Powell, who arrived at WTVD in 2004 and started anchoring duties right away, announced at the end of April that she is leaving journalism. Meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner joined WRAL in 1998. I feel like with Eva, my 7 year old, I have an opportunity to have a lot of experiences that I missed with my older daughter over the last 15 years while working nights. Follow me on IG or Twitter @chouchoutv. Hintz serves at WRAL as a sports anchor and reporter. Kathryn Brown departure, leaving local news. She has also written, produced and hosted podcasts for WRAL and published 12 books. Not just kidding. He has been a reporter and digital producer in Tennessee and Florida. Amanda Lamb is a veteran television reporter focusing on crime with more than three decades in the business. Chris Lovingood is an Emmy and Murrow Award-winning anchor for the WRAL News team. WRAL News weekend morning anchor, Mikaya Thurmond, is also changing roles, taking on additional anchor and Live Center responsibilities as she shifts to a fulltime weekday role. The stability of the anchor team at 6 p.m. is unprecedented in the local TV landscape. Mike delivers the weather forecast on weekday evenings. Mikaya Thurmond moves to weekdays, joining Ken Smith from the anchor desk at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. There are also no rumors ofher being in any past relationship with anyone. The reason Loveland left? Lena Tillett joins Gerald Owens on anchor desk for 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts Send us a message. Pat Welter is a sports reporter for WRAL. On top of everything else wanting more hours at home with her daughter and the craving for closer proximity to family in Louisiana Powell is worn out. Read more about this topic: WRAL-TV, News Operation, News Team, Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. WRAL News anchor Lena Tillett is promoted, beginning Nov. 30, 2020, and will move to the nightside team, where she will anchor WRAL News at 4, 5:30 and 10 p.m. alongside Gerald Owens. The past & future collided at WRAL-TV as three legendary broadcasters returned to join a fourth for a reunion newscast. Ryan Bisesi has experience covering news and sports across North Carolina for print, television and digital news outlets. I could not imagine the connection that I was going to build with the viewers over the years.. For now, I simply want to say thank you to WRAL, my amazing work family and YOU. I remember sitting at my desk watching the flooding, watching the people wading through the water, and Rob Elmore, who was news director at the time, stood over me and said Would you like to go home? And I looked up at him and said Absolutely.. Once in a lifetime, After years of negotiations, GOP leaders reach a breakthrough on Medicaid expansion, Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife, son in June 2021, Alex Murdaughs attorneys say theyll appeal double-murder conviction, NC Supreme Court blocks transfer of school funds in Leandro court case. So it was one of the first things that we ever did was take that out to the Carrier Classic, and I was live on the aircraft carrier and everyone here at the TV station was thinking, Wow, that's amazing. It was the first time they had lifted Lord Stanleys Cup since 1961 way before my time!! Average NC teacher pay is nearly $58,000, state says. 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Know where a girl can go fishing, let me know! He has previously worked at television stations in Pennsylvania and Florida. Sandra Bookman - weekend anchor/reporter (19851989, now at WABC-TV in New York), Rich Brenner - Sports Anchor (1970s-1982)(deceased), Susan Brozek - reporter (19851988, now Senior Producer/Local Programming at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh), Dale Cardwell - reporter (19851991, later at WSB-TV in Atlanta. Hintz studied sports management at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, before transferring to Columbia College in Chicago, one of the most popular professional sports cities in the United States. She is thrilled to put down roots in Raleigh after more than 16 years working as an investigative and consumer reporter at television stations across the country including KGW in Portland, Oregon; KTVT in Dallas, Texas; KGTV in San Diego, California; WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio; WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida; WKBN in Youngstown, Ohio and WDTV in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Lauren Johnson is an anchor at ABC11 WTVD, Raleigh, NC's source for breaking news and weather. Meteorologist Peta Sheerwood joined WRAL in 2019. He's an Emmy and Regional Murrow award-winning reporter who joined WRAL after 15 years as an anchor and reporter in Central Virginia, Aaron Thomas is a general assignment reporter at WRAL. I always felt that the job was mine for as long as I wanted it, and that my connection with the community was valuable to the station that it was something they were always going to nurture and consider beneficial to the station as a whole.. As the clock ticks down on her last days at the station, Powell is reflecting on the moments that had the biggest impact on her journalism career. I started my career at WRAL on weekday mornings as a reporter and I am thrilled to now be sitting on the anchor desk with Renee, Jeff, and Ken. Nia Harden is a morning reporter who joined WRAL News in 2019. I get home after midnight, I get