WRAL.com program LIVE@ with host Brian Shrader and guest David Crabtree

LIVE@ guest on May 27, 2009 was WRAL News anchor David Crabtree. Watch Brian Shraders 10 minute free-wheeling interview Crabtree, AKA "Crabber" in WRAL circles. If you think news anchors are stuffy, watch this! LIVE@ was a unique 10 minute program that streamed “live” from a mini-studio/control room on WRAL.com. The program was hosted by Brian Shrader. Most of the ... (read more)

1992 NC Friendship Force Trip to Moscow Final report of 11 Elle Lysova

The USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991. A few weeks later, WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and WRAL photographer Jay Jennings accompanied the NC Friendship Force on a trip to Russia, now formerly the USSR, in mid-January 1992. Meet Elle Lyosa, a physical therapist who works at Moscow State University. She is paid the equivalent of three dollars ... (read more)

1992 NC Friendship Force Trip to Moscow Report #10 Religion in Russia

The USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991. A few weeks later, WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and WRAL photographer Jay Jennings accompanied the NC Friendship Force on a trip to Russia, now formerly the USSR, in mid-January 1992. WRAL photographer Jay Jennings visited a Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow where parishioners were able to openly worship again. During ... (read more)

1992 NC Friendship Force Trip to Moscow Report #9 Black Market

The USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991. A few weeks later, WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and WRAL photographer Jay Jennings accompanied the NC Friendship Force on a trip to Russia, now formerly the USSR, in mid-January 1992. The expression, “money talks” rings true when it comes to haggling over price. In the black market of Moscow, American ... (read more)

1992 NC Friendship Force Trip to Moscow Report #8 Russian Economy

The USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991. A few weeks later, WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and WRAL photographer Jay Jennings accompanied the NC Friendship Force on a trip to Russia, now formerly the USSR, in mid-January 1992. People in Moscow had to stand in long lines to shop for food they often could not afford. Those who ... (read more)