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In the commercial, Roy Williams donned the headgear of Rameses, the ram mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

During the 2022 Super Bowl, WRAL News <a href="https://www.wral.com/video/coverage-you-can-count-on-check-out-wrals-super-bowl-ad/20137771/">unveiled a commercial</a> that touched at the heart of North Carolinians – the moment of anxiety and fear whenever the slightest chance of wintry weather is in the air.

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Featuring our team of meteorologists, the commercial is rumored to be solely responsible for a shortage of milk and bread across local grocery stores.

During halftime of Super Bowl 57, WRAL News unveiled a super-secret commercial featuring a few surprise local characters who are deeply passionate about North Carolina and its people. It <a href="https://www.wralsportsfan.com/wral-2023-super-bowl-ad-mascots-deliver-the-news-with-special-guest-roy-williams/20706925/">included former legendary North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams</a>. In the commercial, Williams donned the headgear of Rameses, the ram mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Former North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams appeared in WRAL's Super Bowl halftime commercial.

WRL News. Talent search, roll camera. Let's take you to breaking news with our new reporting team. It appears that we're having some audio. It's Oh no, let's go to weather. It's not even hurricane season. Did anybody check their references? Let's go to live center. Feel very secure in my position. Has anybody heard from the breaking news Tracker? He's not going anywhere soon since guy five. Don't we have some new hotshot pilot? Oh, never mind. Get the cat off the desk. Alright, let's cue talent. Who let these two in the same studio? That's gonna be a problem. We got this. Thank you guys in the news. WRL News. Most watched, most trusted, Most spirited. I really thought I had the job. Don't worry coach. You'll get them next time.

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Former North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams appeared in the WRAL commercial for Super Bowl 57.

WRAL anchor/reporter Gerald Owens sat down with Williams for a one-on-one interview. Watch WRAL-TV at 6 p.m. Monday to see the interview.

This past week, we revealed new details about our commercial on FOX 50 at 9 a.m.

Sal from the Holly Springs Salamanders joins WRAL's Nia Harden to get pumped up for Sunday's big game!

<p>REVEAL &gt;&gt; WITH ME TODAY FROM HOLLY SPRINGS, IT IS YEAH. HOW A CELL. HOW ARE YOU DOING? &gt;&gt; OKAY. THE THUMBS-UP MEANS HE'S DOING GOOD. OKAY. SO SOW WE HAVE HAD WOOLLEY BULL. WE'VE HAD STORMY. WE'VE HAVE THE WOODS HERE. WE HAD THE DUKE BLUE DEVIL HERE. SO EVERYONE HAS BEEN HERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN THIS COMMERCIAL. AND NOW WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS COMMERCIAL. YOUR ARE LAST AND FINAL GUEST BEFORE THE BIG REVEAL. SO TELL ME ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THIS? AND WE'RE USING THE FEAR GUYS CLEARLY THE MASCOT CANNOT TALK. STOP CANNOT TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY. NOW LET'S TALK BASEBALL. OKAY. SO WE ARE ONLY A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM OPENING NIGHT. I'M SURE YOU'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. YOU'VE GOT A BIG JOB TO DO, BUT WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEASON? YOU'RE HUNGRY. MARIE. WOW. SO I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE LOTS OF PLANS TO EAT ALL SEASON LONG. YEAH, OK, THAT'S GOOD. BUT I DID HEAR RUMOR. SOMEONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMERCIAL TOLD ME I SHOULD BE WORRIED THAT YOU MAY COME FOR MY JOB. OH, MY GOSH. YOU'RE GOING TO COME FROM MY JOB. &gt;&gt; NO WAY. OKAY. GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE MY JOB CELL AND I THINK YOU DO GREAT AT YOUR JOB, BUT WE SURE HAVE COLLECTED A FUN GROUP OF MASCOT DURING OUR 09:00AM NEWSCAST THIS WEEKEND. NOW, I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THE CELEBRITY GUEST THAT WE HAVE COMING UP? I'M GOING TO SEE A NAME. YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY BREAKING NEWS. OKAY. WE'VE GOT THE SOUTH LOOK UP. SO I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO REVEAL NOW IT'S A SECRET. NOW YOU'RE KEEPING YOUR LIPS SEALED, LITERALLY. &gt;&gt; WELL, YOU CAN TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY FOR THE REVEAL OF THE SURPRISE CELEBRITY GUESTS DURING THE SUPER BOWL ON FOX 50 SOW. &gt;&gt; DEFINITELY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE APPRECIATED UP. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. HE SAYS THAT HE HAS ENJOYED</p>

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Sal the Salamander is excited for the Super Bowl

The Carolina Hurricanes' Stormy visits WRAL-TV days before the debut of our new Super Bowl commercial.

