WRAL-TV Named Outstanding News Operation, Takes Home 29 Awards at the North Carolina Associated Press and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Raleigh-Durham's most watched television station received the top honor of Outstanding News Operation at the North Carolina Associated Press awards for the sixth time in eight years. It is one of 17 honors the organization awarded to WRAL-TV. The station also took seven first-place and five second-place awards at the RTDNAC awards, which honors the best in broadcast journalism in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Our commitment to serving our communities' viewers is paramount, said WRAL-TV Vice President and General Manager Steven D. Hammel. From investigative reporting to sports and everything in between, I am delighted that the judges saw in the entries what our viewers see on a daily basis: solid journalism and relevant story-telling. I am very proud of our News Team.
At the North Carolina Associated Press, WRAL-TV won honors in 11 categories: Outstanding News Operation, Best Spot News, Best General News, Best Enterprise/Investigative, Best Feature, Best Sports Feature, Best Weather Reporting, Best Consumer Reporting, Best Health Reporting, Best News Writing, Best Website, Best Series, and Best Photography.
The station won eight awards and received nine honorable mentions. The awards are listed below.
Outstanding News Operation
WRAL-TV
Best Spot News
WRAL-TV John Edwards Decision WRAL News staff
Best General News
WRAL-TV Officer's Road to Recovery Stacy Davis, Ed Wilson, Greg Clark
Best Enterprise/Investigative
WRAL-TV Nepotism Investigation Cullen Browder, Greg Clark, Randall Kerr, Kelly Hinchcliffe
Best Sports Feature
WRAL-TV Butch Davis Exclusive Jeff Gravley, Richard Adkins, Ken Medlin, Brad Simmons
Best Weather Reporting
WRAL-TV Tracking Hurricane Sandy Greg Fishel, Nate Johnson, Mark Simpson, Renee Chou, Tony Gupton, Lori Grant, Stephanie Moore
Best Consumer Reporting
WRAL-TV Exploding Sunroofs Monica Laliberte, David McCorkle, Jennifer Sorber, George Leggett
Best Newswriting
WRAL-TV Bryan Mims Composite Bryan Mims
At RTDNAC, WRAL-TV won awards in 12 categories: General News, Special Report, Series, Political-Election, Education, Sports Special, Photographer of the Year, Producer of the Year, Consumer/Economic, Health-Medicine, News Documentary and Political-General.
Seven of those were first place awards and five were second place. First place awards are listed below.
General News
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Officer's Road to Recovery Stacy Davis, Ed Wilson, Greg Clark
Special Report
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Soft Targets, Hard Choices Kerwin Speight, Aysu Basaran, Rick Gall, Jodi Leese Glusco, Kelly Hinchcliffe
Series
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Haiti Revisited Scott Mason, Chad Flowers
Political-Election
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Election 2012 Rick Gall, Leesa Moore, James Ford, John Renigar, Rusty Kroboth
Education
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Wake Busing Woes
Sports Special
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Battle of the Blues Jeff Gravley
Photographer of the Year
FIRST PLACE: WRAL-TV Richard Adkins
Each day, we strive to break news, uncover stories, and provide a wide variety of coverage that matters to our viewers, said WRAL-TV News Director Rick Gall. We're honored to be recognized for that work, which reflects the dedication of an experienced, talented, and passionate staff.
Thanks to WRAL-TV's Debbie Tullos for this capcom story & graphic.
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POSTED: November 11, 2013
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WRAL-TV Named Outstanding News Operation, Takes Home 29 Awards at the North Carolina Associated Press and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas 
