UNC alum to UNC alum: Roy Cooper presents retiring newsman Bill Leslie with state's highest honor
Posted Jul 1, 2018
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper visited WRAL TV on Thursday to present departing news anchor Bill Leslie with a special honor. The state's chief executive presented Leslie with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to recognize everything the anchor has done for North Carolina and its residents. Cooper surprised everyone when he showed up on the news set to present the honor.
(WRAL.com)
Related: Campus Connections
Twenty Tar Heels Recognized As ACC Graduate Scholar-AthletesThe ACC recognized more than 260 student-athletes, including 20 Tar Heels, as the inaugural class of ACC Graduate Scholar-Athletes for the 2025-26 academic year. To...
Wed Aug 12, 2026Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Football Training Camp, Basketball Talk, Mallory Wilmouth
Season 11 of the Carolina Insider Podcast begins as UNC Football training camp is in full swing (3:36). Carolina Basketball continues to adjust its roster...
Wed Aug 12, 2026
Chapel Hill’s Breadman’s Closed, Padlocked by Sheriff’s Office After Defaulting Lease
Could a Chapel Hill breakfast and lunch favorite be gone for good? Breadman’s in the Elliott Square shopping center was at least closed for Wednesday,...
Tue Aug 11, 2026
UNC's ties with Ireland go back centuries
UNC Football will make history when it plays its first international game against TCU on Aug. 29 in Dublin. But did you know that there...
Mon Aug 10, 2026