Bob Holliday
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Professional Experience:
1981 to present: sports director/weekend anchor, WRAL-TV; 1971 to 1981: news and sports director, program director, WCHL-AM and Village Cable; color commentator on Tar Heel Sports Network
Awards & Recognition:
School Bell Award, Best Newscast, Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas; Best Sports Feature, RTNDAC; Best Sports - Associated Press; three Regional Emmy Awards
News Philosophy:
We are committed to emphasizing our local teams first, sending cameras and crews to every game we can physically get to. We also want to tell interesting stories, profiling athletes in individual sports as well as team sports. High school sports play a special part in coverage objectives with the Tom Suiter Extra Effort Award and our award-winning high school show "Football Friday." Our coverage emphasizes photography, as well as an experienced crew of anchors and reporters. Our goal is to serve the many sports fans in eastern North Carolina.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Motion Pictures and Journalism, 1972, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Birthplace:
San Diego, Calif.
Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Reading, jogging, golf and yard work. Member of First United Methodist Church in Cary.
Family:
Wife, Mary Leaver Holliday; son, Rob, and daughter, Melissa
Favorite Web Sites:
WRAL.com; CBS Sportsline; ESPN
Favorite Books & Movies:
Books: "Cold Mountain," "Boys of Summer," "A Good Walk Spoiled," "Trinity," "All the President's Men;" movies: "Top Gun," "Hoosiers," "The Natural," "Field of Dreams" and all pictures based on John Grisham novels.
Likes Best About North Carolina:
Diverse and immense beauty of the state, the climate and the people; the comparatively low crime rate; the enthusiasm for sports
Most Memorable Assignments:
Features on hang gliding and deep sea fishing. Really enjoyed an outdoor series we did on whitewater rafting and trout fishing. I enjoy all major teams and sports we cover. Learning about stockcar racing and hockey has been an interesting challenge. Major interviews with coaches -- the late Jim Valvano, Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith on his retirement. I enjoy most interviews with today's college athletes. The quality of answers has improved over the past 10 years.