One Year After NBC Transition: WRAL-TV #1 NBC Affiliate in Top 25 Still Top-Rated News in Raleigh-Durham Market
Just a year since changing network affiliation, WRAL-TV has cemented itself as the number one rated NBC affiliate in the Top 25 markets, and continued its 60-year legacy of local news leadership. In February, WRAL News was the most watched weekday news franchise in Raleigh-Durham day in and day out among households, total viewers, total […]
1967 Summer of Love and a Time Capsule
“If I could save time in a bottle – the first thing that I’d like to do is to save every day till eternity passes away.” (Music by Jim Croce) If you are not old enough to know anything about what was happening in Raleigh in 1967, don’t feel like the lone ranger – even […]
WRAL-TV First to Offer Local News Coverage with a Fleet of Drones
The locally owned NBC affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina has launched a fleet of drones bringing unmanned aerial technology to local news coverage. WRAL-TV was one of the first broadcasters in the country to obtain a remote pilot’s certificate from the FAA and has been working on its drone program since 2014. It was one […]
March Out and About TV Airs Wednesday
The March 2017 edition of Out and About TV, a monthly TV series inspired by our popular website, airs Wednesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL. What’s coming up this month: Sweet Pea Urban Gardens grows micro greens that pack a ton of flavor Discover a new taproom in Durham that serves wings, has […]
Bulls Support Career-Readiness Program for Made in Durham
The Durham Bulls made headlines on the Herald-Sun recently for participating in the career-readiness program to help alternative school students. Made In Durham’s Cyndy Falgout penned the story the Sunday edition of the Herald-Sun on January 15, 2017. The piece also appeared in the Made In Durham e-newsletter the next week. Falgout wrote about a […]
Doug Miller Joins MIX 101.5 Full Time for Nights
Capitol Broadcasting Company’s MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM is excited to announce that Doug Miller has been promoted to full-time status as nighttime air personality and creative imaging director. His previous experience includes time with KHFI in Austin, WNKS in Charlotte, KMXV in Kansas City, and WSTR in Atlanta. 5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Two Men and […]
CS’ Habel Takes Reins at Durham Chamber Board Chair
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel accepted the chairman’s gavel at the annual meeting of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce on February 9, 2017. Actually, he received an engraved baseball bat! Over 800 attended the annual event at the Sheraton Imperial at RTP where the Chamber celebrated its economic development successes of the past […]
Bulls Front Office Teams Up to Renovate Youth League Field
When the Durham Bulls front office staff started looking for additional ways to serve the community while team building together, they ended up finding a way to keep baseball in the mix. The crew found out that the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL) fields were in need of some TLC. They quickly knew that […]
American Tobacco Goes High Tech with New Daytime Parking App
American Tobacco recently automated daytime visitor parking by partnering with Parkmobile. The installation and tenant transition process was led by the American Tobacco parking operations team. The decision to go to paid parking at ATC was influenced by current visitor parking capacity and by the City of Durham’s decision to go to paid parking for […]
Fan Fest, National Anthem Auditions to Commence 2017 Durham Bulls Season
Free Event Featuring Batting Practice Highlights Opening Week of Ticket Sales The Durham Bulls will host their 2017 Fan Fest presented by Delta on Saturday, March 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to kick off the 2017 campaign at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The free event provides the opportunity for fans to take batting […]