“The Pumpkins Strike Back” vignettes

“The Pumpkins Strike Back” is a delightful, cheesy series of four vignettes that aired on WRAL-TV during the late night Halloween movie on October 31, 1981. During the commercial breaks, “The Pumpkins Strike Back” would air prior to the commercials, then back to the movie. Rowell Gorman, “The Man of a Thousand Voices”, wrote the script and provided different voices ... (read more)

WRAL presents “Attack Of The Cardiac Pack” NCSU 1983 Champs

1983 "March Madness" resulted NC State winning the NCAA National Basketball Championship. The team was tagged with the nickname "Cardiac Pack" after winning games that ended in heart-stopping, buzzer beater baskets. Watch this 30 minute program, complete with vintage commercials, that captures the excitement on campus and in the community. GO PACK!

NBC Chairman Mark Lazarus talks with David Crabtree

Chairman of NBC Broadcasting and NBC Sports, Mark Lazarus visited WRAL in February, 2017. During his visit he addressed the staff of WRAL and answered questions from employees. WRAL News anchor David Crabtree talked one on one with Lazarus about the relationship between NBC and WRAL, and about NBC’s coverage of the Olympics.

WRAL documentary STATE OF INEQUALITY

The half-hour WRAL documentary “State of Inequality” examines the wealth divide between people and places in North Carolina. It profiles someone in the top one-percent and someone living below the poverty line. It looks at their common bonds, different paths and their shared view on the issue of income inequality. The documentary also profiles Wake and Bertie counties and examines ... (read more)

Phyllis Parish Howard Director of Local Production

Phyllis Parish Howard, Director of Local Production, joined WRAL in 1982. Her desire to work in television started at an early age. It all started with a letter written to Carol Burnett, star of the immensely popular CBS variety program “The Carol Burnett Show.” Burnett wrote back to Phyllis - then ten years old, encouraging her to follow her dream. ... (read more)