Highlights for Gerald Owens

• WRAL News Announces New Anchor Teams

  Changes Coming in November Lena Tillett joins Gerald Owens on anchor desk for 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts  Mikaya Thurmond moves to weekdays, joining Ken Smith from the anchor desk at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.  Kathryn
• Rocky Mount Mills Lights Water Tower for Holidays for First Time

  Saturday, December 1, 2018, was such a special first of what will be a new annual tradition for Rocky Mount Mills! Rocky Mount Mills kicked off the Holiday season with WRAL TV’s Gerald Owens on Saturday at RMM’s first Tower
• New Anchor for WRAL-TV: Brad Johansen Joins Team in April 2018

  WRAL-TV welcomes Brad Johansen to the WRAL news team, beginning in April of 2018.  Johansen will anchor a variety of newscasts alongside the current WRAL news team of Debra Morgan, Gerald Owens, Kathryn Brown and David Crabtree, who is set
• Black and Blue documentary and forum

  The ambush-style killings of five Dallas police officers on July 7, 2016 ignited a conversation at WRAL-TV about how the station could respond, as tensions increased between police and the African-American community nationwide. After conversations with local leaders, WRAL began work on a documentary focused on shootings of black men in North Carolina, and the relationship between police departments and African American communities in Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville, NC.

  WRAL Documentary: Black & BlueThe WRAL Documentary, “Black and Blue,” was the first part of a two-hour community conversation on TV, web and social media. The documentary was simulcast on Capitol Broadcasting’s television stations and OTT channels. The exclusive online forum that followed, “Beyond Black and Blue,” was a critical conversation with law enforcement, faith leaders, and members of the black community. “Beyond Black and Blue” was live-streamed immediately following the premiere of the documentary and supported by additional station-produced online content.

  The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) honored Capitol Broadcasting Company with the coveted Service to Community Award at its annual Celebration of Service to America gala in Washington, DC on June 20, 2017.

  Documentary hosted by WRAL News anchor Gerald Owens.
  Forum discussion moderated by Tru Pettigrew.
  Aired December, 2016.

• “Tar Heel Titans” profiles top global companies based in Raleigh and Cary

  “Tar Heel Titans” looks at three companies based in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina known for leading edge technology and business culture. Cree’s innovations is in LED lighting, Red Hat’s role in the world of open source software, and SAS’s leadership in the development of analytical software for businesses and government applications. The documentary also looks at what the success of these three companies means for our state’s economic future.

  The documentary aired March 3, 2011.

  Host: WRAL news anchor Gerald Owens
  Producer: Clay Johnson
  Photographer/Editor: Jay Jennings.