Tommie Bland

WRAL-TV videotape operator Tommie Bland threads two-inch wide videotape onto a Quad machine, one of the earliest tape machines at WRAL.

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Tommie Bland and projector

WRAL-TV employee Tommie Bland threading a film projector, which was an everyday task until videotape replaced film at the station.
Post 5 ID Card

1970 Post 5 ID card for Tommie Bland. Bland is now one of the longest-serving employees on the WRAL-TV staff.
Tale of Two Towers

WRAL-TVs old and new station-to-transmitter link towers in 2000. The new triangular tower on the right replaced the older four sided version on the left when WRAL-TV expanded its facilities. WRAL Broadcast Operator Tommie Bland is in the foreground.