brian shrader: blog 
brian shrader's blog
some help, please
Hey, friends. I need your help. I've just been assigned to the environmental beat here in the newsroom, and I'm trying to collect story ideas. The management has given me wide latitude...
Jul. 8, 2008
going around?
The AP tells that "go-arounds" could be dangerous. Aircraft made more than 1,500 go-arounds...
Jul. 3, 2008
depression scrip
It's bad out there for a lot of people, but it's nothing like the Great Depression. Unemployment is about 5 percent today, which a lot of economists would say is "full" employment or...
Jul. 2, 2008
new look for walmart
Now, for some news that really will affect your life deeply. I'm taking an informal poll: What do you think of Walmart's new logo? Here's the...
Jun. 30, 2008
a better trip out of johnston county
Things certainly moved along more smoothly out of Johnston County this morning! We saw slow traffic from about 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. on I-40 West near the Bypass, but it cleared quickly...
Jun. 11, 2008
do you like the clayton bypass?
We were watching the cameras along I-40 West near the new Clayton Bypass merge this morning...and saw a bunch of people stuck in traffic! Did you get delayed this morning? Or did the Bypass...
Jun. 10, 2008
luther the rooster, r.i.p.
Well, it's my sad duty to report that poor ol' Luther is dead. Searchers found the body Wednesday just outside...
May. 15, 2008
1-877-pileups
The morning traffic watch is busy here in the WRAL Newsroom. I'm usually busy preparing the maps, scanning the cameras and building the graphics for our on-air traffic reports. Meanwhile,...
Apr. 15, 2008
my pet rooster
I mentioned earlier this week on the news that I have a pet rooster. I'm using the term "pet" very loosely here. The rooster wandered through the neighborhood earlier this...
Apr. 10, 2008
some traffic help, please
Thanks to everyone for watching and writing in this morning during our coverage of the icy weather. What a mess on the roads! We find out about accidents a few ways: Police/EMS scanner traffic,...
Dec. 7, 2007
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