More Highlights for Public Affairs and Editorials
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Bulls Announce Wool E. Bull’s Reading Program Presented by Amica Insurance
Kids age 5-12 who enroll and read at least 30 minutes a day for four weeks can receive free ticket to 2023 Bulls home game The Durham Bulls have announced Wool E. Bull’s Reading Club presented by Amica Insurance, a four-week summer reading club encouraging children ages 5-12 to read at least 30 minutes a […] -
Scheduling Change: WRAL-TV Coronavirus Specials at 7pm, 11pm News Expands to One Hour
Due to the coronavirus concerns, WRAL-TV will make two major scheduling changes beginning Monday, March 16, 2020: WRAL-TV will produce and broadcast 7pm local news specials all week. The programs will be 30 minutes long. (Inside Edition will move to 7:30pm). WRAL-TV will expand to one hour of local news at 11pm. This will continue […] -
Behind the Scenes with WRAL-TV’s “Brain Game”: New Season Begins with Taping
The smartest 30 minutes on television recently got geared up for a new season on WRAL-TV. The 21st season of WRAL-TV’s Brain Game kicked off with the taping of the first competition. Brain Game Host Mark Roberts welcomed students from nine schools to the station on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, to record the first games […] -
Doctors On Call
“Doctors on Call” was hosted by WRAL Health Team physician Dr. Allen Mask. The program provided viewers with the opportunity to call the station and receive free, confidential medical advice from physicians and specialists with the NC Medical Society. WRAL News anchor Pam Saulsby served as co-host.Dr. Allen Mask interviews the following doctors during this particular program: Dr. Sharon Fekrat – Duke Ophthalmologist, Dr. Joel Schneider – Wake Med Cardiologists, Dr. Roy Cromartie – Kaiser Oncologist, Dr. Marty Sullivan – Duke Integrated Medicine, Dr. Richard Alioto, Duke Orthopedic surgeon.Doctors on Call aired on WRAL for many years. This program aired in 1999.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast 2012
The 32nd annual Martin Luther King Triangle Interfaith Breakfast took place January 16, 2012.
The gathering celebrated many of the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy which include: respect, equality, opportunity, diversity and a commitment to peace, justice, and non-violent solutions to conflict. All of these principles at the heart of the civil rights movement are equally as relevant to our lives today as we seek to address and solve present-day social issues in our community.