WRAL First HD Newscast at State Fair

WRAL-TV led the nation in the development of High Definition broadcasting. On October 13, 2000 WRAL made history by broadcasting the entire 5:00 PM newscast LIVE in HD from the State Fair. The historic newscast was broadcast from a special stage at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. The broadcast came just days after WRAL announced it was purchasing ... (read more)

Bill Armstrong WRAL First News Director

Watch and listen to WRAL News anchor David Crabtree's conversation with Bill Armstrong, WRAL-TV’s first News Director. Armstrong held that role from the station’s sign-on in 1956 to 1966. He was also the station’s primary news anchor, who teamed with sportscaster Ray Reeve and weatherman Bob Knapp to form the first WRAL-TV anchor team. Armstrong was a “one-man-news operation” in ... (read more)

Scottie Stephenson One of the Founders of WRAL-TV

Louise “Scottie” Stephenson worked at Capitol Broadcasting Company longer than anyone in history. Stephenson spent 58 years at CBC, serving the last forty-nine as Corporate Secretary and as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. As you watch and listen to this interview recorded in 1996 for the 40th Anniversary of WRAL-TV, conducted by WRAL Director of Local Productions ... (read more)

WRAL TV Tall Tower Collapse 1989

Sunday, December 10, 1989 is a day etched in the memory of so many employees at Capitol Broadcasting. It was the day the 2000’ “Tall Tower” crashed to the ground. This WRAL news story by reporter Les Boney.

PM Magazine Bloopers

PM Magazine was a syndicated program with local hosts. At WRAL, the hosts were Susan Dahlin and Tom McNamara. After Tom left WRAL to pursue a career in news, Rick Williams joined the fun with Susan. This video is a compilation of several bloopers caught on tape. The first sequence is Susan cracking up NASCAR driver Benny Parsons.