More Highlights for Newscasts

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  WRAL-TV’s Brian Shrader Announces Newscast Move

  WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Brian Shrader made a big announcement on Friday, April 19, 2024.  After 16 ½ years as morning traffic anchor, Shrader will be moving to evenings on WRAL.  He will be taking over tracking breaking news in the WRAL Live Center during the evening and late newscasts. “I’m really looking forward to SLEEPING, but […]
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  CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship celebrates 10 years with a new class of student journalists

  CBC and UNC-Chapel Hill hosted the 10th CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship this month. Top student journalists  representing universities from across the country came to WRAL to produce two newscasts during Spring Break. The 2024 class included students from the University of Florida, North Carolina A&T State University, Temple University, Shaw University, University of South Carolina, University […]
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  Cloudy Day Means WRAL Weather Patio Gets Noon News Debut

  The WRAL Weather Patio got to make a second debut on Friday, November 10, 2023, thanks to Mother Nature.  The new outdoor studio will mainly be used during the 4p and 5p newscasts due to the location of the sun; the noon newscast will only be outside on cloudy days, due to the glare.  However, […]
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  WRAL Weather Patio Debuts During Thursday Evening Newscasts

  WRAL-TV is taking weather forecasting to where the weather is: outside! On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the station debuted the WRAL Weather Patio during the 4p and 5p newscasts. “It will be great to experience the weather first-hand instead of being indoors all day!” said WRAL-TV Meteorologist Mike Maze. The WRAL team does not remember […]
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  Tune in to WRAL-TV for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Coverage, The Olympic Zone Returns

  Tune in to WRAL-TV for your Summer Olympics coverage with the Opening Ceremony today, Friday, July 23, 2021.  WRAL-TV will not only have coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games during all newscasts as well as daily competitions from NBC but is bringing back The Olympic Zone.  The live half-hour special will air Monday – […]