About WRAL Focal Point

Focal PointFocal Point's in-depth news programs about North Carolina issues focus on a single topic for 30 minutes to an hour, bringing depth and clarity to complicated issues.

From North Carolina's economy and environment, to health care and race relations, Focal Point takes viewers inside the lives of the people most affected and tackles the tough questions with leaders and policymakers who have the power to effect change.

The series is hosted by WRAL News anchors, including Gerald Owens, David Crabtree, Pam Saulsby, Bill Leslie and Debra Morgan.

Six to eight new episodes of Focal Point will be produced each year.

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 Staff

  • Writer/Producer: Clay Johnson
  • Photographer/Editor: Jay Jennings
  • Research & Production Assistant: Laura Riddle
Recent Blogposts
  1. The Skinny: PC makers may face a legal challenge in ‘Green Dam’ battle from U.S. firm

  2. The Skinny: High-tech kowtowing: PC makers bow to China’s censorware mandate

  3. Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations: Mascot madness

  4. Brian Shrader's Siteseeing Blog: Failed boat launch

  5. WRAL WeatherCenter Blog: If June seemed hot, it was!

  6. Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations: 10 Lbs. Down - Tailor Time!

  7. The Skinny: Private equity firm ‘moving heaven and earth’ in a bid to buy bankrupt Nortel

  8. TechTalk Blog: Consumer Tech News: State Library of North Carolina adds digitized collection of family Bibles

  9. Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations: Making History Fun

  10. Brian Shrader's Siteseeing Blog: Extreme pen-spinning

  11. The Skinny: Mom entrepreneurs conceive, give birth to some fascinating businesses

  12. TechTalk Blog: Consumer Tech News: Car Nostalgia, Courtesy New York Public Library

  13. Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations: Cumberland Knob

  14. WRAL WeatherCenter Blog: New satellite in orbit

  15. The Skinny: A Nortel mystery: What happens to its next-generation wireless technology?