Bees and the City: A Surprisingly Good Combination

Leigh-Kathryn Bonner

Leigh-Kathryn Bonner started out as an intern for American Tobacco’s non-profit hub MissionPost last year while working towards an International Studies degree at NC State.  The third-generation bee keeper has now graduated, with an additional non-profit minor, and created a non-profit of her own, headquartered in American Underground, ATC’s entrepreneurial hive (pardon the pun).  For […]

SKY 5 Turns 36 on July 31, The Early Years

SKY 5

WRAL was the first station in North Carolina, and among a handful of stations in the nation, to purchase – not lease, a helicopter dedicated for news coverage.  WRAL General Manager John Greene said “Live coverage is the name of the game. SKY 5 can take us to places we couldn’t cover before, and it […]

Microspace’s Tilly Shares Perspective at InfoComm 2015

Curt Tilly

Curtis Tilly, Director of Enterprise Media at Microspace, recently spoke at the InfoComm 2015 Conference in Orlando FL.  InfoComm is the world’s largest conference and exhibition that focuses exclusively on the commercial AV marketplace. Tilly talked about the various content delivery solutions and managed services that Microspace currently offers the marketplace. His comments were specifically directed […]

Bulls Open Final Month of Regular Season with Ten-Game Homestand

Durham Bulls 2015

Longest Home Stretch of 2015 Features Packed Promotional Lineup The Durham Bulls return home on Friday, July 31 to begin a ten-game homestand featuring visits from the Gwinnett Braves, Indianapolis Indians, and Louisville Bats. The lengthiest home stretch of 2015 opens the final full month of the regular season, which will see the Bulls play […]

It’s Christmas in July!

Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge

It’s 100 degrees outside.  Sleigh bells and Christmas carols are the furthest things from your mind.  But, if your favorite non-profit is looking for a way to garner attention and possibly win cash, American Tobacco encourages you to start thinking about the holidays. The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge is one of the region’s most successful […]

Taking an Easy Step to Save a Life: WRAL-TV’s Chou Joins Donor Database

Renee Chou

WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Renee Chou recently took what turned out to be a very simple step to help save a life.  After hearing about Superior Court Judge Carl Fox’s battle with blood cancer and learning about the need for bone marrow donors, she became one herself. “70% of people with blood cancer are not able to […]

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2015 WRAL Azalea Celebration

2015 WRAL Azalea Celebration

The 30th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2015 plant giveaway.  Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be received or postmarked by September 19, 2015. […]

Reporting from Far Flung Places

Charlie Gaddy

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” – Mark Twain WRAL’s geographical broadcast coverage area is eastern North Carolina. But […]

FOX 50 Holds Local Auditions for Last American Idol Season

FOX 50's Last American Idol Auditions

On Saturday, August 1, 2015, FOX 50 will hold our last, ever, local AMERICAN IDOL auditions at Crabtree Valley Mall. The stakes are HUGE for one local singer – a guaranteed audition with the Executive Producers and a meet-and-greet with the judges – Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr – in Little Rock, […]