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Vintage WRAL: How many familiar faces can you find in this 1980s WRAL music video?

In the 1980s WRAL made a music video featuring iconic people and places from the Triangle during that era. How many familiar faces and places do you recognize?

Posted 2020-01-16T19:01:36+00:00 - Updated 2020-01-17T14:28:22+00:00

Heather Leah

, WRAL digital journalist

If you lived in the Triangle during the 1980s, you may remember this classic video from 1987. Featuring familiar faces like Charlie Gaddy, Coach K, Coach Jimmy V and Adele Arakawa, the music video "We Mean a Lot to Each Other" was sung by Lee Greenwood and Roberta Flack.

Take a step back in time and see if you can catch a glimpse of fan-favorite anchors, reporters and local legends, like:

Coach K and Coach V of Duke and NC State

Coaches Jim Valvano and Mike Krzyzewski from NC State and Duke tossing a basketball.

Lee Greenwood playing a saxophone on a boat.

Bill Leslie chatting with Sandra Bookman.

Adele Arakawa getting ready to go on the anchor desk.

Iconic look: NC State jacket, Tarheels T-shirt, Duke hat

This iconic outfit -- Wolfpack jacket, Tarheels T-shirt and Duke hat.

John Hudson on a WRAL hot air balloon.

Vintage Sky 5, with a very different style than today.

Tom Suiter (with sports!)

Susan Dahlin rides the Pullen Park carousel.

Dean Smith of UNC fame.

And Charlie Gaddy walking his dog past the Capitol.

Take a look and see what memorable moments of nostalgia were captured in this 1987 WRAL music video, highlighting what a special place the Triangle was during the 1980s.