Blogs

Featured: Bark blog
Hi! I'm WRAL's newsroom dog. I spend most of my work day sleeping in my mom's office, when I'm not getting petted and walked by my newsroom pals. I will also be featured on some upcoming WRAL-TV and WRAL.com segments.
Featured: Summer Abroad
Will Cox is a rising senior at Duke University. For most of the month of June, he will be blogging from China, where he expects experiences from all ends of the spectrum -- from the thriving metropolis of Beijing, where the 2008 Summer Olympics were held, to the southern provinces such as Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Will hopes to gain a more worldly perception of America, and to learn about the Chinese culture, economy, cuisine and people.
Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations
People are always asking me where to take vacation. What's a cool place? What's the most scenic drive? Carolina Conversations attempts to answer those questions and others.
Brian Shrader's Siteseeing Blog
WRAL's Brian Shrader blogs about cool video clips and other interesting Web sites. If you have any video you would like to share, please let us know.
Carolina Parent
Staff members of Carolina Parent magazine provide insight, tips and suggestions on making the most of family life.
Dispatches From a Reporter's Notebook
WRAL's Amanda Lamb offers a behind-the-scenes look at what TV news reporters do, the people they meet and how their jobs affect them.
Gaming Guru
John Gaudiosi is a national journalist who has been covering the video game business for more than a decade. In addition to blogging for WRAL.com, he also writes about gaming for Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, Xbox.com and Yahoo! Games.
Gardening Gloves
What do you get when you cross Mother Nature and a willingness to experiment in the garden? Dolly Sickles, our Optimistic Gardener. When she isn’t working in the non-profit sector, she can generally be found brandishing her gardening gloves.
Hear it from Hutch: Local bands on the move
The music scene in the Triangle is booming with local bands playing all kinds of music. WRAL News photojournalist Greg Hutchinson introduces you to some up-and-coming musicians you need to be hearing.
Local Real Estate Scene
Jeremy Salemson, CEO of Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, writes about trends in the real estate market affecting local buyers and sellers.
Mission to Mississippi
WRAL-TV's Ken Smith joins nine members of the Avent Ferry United Methodist Church family on a mission trip to D'Iberville, Miss., to help rebuild communities ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Project Education
Insider news from your schools
RaleighWood: Pop culture with a Triangle twist
The movies, TV, music and celebs people are talking about. Indulge your pop culture guilty pleasures here.
Research Triangle Rock
Where can I see live music tonight? What are some of the best bands from the Triangle? David Oskardmay, a software developer and musician from Chapel Hill, shares his journey to find out about new bands and performance spaces.
The Green Scene
The Green Scene blog is dedicated to the go green movement encompassing renewable energy, sustainable living and environmental awareness across North Carolina.
COOLER, SMARTER, BETTER, HIPPER
In an age when oil is running low, technology is riding high and everyone's looking to buckle down, the quest is on to be COOLER, SMARTER, BETTER, HIPPER. Here you'll find the latest and greatest in sustainability, gizmo wizardry and good-life affordability courtesy of Billy Warden (Gen X) and Greg Behr (Gen Y).
Secrets of a Savvy Shopper
Thrifty, frugal, resourceful: All are terms to describe the times. Bonita McClure offers tips for finding deals and saving money.
TechTalk Blog: Consumer Tech News
Want to stay current on the latest tech issues and trends? Find out about cool stuff you can use, news you should be aware of and resources that should come in handy with WRAL's TechTalk with technology writer and researcher Tara Calishain.
The Skinny
WRAL Local Tech Wire Publisher and Editor Rick Smith dishes out tidbits from the local technology sector.
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog
WRAL's WeatherCenter meteorologists take you behind the weather headlines, answer questions and look to the sky to add insight and explanation for conditions in the Carolinas.
ACC Insider
Looking for insight on teams from around the ACC? We've got it here - all day, every day, from the staff of 99.9 FM The Fan and WRAL.
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Canes Insider
Looking for insight on the Carolina Hurricanes? We've got it here - all day, every day, from the staffs of 99.9 FM The Fan ESPN Radio, WRAL-TV and WRAL.com.
Ryan Craig on sports
Ryan Craig is the sports web editor for WralSPORTSfan.com. Craig also hosts the Inside the ACC program on 99.9 FM The Fan that runs fom 7-9 p.m., Monday-Friday.
John Forslund on hockey
Hockey insider John Forslund provides television commentary for the Hurricanes. You can get his thoughts on the team at his blog on WralSPORTSfan.com.
Jeff Gravely on sports
WRAL anchor Jeff Gravley is from Oxford and has covered sports in the Triangle for three decades.
Bob Holliday on sports
Veteran reporter Bob Holliday joined WRAL-TV in 1981. He anchors the weekend news and covers a variety of topics for WRALSportsFan.
Dane Huffman, sports managing editor
Dane Huffman, a Raleigh native, has covered North Carolina sports since 1983. He is the Sports Managing Editor at WRAL.
Barry Jacobs on the ACC
Popular columnist Barry Jacobs has covered the ACC since the 1970s, sharing his observations in books, magazines, newspapers and on WralSPORTSfan.com since March of 2007.
Mike Maniscalo of the Fanatics
Mike Maniscalco is the co-host of the Fanatics with Dave Rothenberg from 6-9 a.m., Monday-Friday, on 99.9 FM The Fan.
Ken Medlin on sports
Ken Medlin is a Bailey native whose WRAL reports range from the ACC to the Hurricanes to high school sports.
Dave Nathan of 99.9 The Fan
Dave Nathan is a reporter/anchor for 99.9 FM The Fan who regularly contrbutes to the station's "Inside the ACC" program.
Nick Stevens
Nick Stevens goes beyond the score to provide insight and analysis of local high school sports.