GUESTS. >> OH, BOY. OH, BOY AND WHITBY. TODAY WE HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL GUEST, ONE OF THE BIG STAR REVEAL NOT ALL OF THAT A VERY OWN STOLE IS A A. AND IT'S ONLY YOU ONE OF THE BIG STARS NOW WE'LL BE BO IS HERE. HE WOULD NOT SEE THE WOULDN'T GIVE US ANYTHING. NOW I'M COUNTING ON YOU. CAN YOU? TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE COMMERCIALS ABOUT DOES A LITTLE BIT. JUST A SMIDGE. OH, BOY, OH, BOY. SO IT'S A SECRET. ALL RIGHT. BUT LET'S DO THIS EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HE'S ABOUT. YOUR NAME COULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR AMAZING METEOROLOGISTS HERE AT WRAL. >> YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS WITH THAT RIGHT? SO LISTEN, YOU'VE GOT A BIG GAME COMING UP. YOU WOULD NEED TO TAKE HOCKEY OUTDOORS THAT CARTER FINLEY STADIUM. YOU EXCITED. ARE YOU DOING THE STORMY DAY? ENDS. >> GO AHEAD, I LOVE IT. I GOT TO ASK YOU, ALL RIGHT. >> EAGLES CHIEFS, SO YOU'VE GOT STORMY. >> UP WITH GREAT UP. OH, BOY, AGAIN, NOT MAKING A DECISION. ALL. OH, BOY. HERE WE GO. IT'S ALL KNOW IT'S ALL STILL IN HIS OWN WAY TO DO. >> OH, BOY. OH, BOY, THE STORM IS DONE HIS AND YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH ALL THIS. WE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE REVEALING E. >> THAT SNEAK PEEK ALL WEEK LONG IN THE WRAL NEWS ON FOX, 50 NOW. SO WE KNOW HE'S A CELEBRITY GUESTS COMING ON. COULD YOU GIVE US A HINT OF WHO THAT MIGHT BE JUST AHEAD. JUST AHEAD. >> ALRIGHT, NOW. NOW NOTHING. NOTHING. >> STILL A THANKS FOR STOPPING HELLO AND ALL THIS. WE WILL BE REVEALING NEW DETAILS COMMERCIALS. SO WATCH WRAL. MORNINGS ON FOX 50 RIGHT HERE IN THE 9 O'CLOCK HOUR AND TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY FOR THE REVEAL OF THE SURPRISE CELEBRITY GUESTS DURING THE SUPER BOWL. 57 RIGHT HERE ON FOX 50 THAT JUST 5 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE SUPER BOWL PRE-GAME STARTS AT 11 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING RIGHT HERE ON FOX 50 GAME TIME 6.30. THEY STILL MAY HAVE A GREAT

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Stormy visits WRAL to preview Super Bowl commercial 

During the Super Bowl at halftime WRAL News will premiere a super-secret commercial with a few surprise guests -- including Wool E. Bull!

ON WRAL JUST BEFORE OUR 11 O'CLOCK NEWS. >> WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE BIG GAME. AND JUST LIKE YOU, WE LOVE A FUN SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL. AND THIS MORNING WE HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WRAL. >> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. AND THAT'S WHY THIS SUMMIT HALFTIME WILL PERMIT A SUPER SECRET COMMERCIAL. >> WITH A FEW SURPRISE GUESTS AND WITH ME THIS MORNING EXCLUSIVELY IN STUDIO, WE HAVE ONE OF THE STARS ALL THE WAY FROM THE BULL CITY. IT'S WALL EVE BOWL FULL OF PEOPLE. ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN STUDIO. >> IT'S ALWAYS A FUN TIME WITH THE BULL. IS HE RIGHT? SO YOU ARE IN THIS SUPER SECRET COMMERCIAL FOR WRAL. >> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT? ANYTHING? GIVE ME ANYTHING. WHAT YOU GOT. GIVE ME SOMETHING OH, MY GOODNESS. A SECRET I WILL DO IS GET OFF OF ALL RIGHT. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. THE 2 BIG GAMES, NUMBER ONE, SEEDS. >> EAGLES CHIEFS WE GOT WE GOT THE GULLS LOOK AT THIS. WELL, >> BASEBALL. >> LOOK AT THIS. WHAT WHAT THEY SAID. LISTEN, WE DIDN'T GET TO HAVE THAT JUST YET. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BASEBALL. YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM OPENING DAY OF THE BAT. WHAT DO YOU MOST EXCITED BONE. SEE WHAT YOU GOT. ROYBAL IS EXCITED ABOUT UNRULY BOWL ON THE FIELD ARE ALWAYS EXCITED. WE GO TO A GAME AND WE CAN SEE THIS GUY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE REVEALING SOME OF THE SUPPLY STARS ALL WEEK LONG HERE IN THE 9 O'CLOCK HOUR, WR NEWS AND FOX 50 NOW WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS CELEBRITY GUESTS. COULD YOU GIVE US A HINT TO LOSE THAT SECRET? CELEBRITY GUEST IS. WHAT YOU GET. CAN YOU GIVE US A HAND? NO, NO. WAIT. WHAT? WELL, THE BALL IS NOT GETTING UP OVER ANY SECRETS THIS MORNING. WHAT KUZ? I WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH. YOU'VE HAHA, WE ALWAYS GREAT. HAVING REALLY PULL IN STUDIO. YEAH. ISN'T ALL RECALL. WE WILL BE REVEALING WHAT HE HAD DETAILS ABOUT THAT SUPER SECRET COMMERCIAL. SO YOU GOT TO WATCH THE AREA MORNINGS. >> RIGHT HERE TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY FOR THE BIG REVEAL OF THAT SURPRISE, CELEBRITY GUESTS DURING SUPER BOWL. 57 RIGHT HERE ON FOX 50. THANKS SO

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We sure have collected a fun group of Mascots. ​​​​​​​Here today is the Duke Blue Devil himself. We'll have more guests all this week during our 9 a.m. show on FOX 50.

