American Tobacco River Comes to Life

American Tobacco River Comes to Life The Durham Fire Department helped begin the process of filling the river. Things are cooling off at the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham. The man-made river built through the heart of the 16-acre complex has been filled with approximately 440,000 gallons of water. On Tuesday, July 13, […]

Durham Bulls, Minor League Baseball Top Family Bargain

Durham Bulls, Minor League Baseball Top Family Bargain Fans leaving stadiums after Minor League Baseball games invariably are wearing smiles on their faces. It is the nature of the experience. A fan cost survey shows that those fans are smiling when they leave the ticket window as well. The games are not only quality family […]

Pelicans Light Up the Sky on Independence Day

Pelicans Light Up the Sky on Independence Day A fireworks show capped off the evening of live music and baseball. The Long Bay Symphony entertained the crowd during the evening. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans took the Fourth of July weekend as a reason to celebrate in a big way. On July 3rd, the Class A […]

WRAL-TV & WRAL-FM Rack Up Metro Honors

WRAL-TV & WRAL-FM Rack Up Metro Honors The Triangle’s Metro Magazine recently published its Metro Bravo Awards for 2004, and several CBC personalities ranked among its list of the “Best of the Best.” The annual poll appeared in the publication’s June and July issues, a result of what Metro readers say are the stop services, […]

American Tobacco Hosts Teen Smoking Prevention Tour

American Tobacco Hosts Teen Smoking Prevention Tour TRU – Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. – will be making a stop at the American Tobacco Historic District as part of the traveling program’s summer tour. ATHD will host the afternoon festival on Saturday, July 17th, from 3-6pm. The event will be part casting call and part teen tobacco-use […]

WRAL Azalea Celebration Now Accepting Applications

WRAL Azalea Celebration Now Accepting Applications The 19th Annual Azalea Celebration recently began accepting applications from non-profits for over 10,000 azalea plants. WRAL-TV, WRAL-FM and NC Beautiful have once again partnered in the giveaway intended to further beautify the state of North Carolina. Winning groups will be notified after the close of the application time […]

Gimme the Mike Encore Presentation

Gimme the Mike Encore Presentation The Triangle saw Jason Carroll take home the grand prize on FOX50’s live finale of its hit local talent program Gimme the Mike on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. Now FOX50 is giving its viewers another chance to see Carroll’s victory. FOX50 will broadcast an encore presention of the one-hour Finale […]

WRAL Newscasts Dominate Ratings for May Sweeps

WRAL Newscasts Dominate Ratings for May Sweeps WRAL-TV & FOX50 Win Key Time Periods Viewers recognize the excellence of the WRAL-TV and FOX50 newscasts as evidenced by the results of the May sweeps season for 2004. The numbers are in and show that WRAL-TV’s newscasts on both stations are dominating the Triangle. The ratings story […]

WRAL To Air Gubernatorial Debate

WRAL To Air Gubernatorial Debate On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 7pm, the six Republicans who will vie to be their party’s candidate for North Carolina Governor will go head to head on WRAL-TV. As part of WRAL’s Candidates and Issues Forum, that station will air a one-hour commercial-free debate. Each candidate will have one […]

Carroll Crowned As First Gimme the Mike Champ

Carroll Crowned As First Gimme the Mike Champ Twenty-five year old Jason Carroll sang his way to victory on the Gimme the Mike finale. Franklinton’s Jason Carroll won the hearts of the audience and the votes of the judges to become the Triangle’s first Gimme the Mike winner during the live finale on Wednesday, July […]