WRAL, the biggest TV station in the Triangle, invited local Twitter users to bring lunch to their studios for a brown bag tweetup Friday afternoon. It seemed like a good chance to get a glimpse of the newsroom and network with local media types and other tweeps, so off I went.

The first person I met in Studio A was James Robinson (@jerobins on Twitter). When he found out I work at Cree, he quickly produced a flashlight from his pocket and proudly declared that it had a Cree LED inside. Sweet, I thought, I’ve been at this event for 5 minutes and someone else is dropping LED references for me.

As we ate our lunch, WRAL meteorologist/executive producer Nate Johnson told about some of the station’s social media efforts. He showed us the master Twitter list of all employees who tweet and told us about the station’s new site for moms.

Afterward, we gathered for tours of the TV Station. As I waited for my group to go, the guy who runs the @chathamnc Twitter account introduced himself. He tweets about news happening in Chatham County, NC, and also follows Cree on Twitter. He warmed my LED-loving heart when he told me that he really believes LED lights will replace CFLs someday. After all, he asked, why would anyone want lights that contain mercury like CFLs when they can have LED lights? Good question.

Overall, the WRAL Tweetup was a great opportunity to meet new people and get a feel for what goes on behind-the-scenes at the TV Station. But it was even better knowing that out of the approximately 50 people in the room, there were a couple who were proud to tout LEDs!

It means the LED Lighting Revolution really is gaining momentum, from a street corner of Raleigh, NC to a Tweetup at WRAL. Cree’s Ice Skating Tweetup has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 9. If you’d like a chance to meet some tweeps and ice skate under LED lights at the downtown Raleigh outdoor ice rink, sign up for free tickets here.