Chris Gilmore

Anchor and Reporter at WCCB-TV (Charlotte, NC)

Emmy Nominated WCCB Rising Anchor Reporter, UF Alumnus, News/Netflix/Nerdiness! 🏃🏽 ✈️ 🌯📷 Everyone has a story let's hear yours. Likes/RT's not endorsements

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Greg Parrish performs "Be That Fire," on Rising!

1 week ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

CHARLOTTE, NC – Greg Parrish describes his genre as “Country Rock,” and has been performing live music for over 25 years. His music journey began in high school as a member of the choir, and a variety band where he covered upright bass, acoustic guitar, and backing vocals. He says Chris Ledoux and Travis Tritt are some of his big musical influences.
Harvey B Gantt Center celebrating Juneteenth this week

1 week ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

CHARLOTTE, NC – Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a very important holiday for the African American community. Juneteenth is a day when enslaved people were in Galveston Texas were informed of their freedom, 2 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Harvey B Gantt Center located in Uptown will be hosting a series of events to highlight the importance of Juneteenth and black culture.
Council members in California city seeking solution to peacock population problem

1 week ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Council members in California city seeking solution to peacock population problem RANCHO PALO VERDES, CA – The peacock population has exploded since last year in Rancho Palo Verdes, California. City leaders say it’s time for *some* of them to go. Council leaders have a plan to keep the non-native population under control–after years of complaints about damaged roofs, fowl waste and traffic hazards.
Museum visitor breaks Italian museum chair display

1 week ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Museum visitor breaks Italian museum chair display VERONA, ITALY — An Italian museum’s worst nightmare happened after a valuable piece of artwork was seriously damaged. Palazzo Maffei in Verona released this video after a tourist broke a crystal covered chair in April. The artwork was inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings. Luckily, the museum was able to fix the delicate design.
NBA Hornets star Grant Williams partners with Char-Meck Library for summer reading program

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

CHARLOTTE, NC – This year, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has teamed up with the Grant Williams Family Foundation to present Summer Reading. The literacy program runs from June 14 through August 16 and is intended to promote the importance of reading, and to encourage reading for all ages. To further incentivize the joy of reading, participants will receive a coupon for a FREE Jr. Frosty from Wendy’s just for signing up and can earn more prizes as they continue reading.
Rise 'N Chime In: Favorite AI hacks

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Rise ‘N Chime In: Favorite AI hacks CHARLOTTE, NC- Digital has replaced analog and now a super-duper digital download is taking over. AI programs can help you plan better, save time, learn new things and if you are a content creator it take your posts to the next level. We wanted to know if our viewers use it and if so how it’s helped .. So over on our WCCB Rising Instagram story we asked you, “what is your favorite or best AI chat hack?”
Ukraine & Russia meet for peace talks

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Ukraine & Russia meet for peace talks ISTANBUL, TURKEY- There’ve been no major breakthroughs in the Ukraine – Russia War. Delegates met in Istanbul for a second set of direct peace talks Tuesday. The negotiations came just a day after Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russian air bases.. The talks started late, lasted just over an hour, and ended with an agreement to work on another prisoner exchange.
Rise 'N Chime In: How to verify who you're speaking with

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Rise ‘N Chime In: How to verify who you’re speaking with CHARLOTTE, NC – Imagine someone gets a text from you, but they’re not convinced it’s you. What is something they could ask to make sure it’s really you? We asked you, our viewers and the Rising Crew.
Crav'n Caribbean owner talks about "Keith Lee Effect" with Rising Crew

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Crav’n Caribbean owner talks about “Keith Lee Effect” with Rising Crew CHARLOTTE, NC – Crav’n Caribbean is located within City Kitchen at 2200 Thrift Road. It’s owned and operated by Carlos Abrahams who stopped by the Rising kitchen to talk about the restaurants viral moment following a visit from popular food influencer, Keith Lee. Abrahams says he is still happy to expand and serve customers authentic Jamaican cuisine while focusing on family.
Carolina Ascent headed to the USL Super League semi finals as the number one seed

3 weeks ago | wccbcharlotte.com | Chris Gilmore

Carolina Ascent headed to the USL Super League semi finals as the number one seed CHARLOTTE, NC – Practice makes near perfect for the Carolina Ascent. The women’s professional soccer team practices regularly at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. They are now headed into post season playoffs with a record of 13-6-9. The Ascent will take on the Fort Lauderdale United FC on June 8th @7pm. Click here for ticket information.