Former PM Magazine host Tom McNamara sends Christmas greeting from AZ

Former PM Magazine host Tom McNamara became a news anchor at KTVK in Phoenix, Arizona in the late '80s. But he always remembered his friends back at WRAL-TV and the viewers in Raleigh. Tom sent this Christmas greeting and an update on what was happening in life in Arizona. Tom is now retired from working in television. His last position ... (read more)

Former WRAL PM Magazine host Tom McNamara shows Susan Dahlin around AZ

Tom McNamara and Susan Dahlin were co-hosts of the daily evening program, "PM MAGAZINE" on WRAL-TV during the early '80s. Tom eventually left WRAL in 1984 in order to pursue a career in news in Phoenix, Arizona. He became a news anchor at channel 3, KTVK. Susan visited Tom in Phoenix and received a quick tour of the gorgeous area. ... (read more)

Tar Heel Traveler Skip Cilley intros the new THT John Pronk

WRAL Tar Heel Traveler Skip Cilley introduces the new Tar Heel Traveler John Pronk. John criss-crossed North Carolina finding interesting folks and their stories from July 1978 - March 1979. After Cilley left WRAL, he continued to work in television in Texas, Utah, and Massachusetts before taking a position in St. Louis, Missouri with the Evening Magazine Program. He won ... (read more)

Tar Heel Traveler Skip Cilley and corn shuck chairs

Skip Cilley was the Tar Heel Traveler from February 1977 - July 1978. In this installment of THT, Skip talks with Thelma Graham in Columbus County, North Carolina. Thelma demonstrates the almost lost art of crafting the bottom of wood chairs with layers of twisted corn shucks. Circa 1977. Film.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move documented by WRAL photogs

How do you document relocating the world's largest brick lighthouse? WRAL did it with nine award winning photographers who traveled to Hatteras Island located on the Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina. WRAL rented a cottage, rotated photographers so video could be shot on a daily basis for six months. WRAL made a deal with the National Park ... (read more)