up early to take care of my daughter and take her to school. Foudy told her ABC reporter Amy Robach had also been overlooked for the duration of the event. He covers all things breaking and developing from 4pm to 11:30pm. WRAL Sports anchor/reporter Professional experience: I come from WPDE, the ABC affiliate out of Myrtle Beach, where I served as the weekend sports anchor / reporter. She was instrumental in the debut and expansion of the WRAL Live Center and helped launch WRAL News at 9 a.m. on FOX 50 in June of 2019. Matt Talhelm is a WRAL news reporter with a passion for people-focused storytelling, covering Raleigh, Wake County and real estate. She gets emotional when she enters a place because she likes to recall wonderful moments that have occurred there. The station is running special segments this week looking back on Powells time there, and Wednesdays 6 p.m. newscast will include a special sendoff. When Gutman attempted to push White on his answer, the PR person stepped in to move to another question. Its hard to take care of yourself and other people and your family and run a household and do this job at the same time, Powell said. Over the years, Mandy Mitchell and I have had the opportunity to partake in some really fun stories together. She enjoyed her time reporting on health issues at ABC11, she said, and appreciated the assistance she received from media relations people at local hospitals, so maybe something in that field. July 25, 2022, 5:54 AM WRAL and Fox 50 anchor Mikaya Thurmond is leaving the station. We trained together to become American Ninja warriors. Wed love to hear from you. WRAL-TV's Lena Tillett (l ro r), Renee Chou, Bill Leslie, Brian Shrader, Elizabeth Gardner & Raymond Farrar. She could never have dreamed five years later that she would be interning with Comcast Sportsnet Chicago and working playoff games that contributed to Chicagos third Cup in five years. WRAL News, the most watched news team in the Triangle, is proud to announce several internal anchor promotions and anchor team changes. David Crabtree anchored WRAL evening newscasts since 1994. I say all the time I could just live on the road! He joined the station in July 2020. All rights reserved. Ashley Talley is WRAL's Enterprise Executive Producer, managing the station's specialty reporting units including Investigates, Five On Your Side, NC Capitol, PolitiFact, Data Journalism, Education, Climate Change, Sports Investigates, Documentary and Podcasting. The Penn State grad has a Masters in Computational and Data Journalism, and she previously reported in Buffalo, London and State College. Adam Gold is the co-host of the Adam and Joe show on 99.9 The Fan ESPN Radio every Monday through Friday from 3-7 pm. For me, not only as a hockey fan but a Blackhawks fan, the Stanley Cup win in 2010 is one Ill never forget. Former WRAL-TV anchors Bob DeBardelaben(l to r), Charlie Gaddy& Bobbie Battistajoin current long-time WRAL Sports AnchorTom Suiter for the reunion newscast. [Update: July 27, 2021: Tisha Powell takes anchor job at WAFB in Baton Rouge]. She is a North Carolina native and is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and National Weather Association Seal holder. At the top of the list: Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana in 2005. . Scott Mason is known as WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler. Andy Specht is WRAL's PolitiFact reporter and part of the NC Capitol team covering state politics. He is a graduate of Mizzou with a podcast about the Pittsburgh Steelers on the side. My mom passed away in 2019 of heart failure, and I feel like I didnt make it home in time to spend those last moments with her, Powell said. I've been doing this since I was 15 years old working at a sports department in South Florida, And so I've gotten to do it, I guess, for 23 years, and that's been really, really awesome. There arent as many older women on television as you see older men. She said she was approached by ESPN reporter Julie Foudy after the press conference. This is more about my daughters age than mine, Powell said. Monica Casey is a Durham reporter for WRAL. From riots, to hurricanes, local education issues and Covid-19, I feel like I've covered just about everything here in North Carolina. Coffee or tea? He joined WRAL in 2021 after spending three years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania covering major events, including the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. of Nebraska-Lincoln and worked for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for seven years. Her list also includes the United Center in Chicago, where she grew up as a Blackhawks fan. and after that, I was excited and happy'', Estelle Johnson: It's awesome half the roster is also new, Pinto: It's so great playing close to home in front of family and friends, Statewide Scoreboard: NCHSAA basketball regional championships, (1) Central Cabarrus avenges last year's loss to (22) West Charlotte, heads to 3A boys title game, Strong, Boswell lift Myers Park past North Meck in lopsided 4A West final, NC's Tommy Paul and American tennis are having a moment at the Australian Open, Stackhouse, Barnes, Strange highlight 2023 NC Sports HOF class. Brown joined WRAL in 2014 as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter, coming from WCBS-TV in New York City. Before she set sail for a new adventure, we sat down with longtime WRAL-TV Sports anchor Mandy Mitchell so she could tell one final story.