WRAL News reporter Paul Crawley News Promo 1978

This vintage promo from 1978 features WRAL news reporter Paul Crawley. He who was a general assignment reporter who covered news in Durham and Orange counties. Paul is a graduate of UNC-CH. He joined WRAL in 1976. In late 1978 he moved to Atlanta to work at WXIA where he became an EMMY award winning journalist and a recipient of ... (read more)

WRAL Bobbie Battista promo Nightside Reporter (1978)

This 1978 news promo shows Bobbie Battista when she was a nightside reporter for WRAL News. At that time, news was referred to as Action News 5. Bobbie Battista was a legendary news anchor at WRAL. She started at the station in November, 1974. She started int the news department as a producer and then a reporter before becoming co-anchor ... (read more)

Billy Graham A Simple Country Preacher

WRAL News anchor David Crabtree introduces this 1997 retrospective feature on Reverend Billy Graham. The documentary was produced, written, reported by WRAL News anchor/reporter Bill Leslie. Bill interviews Billy Graham, his daughter - Anne Graham Lotz, his son - Franklin Graham.

One Day in North Carolina

WRAL-TV is known nationwide for their award winning photographers. The documentary, “One Day in North Carolina,” specifically October 14, 1989, is a compilation of work by eight photographers who were picked to travel to various locations across North Carolina to chronical a day in the life of everyday people. No reporters; just photographers. The story unfolds through the lens of ... (read more)

“Look Up for SKY 5” ID and Charlie Gaddy’s reaction

SKY 5 started flying July 31, 1979. The helicopter was heavily promoted by the promotion department through out the broadcast day. The first slogan was "Look Up for SKY 5." The ID that aired before the each newscast featured the slogan with a video of SKY 5. It aired so much, that news anchor Charlie Gaddy "looked up" while waiting ... (read more)