Keeping Up with the Past & the Present at Rocky Mount Mills
As work continues to progress at Rocky Mount Mills, the restoration and renovation is garnering more attention in the media. Our State Magazine recently published an article about the generations of craftsmen, both past and present at the Rocky Mount Mills: Our State Magazine: Bricks & Barley Want to keep up with the latest at […]
Generous WRAL Viewers “Fill the Bus” Over Threefold for Storm Relief
On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, WRAL-TV joined forces with Go Triangle, the United Way of the Greater Triangle and the Raleigh-Durham International Airport to collect needed items for those affected by Hurricane Matthew. Generous viewers filled three full-size buses and to large vans with items. That means they will have over one full busload to […]
MIX 101.5 and Three Bears Acres Join Forces for Great Pumpkin Smash on Nov 5th
Are you already wondering what to do once Halloween is over and you still have jack-o-lanterns on your front stoop? How about joining MIX 101.5 at Three Bears Acres for a smashing good time! MIX 101.5’s Pumpkin Smash is a full day of family fun at Three Bears Acres. On November 5, 2016, Triangle families […]
Capitol Broadcasting Named to First Family Business Award Winners List by Triangle Business Journal
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, Triangle Business Journal announced the winners of the publication’s inaugural Family Business Awards, and Capitol Broadcasting Company made the list. According to the TBJ, these brand new awards “recognize family-owned, as well as closely held businesses, in the Triangle for overall excellence, innovation, ethics, philanthropy and contribution to the strength […]
“Radio with Pictures” – Battle for a Television License
In the mid-‘50s, Raleigh was still a radio town and WPTF was the powerhouse station. CBC was on the air with WRAL-AM and FM. The next frontier was television, and the battle was about to begin. Once again we turn to a chapter in Fred Fletcher’s book, “Tempus Fugit,” (published in 1990) for an inside […]
WRAL-TV Nominated for Multiple AP/RTDNAC Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and The Associated Press recently announced the finalists for their 2016 awards contest, and WRAL-TV made the list thirteen times. The Big 5 is once again up for Outstanding News Operation and Best News Website. And the WRAL finalists are: AP Awards Best Newscast (North Carolina) […]
Fill the Bus for Hurricane Relief
Join WRAL-TV in helping Fill the Bus for Hurricane Relief on Wednesday, October 26th The flooding after Hurricane Matthew claimed more than 20 lives in North Carolina and devastated homes, businesses and farms. WRAL viewers have committed more than $200,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Matthew through the American Red Cross Triangle Area Chapter, […]
Bulls Auction to Support Arts in Schools a Success
The Durham Bulls had such a success of their recent charity auction event with RUNWAY, that they extended the event a few extra days. During the week previous to Saturday, October 15, 2016, behind-the-scenes photography from the Bulls 2016 season were on display at RUNWAY and then a big event and silent auction took place […]
Color. HD. State Fair.
Many people associate the annual North Carolina State Fair with sticky cotton candy, gut wrenching deep fried food, vertigo-inducing rides, pettable goats, and parking madness. But, each year they come back for more. Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon delights in telling a couple of state fair stories that brought about “firsts” for WRAL-TV. Early […]
Listen and Learn: Bees at American Tobacco and Beyond
North Carolina’s #1 read gardening magazine Triangle Gardner recently did a podcast featuring the thriving agriculture scene in the heart of downtown Durham. Lise Jenkins, Host and Producer of the Triangle Gardner podcast, talked to Leigh-Kathryn Bonner of Bee Downtown. Bonner sprouted her start-up at American Tobacco, where she placed her first urban beehives on […]