UNC-TV is joining WRAL's Here to Help Disaster Relief Telethon, which will simulcast on both stations Wednesday, April 20, from 7 to 8 p.m.

The telethon will raise money to help North Carolinians devastated by Saturday's tornadoes. In addition to the evening telethon, phone lines will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday (call 1-800-424-9725) and donations can also be made securely online.

All money donated will fund relief missions now underway by the Triangle Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse, the North Carolina Baptist Men’s Association and the Salvation Army of Wake County.

Programming note: 'Nightly Business Reoprt,' which usually airs on UNC-TV at 7 p.m., will air at 1:30 a.m. instead.

When the news broke Tuesday night of a massive earthquake in Haiti, we immediately changed our front page for Wednesday to give the story prominent play. On Wednesday morning we mobilized to devote resources and space in the Thursday edition to a story that we knew would be of significant local interest.
In addition to the interest among Triangle residents with family ties to Haiti, numerous local organizations have worked for years to improve the lives of the people in that impoverished Caribbean nation.
The work of several staff members paid off today when we saw our Thursday front page among the top ten selected by the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
To see the papers cited, go here.

Linda Williams
Senior Editor/News