"Oppenheimer" just took home seven Oscars at the recent Academy Awards. The movie chronicles the development of the atomic bomb... but did you know there was a WBT connection? Mark Garrison  explores the secret role our station played in one of the most famous stories in American history.

"Oppenheimer" just took home seven Oscars at the recent Academy Awards. The movie chronicles the development of the atomic bomb... but did you know there was a WBT connection? Mark Garrison  explores the secret role our station played in one of the most famous stories in American history.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.

Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!

Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.
Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!
Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.

Mark Garrison Reports

Mark Garrison Reports: Oppenheimer Ties To WBT

WBT News Director Mark Garrison introduces us to an unlikely love story.  A former cop and a PHD who found romance by grabbing, twisting, and flipping each other. It's a story filled with bumps, bruises, even black eyes --- but they've turned their passion for martial arts into gold medals ---- and a successful business.

WBT News Director Mark Garrison introduces us to an unlikely love story.  A former cop and a PHD who found romance by grabbing, twisting, and flipping each other. It's a story filled with bumps, bruises, even black eyes --- but they've turned their passion for martial arts into gold medals ---- and a successful business.

Mark Garrison Reports: Gastonia Couple Found Love...By Fighting!

Ahead of President Biden’s visit to NC on Tuesday, WBT News Director Mark Garrison interviewed White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. When he asked her about the President’s mental acuity… she abruptly ended the conversation.

Ahead of President Biden’s visit to NC on Tuesday, WBT News Director Mark Garrison interviewed White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. When he asked her about the President’s mental acuity… she abruptly ended the conversation.

Mark Garrison Reports: The Dial Tone Heard Around The Country

Parents at Palisades High School in Charlotte are demanding action after teachers urged kids to read sexually explicit books from the school library. 

The interim superintendent is expected to announce a new strategy for approving books in school libraries in an effort to calm the controversy. 

Parents at Palisades High School in Charlotte are demanding action after teachers urged kids to read sexually explicit books from the school library. 
The interim superintendent is expected to announce a new strategy for approving books in school libraries in an effort to calm the controversy.

Mark Garrison Reports: Oppenheimer Ties To WBT

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