower, turning the structure into a giant Christmas tree. The 300 ft tall tower […]
WRAL-TV To Once Again Light Tower For Holidays
WRAL-TV To Once Again Light Tower For Holidays Tonight, Monday, December 2, 2002, WRAL-TV will continue a tradition that is over four decades old, the lighting of the TV tower for the holidays. WRAL will flip the switch just before 6:00pm, ending the 5:30pm newscast. Revelers will be treated to festive music by The Carolina […]
Raleigh Christmas Parade Kicks-Off 2002 Coats for the Children Campaign
Raleigh Christmas Parade Kicks-Off 2002 Coats for the Children Campaign With the Raleigh Christmas Parade held on Saturday, November 23, 2002, WRAL-TV kicked off its annual Coats For The Children campaign to collect winter coats and clothing for needy children in the viewing area. Jiffy Lube and Chick-fil-A are sponsoring the 14th annual campaign along […]
WRAL-TV To Cover Raleigh Christmas Parade Live and in HD
WRAL-TV To Cover Raleigh Christmas Parade Live and in HD WRAL-TV will once again broadcast live from the Raleigh Christmas Parade and will continue the tradition of airing the parade in high-definition. The two-hour broadcast begins at 10:00am on Saturday, November 23, 2002. Due to construction on the Hillsborough Street bridge, the parade route will […]
WRAL-TV Production Team Puts Together HD Nature Film
WRAL-TV Production Team Puts Together HD Nature Film WRAL-TV Senior Producer Phyllis Parish and Chief Photographer Bob Sadler have captured Ben Casey’s journey down the Neuse River in HD, the next best thing to being there. Casey began his journey from Raleigh to New Bern via the river last September; Parish produced a news story […]
WRAL Health Team Wins Prestigious National Award
WRAL Health Team Wins Prestigious National Award WRAL-TV’s Health Team Producer Andrea Moody Nutritionist Lynn Hoggard Photographer Ken Bodine WRAL-TV’s Health Team brought home the coveted 2002 Media Excellence Award given by the American Dietetic Association, the first time a local television station has won the honor. The ADA presents the award annually; last year’s […]
Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter
Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong The Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities presented WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong with its 2002 Media Award for his coverage of the Goodwill Industries’ “Groundhog Job Shadowing Day.” The group presented Armstrong with the award on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at noon banquet […]
WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday”
WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday” WRAL-TV and the News & Observer have joined forces to produce a new weekly news program “Headline Sunday.” The half-hour program debuted on Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 10:30am, and features WRAL Anchor David Crabtree and N&O Executive Editor Melanie Sill. Both Crabtree and Sill pose questions to […]
School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students
School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students WRAL-TV recently worked with Communities in Schools to collect school supplies for area students in need. After the month-long campaign in August, WRAL-TV proudly passed on enough school supplies to serve nearly 5,000 students in a ten-county area in North Carolina. Citizens brought donations of school supplies […]
WRAL To Co-Produce Dole-Bowles Debate
WRAL To Co-Produce Televised Dole-Bowles Debate The Dole and Bowles campaigns have agreed to take part in a debate that will be co-produced by WRAL and WTVD. U.S. Senate candidates Erskine Bowles and Elizabeth Dole will face each other in their first debate on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh tonight, Monday, October 14, […]