1999 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremonies

WRAL provided coverage of the opening ceremonies of the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games held at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The competition venues were primarily located in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill between June 26 and July 4, 1999. A few events were held in neighboring towns of Cary, Pittsboro, and Garner. Special Olympics was created by ... (read more)

American Idol finalist Clay Aiken appears on WRAL Morning News

Take a look behind the scenes when 2003 American Idol finalist, Clay Aiken, made a whirlwind trip from Hollywood to his hometown of Raleigh during the final weeks of competition of the hit FOX TV show American Idol. Clay finished as the runner-up to champion Ruben Studdard. This video shows Clay arriving at WRAL-TV the morning of Friday, May 9 ... (read more)

AMERICAN IDOL finalist Clay Aiken rides in SKY 5

On May 8, 2003, American Idol finalist and hometown star Clay Aiken traveled to Raleigh. He visited the NC Capitol Building and met Governor Mike Easley. Later Clay hopped into SKY 5 to fly to the Durham Bulls Ballpark to sing the national anthen and throw out the first pitch. This video is the "raw" footage shot from inside SKY ... (read more)

WRAL FM Mix 101 promo

WRAL-TV Morning News anchors promote the WRAL-FM Morning hosts! Not many people knew what Bill Jordan looked like until he appeared on the WRAL Morning newscasts. Bill and Sheri gave listeners an idea what the topic of the day would be during their morning drive to work or to run errands. Note the cross promotion included WRAL.com as well.

Bob Holliday WRAL-TV Sports

Bob Holliday was known as "The Captain” in the WRAL Sports department. A University of North Carolina graduate, Holliday spent 10 years with Village Companies, as news and sports director at WCHL radio. His time there included several years on the Tar Heel Sports Network. Holliday moved to WRAL in 1981 and quickly made his mark as the station’s coverage ... (read more)