REVEAL. >> I'LL LOOK WHO IT IS WITH ME TODAY. THE BLUE DEVIL HIMSELF. YOU ARE HERE IN THE HOUSE TO LIST. WE'RE SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST NIGHT AND WE HEAR YOU PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THE COMMERCIAL GUN. >> CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME IDEA OF THE BIG ROLE THAT YOU PLAY? COME ON. GIVE ME SOMETHING. HE SETS LINE AGAIN. IT'S A SECRET. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR THE BIG GAME NOW. WE LOVE A GOOD RIVALRY HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, ESPECIALLY THE DUKE AND UNC RIVALRY. SO GOT TO ASK YOU AFTER THE FIRST BATTER OF THE MOOSE, WHICH YOU GUYS WANT, HOW YOU FEEL. HOW YOU FEEL AND CLEARLY HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BIG RED. YEAH, AS HE IS FOR BASIC SIDE. LISTEN, THE RIVALRY, BOY, THAT'S A CHANCE. SOMETHING THAT WE LOVE HERE WITH THIS COMMERCIAL. SO WHAT? HOW DID HE ENJOY IT? YOU HAD A GREAT TIME. HAD A GREAT TIME. OF COURSE, IT'S GAME TIME. THIS IS THE COLLECTED. A LOT OF MASCOTS OF AS SO. DON'T MISS AGAINST ALL WEEK LONG. DOING THE 9 O'CLOCK HOUR HERE ON FOX 50 AND ASKED THIS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE A CELEBRITY GUEST IN THAT COMMERCIAL. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME ME AND I COULDN'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF THE LIBERAL. I COULDN'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF STORMY MISS HIM AS WELL. WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING YOU CAN GET JUST A LITTLE HINT OF THAT CELEBRITY GUESTS TO SAY THAT. JUST AHEAD. AGAIN, NOT GETTING ABOVE ANY OF THE INFORMATION. I'M GLAD I GET IT. I GET IT. WE GOT AWAY FROM THE BEGINNING OF ALL THIS WEEK REVEALING NEW DETAILS ABOUT A COMMERCIAL. SO WHAT'S WRAL? MORNING NEWS HERE ON FOX. 50 IN THE 9 O'CLOCK HOUR AND TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SUPPLY CELEBRITY GUESTS DURING

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Crocket, a sea lion at a Arizona aquarium, predicts that the birds will take home their second super bowl win this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

EVEN >> GOOD NEWS. THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FANS CROCKETT A SEA LION OF THE YEAR. ARIZONA KOREAN PREDICTS THE BIRDS WILL TAKE OVER THIS SECOND SUPER BOWL WIN THIS SUNDAY AGAINST THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. CARDINALS KICKER MATT PRATER JOIN CROCKETT FOR HIS DECISION TO TOSS INTO WATER TOYS TO THE TEAM'S COLORS IN THE POOL. LOOK, WALK INTO THE SEA LION ULTIMATELY SWIM ALL TO WEAR THOSE WITH CALLS AND LO AND BEHOLD, HE GRABBED THE BALL. THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES LOW MOVES UP. THERE YOU SEE IT. HE PREDICTS THE EAGLES WILL TAKE SUPER BOWL. 57, OF COURSE THE BIG GAME IS SUNDAY. YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON FOX. 50 KICKOFF IS SET FOR 6.30 BUT THE PRE-GAME COVERAGE STARTS

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Former North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach Roy Williams appeared in WRAL's Super Bowl halftime commercial.

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WRAL News has new information Thursday in the search for Blake and London Deven, siblings who vanished from Fayetteville several years ago.

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Coming off a momentous win in Game 2, the Carolina Hurricanes hit the road for Game 3 of the first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

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The rest of the week looks dry and mild. Temperatures will stay in the 70s until Sunday, which has a high of 80 degrees.



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Police said a car and a dump truck were involved in the crash, and at least one person was taken to the hospital.

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Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

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Gov. Roy Cooper, museum leaders and museum paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno on Thursday preview Dueling Dinosaurs, a brand new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The exhibit opens to the public Saturday.

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The Panthers got their guy, only it was a bit earlier than expected. What the Xavier Legette means for the Carolina offense, plus what to expect on day two and beyond.

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Many thought the Panthers would have the night off, but apparently they didn't get the memo! Carolina traded back into the first round to draft South Carolina receiver Xavier Legette, on a night dominated by offensive playmakers.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mason Miller retired Aaron Judge with a runner on for his first four-out save, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-1 Thursday night for a four-game split.

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