Local Talent Wins FOX 50 Slot for Idol Audition in Philly

Close Window Tara-Lynn Sharrock wows the judges and the crowd at the FOX 50 Idol Audition, winning a slot in the actual Idol auditions in Philly. Tara-Lynn Sharrock is on her way to Philadelphia to audition for American Idol.  The 20- year-old artist from Youngsville, NC, will get a guaranteed spot in front of the […]

Football Friday Kicks Off on WRAL

Close Window And they’re off.  Today, Friday, August 24, 2007, marks the official start of the 2007 high school football season.   And WRAL-TV kicks off the 27th season of Football Friday. The WRAL-TV team covers 27 or 28 area games each week with a strong line-up of camera crews and reporters and assistants.  WRAL-TV […]

Tift Merritt to Perform LIVE with NC Symphony at WRAL’s Pops in the Park

Close Window Tift Merritt to Perform LIVE with NC Symphony at WRAL’s Pops in the Park FREE Concert Sunday, September 2 at 7pm WRAL-TV Broadcast on Monday, September 3 at 7pm UNC-TV Broadcast on Thursday, September 20 at 10pm Music lovers are invited to join WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Symphony for an evening of […]

Bulls To Host “Marines of Iwo Jima” Reunion on Thursday

Close Window The 5th Marine Division, who stormed Iwo Jima in 1945, will hold their 58th reunion at the Durham Bulls this week. The Durham Bulls are proud to announce festivities for the 58th reunion of the 5th Marine Division to be held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Thursday, August 23rd as the […]

Are You Ready for Digital TV?

Close Window Are You Ready for Digital TV? Capitol’s Deal with New Network Shows Change Is Upon Us Thanks to Local Tech Wire’s Business & Technology Manager Rick Smith for this capcom article. This entry appeared in the August 16, 2007 edition of Smith’s blog on WRAL.com’s Local Tech Wire. If you haven’t been tracking […]

Bulls Hitting Coach Inducted into Twins Hall of Fame

Close Window Bulls Hitting Coach Inducted into Twins Hall of Fame Bulls Hitting Coach Gary Gaetti is inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame on Sunday, August 20, 2007. The Durham Bulls are happy to congratulate hitting coach Gary Gaetti for being inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame this past weekend. Gaetti, […]

Program Director joins 99.9 FM at Capitol Broadcasting Company

Program Director joins 99.9 FM at Capitol Broadcasting Company Dave Shore will lead 99.9 FM’s sports programming department A veteran Dallas broadcaster and sports reporter, Dave Shore, has been recruited to lead the programming department at Capitol’s 99.9 FM. The station is preparing to premier a sports radio format in the fall. Shore was Sports […]

WRAL Anchor Reflects on Visit to D-Day Locations

Close Window WRAL Anchor Reflects on Visit to D-Day Locations WRAL-TV Anchor & Reporter David Crabtree WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter David Crabtree traveled to France with UNC-TV this past April as part of documentary on World War II. Crabtree is helping the public television station catalogue the stories of WWII veterans from North Carolina. Those remaining 75,000-80,000 […]

Capitol Broadcasting Launches New Network

Close Window Capitol Broadcasting Launches New Network The airwaves over Raleigh-Durham and surrounding cities will soon become home to a new broadcast network when WRAZ-DT adds the new RTN, “Retro Television Network”.   On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, Capitol announced that WRAZ-DT will begin airing RTN’s “Prime Time All the Time” lineup on Sept. 10.  […]

Playoff Tickets on Sale Now

Close Window Playoff Tickets on Sale Now With the Bulls in the thick of the playoff race and only three weeks to go, the International League has given the team permission to put tickets on sale for the 2007 Governors’ Cup. As of Monday, August 13th, the team was 2.5 games behind Richmond for the […]