Explorer Post 5 is a career education program focusing on broadcast journalism, hosted by WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC.
Chartered in 1969, Post 5 was the first Explorer Post with a communications focus, and the second-oldest Post in the nation.
10/12/2022
We'll be hosting an open house next week for the 2022/23 season. We're returning to on site meetings this year in a new location. Feel free to fill out the interest form on the WRAL site for more information.
Teens can join Explorer Post 5 WRAL Explorer Post 5 offers members the opportunity to learn all aspects of television broadcasting, from reporting and anchoring to producing newscasts and shooting local productions.
01/28/2019
Go Team! Explorer Post 5 covered the Occoneechee Council Eagle Scout banquet in Raleigh on Saturday, January 26. Members shot footage, conducted interviews, wrote news copy, and delivered news content to WRAL News for the 11pm broadcast:
https://youtu.be/KHeXVinpmao
Congrats to the 20 members who participated, you should be very proud!
Eagle Scout Banquet Coverage 01/26/19 Explorer Post 5 was at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC to cover the 2019 Occoneeche Eagle Scout Banquet. Twenty of our members shared producing, interview...
01/11/2019
Explorer Post 5 Mini Newscasts
January 10, 2019
https://youtu.be/GAOACAnNh-A
Post 5 members got the chance to operate on camera, and in all key areas of production behind the scenes, to make the following mini newscasts a reality. Look for more as we learn our way through the spring!
MINI NEWSCAST 1 Brice, Sydney, Malcolm, and Noah anchor the first mini newscast of 2019!
01/11/2019
Explorer Post 5 Mini Newscast #2
MINI NEWSCAST 2 Aaron, Abbi, Jocelyn, and Natae front mini newscast #2.
01/11/2019
Explorer Post 5 Mini Newscast #3
MINI NEWSCAST 3 Annelise, Brianna A, Brianna W with Weather, and Daniel -- Sports bring you mini newscast #3.
01/11/2019
Explorer Post 5 Mini Newscast #4:
https://youtu.be/IINcpPSsDsY
Many thanks to the production staff at WRAL-TV for their help with Post 5 learning programs like this!
MINI NEWSCAST 4 Brianna W, Jocelyn, Kristina, and Meredith bring you the news, weather, and sports in mini newscast #4. Great job to all who participated in front of and beh...
01/04/2019
Tonight our Explorers took self-made tour videos of the station and edited them in small groups into introductions to WRAL. Each week builds on the next, learning how to tell stories in pictures and sound!
12/25/2018
Happy Holidays!!!
We won't be meeting this Thursday but here's something to consider. We're approaching the 50th Anniversary of Explorer Post 5. Here's a look back at the video created for the 20th Anniversary!
WRAL POST 5 Explorers 20th anniversary Explorer Post 5 was established in 1969 and is associated with the Learning for Life program, a part of the Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts of America in Raleigh. Powell Kidd, a WRAL engineer and volunteer Boy Scout leader, started Post 5 for high school age boys and girls to apply the skills lear...
12/14/2018
Jaylan does a good job by improvising with a keypad in the WRAL Live Center... unconventional yes. Newsworthy no... but Jaylan gets extra points for creativity and especially his delivery.
Jaylan with a Keypad Jaylan does a good job by improvising with a keypad in the WRAL Live Center... unconventional yes. Newsworthy no... but Jaylan gets extra points for creativi...
12/14/2018
Sophie did a good job of shooting a "standup" on the WRAL News set.
Sophie with Cameras Sophie did a great job speaking to the camera, and is a natural!
12/14/2018
Good time at WRAL-TV tonight with Explorer Post 5... members were challenged to shoot a quick "stand up", talking about things they found interesting and fun in the WRAL Studios.
Aaron Howard in CR1 The prompt for this video, and others, was to find a cool spot in the WRAL-TV studios and talk about it. Fun and creative!