The Gaddy Foundation
The Gaddy Foundation was created by Charles R. Gaddy and wife Nancy R. Gaddy for the purpose of assisting deserving students from Montgomery County, NC in achieving higher education.
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Meet Charlie Gaddy, a retired and long-time television news anchor with WRAL-TV Charlie, who grew up in Biscoe, NC, broke into broadcasting by serving as a Paige at NBC, later becoming one of the most respected television news anchors in the business.
(Winter 1959) Charlie Gaddy working as a page at WRC-TV/NBC Washington, D.C. Giving a tour to school boys.
Charlie's words.....
In those days, NBC pages were dressed like admirals. Double breasted brass buttons and gold braid on left shoulder. Notice the size of the camera and the plaited cable. They represented the three basic colors and the camera mixed them into color TV.
WRC was the first NBC station build from the ground up for color television. It was dedicated in 1956 by U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhauer.
I started there in the summer of 1958.
About Nancy Rankin Gaddy
Nancy attended Baltimore Public Schools then enrolling at the University of Maryland majoring in English.
Upon graduation she was employed by The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in Washington, D.C. where she met and married the love of her life, Charlie Gaddy. The couple moved to Raleigh in 1960.
Nancy owned and directed the Raleigh Junior Cotillion where she taught social graces and ballroom dances to over 3000 Raleigh teenagers.
Nancy was highly intelligent with a wonderful sense of humor.
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