Barbara Gibbs
Having covered all kinds of news, Barbara's passion is telling stories about the positive power of the human spirit. The Nashville Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Barbara with an Emmy for best feature story for "Homeless Singers," a piece about three homeless men in Raleigh with a desire to be gospel singers. Barbara earned an Emmy nomination for a second feature, "Barbara Gibbs' Little Valentine," a story about a young boy in Spring Lake, NC, who touched her heart on Valentine's Day.
Some of Barbara's most moving experiences: traveling to Newtown, Connecticut, to interview a powerful woman, the mother of a first grader killed in the Sandy Hook school massacre, traveling to New York City with a Durham breast cancer survivor to meet "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts. Barbara met a miracle family: a young mother with cystic fibrosis who survived giving birth and a double-lung transplant. She also had the honor of telling a soldier's story; local veterans in the homebuilding industry built a house for free for a triple amputee Iraq War soldier and his wife.
Barbara spent her early years in several states. Her family moved from Tennessee to Texas, then New Jersey, before returning home to family in the state she considers her second home, Alabama. She now considers North Carolina home.
Like every member of her family, Barbara attended Auburn University. She graduated with a BA degree in journalism (PR) and a minor in sociology.
Before coming to Raleigh, Barbara was the morning anchor and reporter at WTVQ in Lexington, Kentucky. She then moved to Virginia, where she co-anchored the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts at WSLS-TV in Roanoke.
Barbara enjoys college football (WAR EAGLE), traveling, baking, and spending time with her husband and two precious doggies, Darcy and Lily.
Barbara's Stories
Dip it or spread it, Pimento Cheese is North Carolina Made and there's even a festival
The first Pimento Cheese Festival in the nation started in the Wake County town of Cary.
Michael's Seafood world winning seafood chowder sold nationally: 'Put us in the hall of fame'
If you think great seafood chowder only comes out of New England, think again.
'Something's gotta be done.' Grieving father sounds alarm on North Carolina's fentanyl crisis
Due to a staffing shortage at the state lab, it took months before the family and police received the cause of death.
16 years after 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Raleigh family says it's a gift that keeps on giving
Before all the wildly popular home renovation TV shows, there was "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on ABC. Years ago, that show came to Raleigh and changed the life of the Riggins family.
Allergy expert talks about the main culprits wrecking your sinuses & what you can do to feel better
Are you sneezing? Nose runny? Eyes watering? If you've lived in North Carolina a minute or two, you know it's allergy season.
Clayton primary care physician performs magic as competitor on Penn & Teller: Fool Us
A local doctor appears on national television using his hands for hocus pocus, not healing.
Wake County female combat veteran, wife and mom joins 2022 U.S. Senate race
A woman from Cary hopes to be the next Republican Senator from North Carolina.
The Mac House shares recipe for Bacon Truffle Mac N Cheese
To celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day, here's how one delicious take on the classic dish is made every day in Raleigh.
UNC chief of pediatric surgery was first Black female pediatric surgeon in the United States
After years of hard work, Dr. Andrea Hayes became the first Black female pediatric surgeon in America in 2002. She now serves as UNC's Chief of Pediatric Surgery.
Incredible Raleigh Halloween display is an ode to honor 9-year-old killed in ATV crash
Dennis Winegard has been keeping a secret for years. Only his close friends and neighbors know.