WRAL Team Rio Shares Tales from their Olympic Experience
29/08/2016
The Super Six is back in the saddle again. Back on American soil, the members of WRAL-TV's Team Rio came back to the station for work on Thursday, August 25, 2016. To welcome them, and give all staffers a chance to hear from the Super Six, WRAL hosted a meeting in Studio A at 1:30pm. WRAL-TV Photojournalists Ed Wilson, Keith Baker & Brad Simmons, along with WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan, Renee Chou & Jeff Gravley sat front and center to share a few stories from their journey and to answer questions from their co-workers.
I appreciate the company sending us, said WRAL-TV Photojournalist Ed Wilson. I hope we did you guys proud.
Watch clips from WRAL's Team Rio talking to their co-workers about their Olympic adventure:
WRALcom VIDEO: Return from Rio: Team WRAL Shares Memories
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Renee Chou said, What really thrilled me was working with NBC and having access to the athletes. She said US swimmer Katie Ledecky was her favorite interview.
Rio, Ratings Gold
As it turns out, their work in Rio helped bring Olympic-sized ratings to WRAL. This was the first year since 1984 that WRAL-TV carried the Summer Olympics, and viewers tuned in.
Raleigh was the ONLY market among the 56 largest TV markets where ratings for Olympics coverage went UP and not down, posted Chou. Very cool.
Check out the full scoop in Raleigh's News & Observer: Olympics a ratings winner for WRAL, bucking national trend
Send Me!
A very enthusiastic Morgan said the minute she found out WRAL was becoming an NBC affiliate in February, she immediately called Rick Gall and told him, I want to cover the Olympics.
In fact, when WRAL-TV Producer Kevin Shand asked the Team during the Q&A portion of the meeting, Are you ready for Japan? Morgan immediately shouted, Yes!
The athletes were so real, she said. They didn't give canned responses. I loved the real people we were able to talk to.
Morgan credited the WRAL staffers in Studio A for all their hard work. She told the crowd that their group in Rio had put together stories, but that the folks back at the Big 5 had put the stories on the air, made their work possible, and done a great job airing the Olympics back home.
This was one of the most awesome times of my life, she said.
We got to go to Uruguay! WRAL-TV Team Rio member Ed Wilson laughs about their flight delays, detours and lost luggage on the trip to Rio with Renee Chou (left) & Debra Morgan.
Capturing Highs and Lows
Getting caught up in the Olympics movement was something I'll remember forever, said Gravley. The six of us will always have the bond of the Olympics together.
Team Rio spoke of the excitement of seeing athletes in the mix zone after winning medals and competing. Their joy and enthusiasm was infectious.
However Gravley said they also saw the other side, the athletes who'd lost or had crushing disappointments.
How do you handle the most disappointment moments of your life? Gravley said as he spoke of interviewing runner Ronnie Ash, who has ties to the Triangle. Gravley was impressed to how Ash reacted with class, when he answered questions about tripping over his last hurdle. (See Gravley's piece on WRALSportsFan.com, link below, for more of his comments about Ash.)
WRALSportsFan.com: Rio mission accomplished
Gravley said Team Rio must have each walked 100 miles over their trip, since the buses were no longer running after they wrapped their reports for the day at midnight.
But blisters, sprained ankles, temporarily lost luggage and all, Team Rio truly had the experience of a lifetime.
It was all a celebration and so much fun, said Morgan of Rio and the crowds at the Olympics.
The spirit of togetherness of the athletes and fans from all over the world coming together made an indelible impression.
SLIDESHOW: WRAL Team Rio Shares Olympic Adventures Back at CBC
WRAL-TVs Team Rio talks to their colleagues about their amazing Olympic adventure in Studio A on Tuesday, August 26, 2016 (l to r): Brad Simmons, Jeff Gravley, Renee Chou, Ed Wilson, Debra Morgan & Keith Baker.
WRAL-TVs Steve Hammel welcomes staffers to Studio A to hear from Team Rio on Thursday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Ed Wilson shares stories from his Olympic experience with Renee Chou (left) & Debra Morgan in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Brad Simmons keeps his comments short, preferring to be behind the camera rather than on a mike.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Jeff Gravley shares stories from his Olympic experience in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Renee Chou shares stories from her Olympic experience in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Ed Wilson shares stories from his Olympic experience in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TVs Team Rio talks to their colleagues about their amazing Olympic adventure in Studio A on Tuesday, August 26, 2016 (l to r): Brad Simmons, Jeff Gravley, Renee Chou, Ed Wilson, Debra Morgan & Keith Baker.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Debra Morgan shares stories from his Olympic experience alongside Keith Baker in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Debra Morgan shares stories from her Olympic experience in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Keith Baker shares stories from his Olympic experience in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TV Team Rio member Ed Wilson shares stories from his Olympic experience with Debra Morgan in Studio A on Tuesday, August 25, 2016.
WRAL-TVs Team Rio talks to their colleagues about their amazing Olympi
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