Extra Effort Award Winner Randy Jordan Warren County HS

WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter started giving out the Extra Effort award on a weekly basis in September 1981 to area high school athletes who excelled in the classroom as well as their chosen sport. The tradition continued until Suiter retired in 2016. In this video, Randy Jordan, student at Warren County High School is presented the Extra Effort Award ... (read more)

JamBurger ACC Basketball Preview December 1992

JAMBURGER is a descriptive word created by legendary WRAL sports anchor Tom Suiter. It simply means a basketball player jams the basketball down the hoop with force. Eat that! The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) consistently produces top tier college basketball teams. In 1992, the conference was relatively small compared to the number of colleges participating in it today. The perennial ... (read more)

WRAL news coverage of UNC basketball championship 1982

This video is news coverage of the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina winning the NCAA Basketball Championship in 1982. They played against the Hoyas of Georgetown University. The game was played in New Orleans.

NCSU 1983 Basketball Team Celebration at Reynolds

The "Cardiac Pack," or the "Cardiac Kids" or "Desting Darlings" or just plain Wolfpack, the 1983 NCSU basketball team celebrated their victory in Reynolds Coliseum after being crowned NCAA Basketball Champions in a buzzer beater victory over the University of Houston. WRAL Sports Anchor Tom Suiter and WRAL News Reporter Ann Devlin host the live coverage of the jubilation in ... (read more)

Action News 5 promo Image promo 1982

This news image promo from 1982 blends behind-the-scenes video of the newsroom with video of community activity to illustrate the connection between WRAL News and the people it serves. In the video you will see a variety news anchors and reportors as well as behind-the-scenes production staff and news photographers.