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Steve Hammel, WRAL-TV Vice President & General Manager

WRAL-TV Vice President & General Manager Steve Hammel addresses your questions and other community concerns.


PRIDE

Our country is filled with all types of challenges.  The economy is certainly one of them. Unemployment  in North Carolina  is near a record high.  Education and busing are big issues. A lot of people have some real concerns about the future.

One word you don't hear a lot these days is "pride."  I'd like to spend a moment of your time to tell you that I have a LOT of pride in the men and women of WRAL.  So why am I writing about this now?  There are a few specific things that have occurred recently that I'd like to share with you.

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending an awards ceremony (along with Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company; John Clark, General Manager of WRAL.com; John Conway, Creative Services Director of WRAL.com; and Jodi Glusco, Managing Editor of WRAL.com) in New York City.  This was no ordinary ceremony.  This event celebrated the best of the best within journalism. ...



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