Blogs

Featured: WRAL.com at the State Fair
Technology specialist and State Fair fan Tara Calishain leads the WRAL.com team in covering the hedonism that is the N.C. State Fair.
Ask the Meteorologists
Have a question for our meteorologists? Post it here and check back later for the answer.
Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations
People are always asking me where to take vacation. What's a cool place? What's the most scenic drive? Carolina Conversations attempts to answer those questions and others.
Brian Shrader's Siteseeing Blog
WRAL's Brian Shrader blogs about cool video clips and other interesting Web sites. If you have any video you would like to share, please let us know.
Carolina Parent
Staff members of Carolina Parent magazine provide insight, tips and suggestions on making the most of family life.
Carolina Skies
WRAL is teaming up with the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center to bring you a monthly look at the sights to see above us, be they stars, planets, comets, eclipses or meteor showers. The MPSC staff will answer your questions about astronomy.
Dispatches From a Reporter's Notebook
WRAL's Amanda Lamb offers a behind-the-scenes look at what TV news reporters do, the people they meet and how their jobs affect them.
Gaming Guru
John Gaudiosi is a national journalist who has been covering the video game business for more than a decade. In addition to blogging for WRAL.com, he also writes about gaming for Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, Xbox.com and Yahoo! Games.
Gardening Gloves
What do you get when you cross Mother Nature and a willingness to experiment in the garden? Dolly Sickles, our Optimistic Gardener. When she isn’t working in the non-profit sector, she can generally be found brandishing her gardening gloves.
Greening the Generations
Billy Warden carries the flag for Gen X. Billy learned civics from the Clash. He spent a decade contributing to L.A.'s smog. Now he's trying to raise a green family in Raleigh. Greg Behr champions Gen Y. Greg learned civics from Radiohead. His carbon footprint expands whenever a cool rock show requires a road trip. When not road tripping, he's a contender for the title of Cary's greenest twenty-something. To see more of these guys' work, check out The Raleigh Quarterly.
Local Real Estate Scene
Jeremy Salemson, CEO of Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, writes about trends in the real estate market affecting local buyers and sellers.
Lynda Loveland's Babyology Blog
WRAL Morning News Anchor Lynda Loveland recently delivered her third child, Carys. In her blog, Lynda chronicles her experiences as a mother.
Project Education
Insider news from your schools
RaleighWood: Pop culture with a Triangle twist
The movies, TV, music and celebs people are talking about. Indulge your pop culture guilty pleasures here.
Research Triangle Rock
Where can I see live music tonight? What are some of the best bands from the Triangle? Join the discussion of local music, musicians and shows.
Springer Journal
Retired Air Force Gen. Robert Springer provides insight into political and military events that shape the state, the nation and the world.
Shades of Green
Tara Stanford explores what being “green” really means? How can I become greener? Do I have to trade my car to be green? Can I wear make-up and still be green? Is it easy to incorporate “greenness” into my daily life? What are the benefits of being green; is it really going to make a difference? Can I green-up my lifestyle and still take advantage of my own luxuries?
TechTalk Blog: Consumer Tech News
Want to stay current on the latest tech issues and trends? Find out about cool stuff you can use, news you should be aware of and resources that should come in handy with WRAL's TechTalk with technology writer and researcher Tara Calishain.
Underexposed
Here you'll find the thoughts and ramblings of the TV News Photographer. Meet the slightly tilted people who face hurricanes, mobs, dangerous suspects and all manner of ill attitudes to bring you incredible video. They are also the people who touch your heart, make you smile and take you fascinating places through the glass on their lens.
The Skinny
WRAL Local Tech Wire Publisher and Editor Rick Smith dishes out tidbits from the local technology sector.
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog
Our team of meteorologists delves deeper into weather topics and stats and shares their observations in the WRAL WeatherCenter blog.
ACC Today
Looking for insight on teams from around the ACC? We've got it here - all day, every day, from the staff of 99.9 FM The Fan and WRAL.
Ryan Craig on sports
Ryan Craig is the sports web editor for WralSPORTSfan.com. Craig also hosts the Inside the ACC program on 99.9 FM The Fan that runs fom 7-9 p.m., Monday-Friday.
John Forslund on hockey
Hockey insider John Forslund provides television commentary for the Hurricanes. You can get his thoughts on the team at his blog on WralSPORTSfan.com.
Jeff Gravely on sports
WRAL anchor Jeff Gravley is from Oxford and has covered sports in the Triangle for three decades.
Bob Holliday on sports
Veteran reporter Bob Holliday joined WRAL-TV in 1981. He anchors the weekend news and covers a variety of topics for WRALSportsFan.
Dane Huffman, sports managing editor
Dane Huffman, a Raleigh native, has covered North Carolina sports since 1983. He is the Sports Managing Editor at WRAL.
Barry Jacobs on the ACC
Popular columnist Barry Jacobs has covered the ACC since the 1970s, sharing his observations in books, magazines, newspapers and on WralSPORTSfan.com since March of 2007.
Mike Maniscalo of the Fanatics
Mike Maniscalco is the co-host of the Fanatics with Dave Rothenberg from 6-9 a.m., Monday-Friday, on 99.9 FM The Fan.
Ken Medlin on sports
Ken Medlin is a Bailey native whose WRAL reports range from the ACC to the Hurricanes to high school sports.