More Highlights for March Madness
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1992 NCAA Basketball Final Four tournament Compilation of WRAL Sports Coverage
Enjoy watching a compilation of newscasts featuring coverage of the 1992 NCAA Basketball Final Four and championship game. Spoiler alert! Duke University won the championship.
WRAL sent a news and sports team to cover the excitement of the event. You’ll meet the student who was the Duke Blue Devil in 1992.
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Ray Reeve calls UNC vs USC 1957 ACC Championship
AUDIO ONLY – Radio broadcast taped “live” onto a home recorder by Ray Reeve, Jr. – audio level will be low for 90 seconds starting at the 4 minute point into the broadcast. Legendary WRAL sportscaster, Ray Reeve calls the play-by-play action of this classic basketball game pitting UNC (Tar Heels) against USC (Gamecocks) for the 1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. The game was played March 9, 1957. UNC won the game 95-75, and advanced to win the NCAA Basketball Championship to cap off a flawless season. Sportscaster Bill Currie provides post game coverage.
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Reception for NC State wins 1974 NCAA Basketball Championship
WRAL’s LIVE coverage of the victorious NC State basketball team returning to campus after winning the NCAA Basketball Championship in 1974. NC State Wolfpack beat Marquette with the score 76-64. NC State was coached by Norm Sloan and Marquette was coached by Al McGuire. WRAL Sports Anchor Nick Pond provides the commentary.
All of the NC State basketball players are featured in the video including 7’4” Tommy Burleson, David Thompson, Monte Towe and others. -
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Showdown in West Raleigh
WRAL-TV Sportscaster Nick Pond talks about the upcoming basketball game between arch rivals UNC Tar Heels and NCSU Wolfpack in Raleigh. Pond highlights UNC star player Bobby Jones and NCSU star player David Thompson. Included are interviews with UNC Coach Dean Smith and NCSU Coach Norm Sloan.