SKY 5 Coverage 30 seconds promo
SKY 5 is often called upon to assist in search and rescue, and work in coordination with other aircraft. This promo highlights how SKY 5, piloted by Steve Wiley, found a crashed plane.
SKY 5 Coverage promo 2001
This is a short promo highlighting the various SKY 5 helicopters through the years and ends with the high tech SKY 5 that went into service in 1999. There have been three SKY 5 helicopters through the years, although you see four in this promo. The first helicopter (N8624F) with the "bumble bee" stripes was the first SKY 5 to ... (read more)
HDTV newscast debut with anchors on set
On January 28, 2001, WRAL-TV converted all its studio newscasts to HD, making it the first news operation anywhere to gather and present high definition local news on a continuous basis.
Upon This Rock
WRAL-TV News Anchor David Crabtree and Father Tim O'Connor with Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, traveled to St. Peter's Basilica located within Vatican City. WRAL was the first television to shoot HD video footage inside the Sistine Chapel. You will meet people from around the world visiting Rome and hear their impressions of this holy city.
The Healing Place
In the late ‘90’s, former WRAL-TV General Manager Fred Barber traveled to Kentucky with Barbara Goodmon and Maria Spaulding to tour the model for what they hoped could be a facility to help homeless men find sobriety in the Triangle. The trio came back determined to make The Healing Place happen in Raleigh. This documentary shows the work of The ... (read more)