Friday, June 22, 2012

Bob Caudle hosts Late Date Line on WRAL


The longtime voice of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Bob Caudle is seen in this TV guide ad for the latenight version of WRAL's Dateline. He also did national news and weather for WRAL in the 1960s.

A Dateline ad for the local evening news and the national ABC evening news featuring photos of Bob Caudle, Harry Reasoner, Howard K. Smith, and Jessie Helms can be found here.

Dean of Sportscasters Ray Reeve

The original host of "Championship Wrestling" out of Raleigh, broadcast hall-of-famer Ray Reeve. This was the early show that later became "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" in the 1970s.




Nick Pond - Action Sports

WRAL Sportscaster Nick Pond was host of All-Star Wrestling (the show that later became Mid-Atlantic Wrestling) in the 1960s and early 1970s. He hosted the Raleigh-only version of the show, while Bob Caudle hosted the syndicated version.

Big Bill Ward

The voice of Charlotte wrestling from 1958-1973, Big Bill Ward.


WDBJ's Hal Grant

WDBJ's Hal Grant is seen at the announce desk. Grant was the host of Wrestling from Roanoke at WDBJ in the 1960s. Roanoke promoter Pete Apostolou is shown in the upper right corner.

Weather with Bob Caudle

December 23, 1967

Sports with Munsey Millaway

Spartanburg Herald Journal, May 8, 1970

At 5:30 PM, Munsey Millaway did the evening sportscast on WLOS-TV in Asheville, NC. Millaway was the host of local promotional spots for Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling events held at the Asheville City Auditorium. Read more about these spots on the WLOS-13 Studio page on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.

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