WRAL-TV’s Ford Named to Mid-South NATAS Board
WRAL-TV News Production Manager James Ford The Mid-South Regional of the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) recently elected WRAL-TV News Production Manager James Ford as a member of their Board of Governors. NATAS Executive Director Geneva Brignolo, with whom Ford has worked for years as an entrant in the Mid-South Emmy Awards […]
Raleigh Sports Radio Stations Launch HD3 Station
620 The Buzz (WDNC-AM) can now also be heard on 99.9FM HD3, located on the FM dial of an HD Radio. This is the first HD3 Radio station in the Raleigh-Durham market. HD Radio Technology converts the traditional analog broadcast to digital and provides advanced audio and data features that enhance the listening experience. Sports […]
American Tobacco Gets Set for Father’s Day Tribute Celebration
American Tobacco Gets Set for Father’s Day Tribute Celebration Pops for Pops Returns The Pops for Pops concert tradition continues for Dads and the folks who love ’em. The Father’s Day tribute concert will take place on the American Tobacco lawn in downtown Durham on Sunday, June 19th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. The Durham Community […]
New WRAL Documentary Goes Inside the World of Alzheimer’s
New WRAL Documentary Goes Inside the World of Alzheimer’s“Lo Lo” Airs Thursday June 16 at 7:00pm Her family has always called eighty-year old Lois Shoolbred, Lo Lo. For most of her life she was a charismatic career woman who worked in television and traveled the world organizing star-studded events with celebrities like Tony Bennett and […]
FOX 50 Creative Services Nabs Eight Promax Awards
FOX 50 Creative Services Nabs Eight Promax Awards FOX 50 Creative Services, the mastermind behind FOX 50 and WJZY-TV on-air promotions, recently racked up the wins in the 2011 PromaxBDALocal Awards. Winners were announced on Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Las Vegas during the PromaxBDA Station Summit. FOX 50 Creative Services snagged eight awards, […]
U.S. Army Selects Durham Bulls Athletic Park for Birthday Celebration
The Durham Bulls in conjunction with the 82nd Airborne recently announced plans for the 236th birthday of the United States Army to be celebrated at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday, June 14th at the Bulls game against the Norfolk Tides at 7:05pm. Major Jason Brown from the 82nd Airborne’s Public Affairs office determined […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL Partners with WakeMed to Expand Children’s Healthcare
Capitol Broadcasting Company, through its CBC/WRAL Community Fund, is pleased to announce a $100,000 contribution to the initiative which will expand and enhance children’s healthcare services at WakeMed Health & Hospitals (WakeMed). The WakeMed Foundation’s $20 million Just for Kids Kampaign, the largest fundraising campaign in WakeMed’s history, seeks to accomplish many important healthcare goals […]
2011 Free Concert Series Continues at American Tobacco This Friday May 27th
Steep Canyon Rangers Take Stage in American Tobacco’s FREE Concert Series This Friday, June 10th American Tobacco’s FREE summer concert series continues this Friday, June 10th, with The Steep Canyon Rangers. They are quickly becoming one of America’s finest touring bluegrass ensembles and have spent the past two years touring with Steve Martin. This year […]
WRAL Releases New Products for iPhone, iPad and Mobile Web
O-Fishel Weather app Designed for iPhone, iPad Users; Enhanced Display, Content Available on Mobile Web WRAL now has a free weather-only app for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. WRAL has released a free weather-only app designed especially for Apple’s iPhone and iPad, and WRAL’s mobile Web site has been enhanced with a new design and additional […]
FOX 50 Presents Checks to Lip Dub Winning Schools
After the voting window closed on 11:59pm May 8, 2011, and with over 1 ½ million page views, the proof was in the pudding, and FOX 50 had its three winners. Clayton High School was voted most popular video and would receive $10,000. Just like their video, the check presentations each had its own style […]