2019 Durham Bulls Schedule Announced
21 Fireworks Shows, Late-Season Homestands Highlight 2019 DBAP Schedule The Durham Bulls have announced the team’s 2019 International League schedule. The five-time Governors’ Cup champions will open the 140-game schedule on Thursday, April 4 against the Charlotte Knights, and host their first home game on Thursday, April 11 against the Columbus Clippers. The 13-time International […]
Join 99.9 The Fan for 5th Annual Beericana on Sept 8th
Beericana 2018 is coming on Saturday, September 8, marking the fifth anniversary of the brew-centric celebration. 99.9 The Fan is once again partnering with 919 Beer for what has become a favorite annual Triangle event. Join over 70 breweries, 15 food trucks, 3 great bands, and a few thousand of your closest friends for the […]
Ready, Set, Miracle! Construction Set To Begin on Durham Bulls Miracle League Field
A Photo Story Corp Vice President of Special Projects George Habel reports that construction is about to begin on a special project near the home of the Durham Bulls. Both Capitol Broadcasting and the Durham Bulls pitched in with a $400,000 matching grant to jump start the fundraising for a new Miracle League facility, which […]
Tune in for “Clear the Shelters” Special Friday on WRAL-TV
WRAL-TV and MIX 101.5 helped the Humane Society of the U.S. empty animal shelters in the Triangle last Saturday, and now are celebrating their success with NBC for a half-hour Clear the Shelters special on Friday, August 24, 2018. More than 1,800 cats and dogs found new homes locally, with over 91,000 nation-wide. During the […]
Stormy, Wool E. Meet on Ice Before Hockey Night at DBAP
In anticipation of the Durham Bulls’ Hockey Night in association with the Carolina Hurricanes, the ‘Canes mascot, Stormy, took Wool E. Bull skating. No worries that Wool E. will defect from baseball anytime soon. He will be back on familiar turf for the special night on Thursday, August 23, 2018, when the Bulls wear special Canes jerseys […]
Hockey Night, Final Bark in the Park Highlight Penultimate Homestand
Bulls Team Up with Carolina Hurricanes, Host $1 Concessions with Only Seven Home Games Remaining The Durham Bulls host the Gwinnett Stripers for a three-day, five-game homestand at the DBAP from August 21 through August 23. Hockey Night with the Carolina Hurricanes, the season’s last Bark in the Park and 2018’s final $1 Concessions Night […]
Steel Beams, Signing Ceremony, Punctuate Progress on WRAL-TV Construction
The footprint of the WRAL-TV Studios building is beginning to look a lot different as construction progresses on renovations that began in late winter. Earlier in August another milestone in the project took place as team leaders signed the final steel beam that will soon be placed in the structure. “The new building represents many […]
38th Year of ‘Football Friday,’ 3rd Season of ‘HighSchoolOT Live’ Kick off Friday, August 17
WRAL-TV’s annual coverage of high school football begins in earnest on Friday, August 17, 2018. “HighSchoolOT Live” is back for season three at 7pm, commercial-free and debuting a brand new set. And then the 38th year of WRAL-TV’s “Football Friday” premieres at 11:35pm. WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Jeff Gravley hosts the first “Football Friday” of the […]
WRAL-TV & MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Team Up With Animal Shelters to Host Pet Adoption Drive
Clear the Shelters, Saturday, August 18, 2018 WRAL-TV and MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, in partnership with the Humane Society of the U.S., have teamed up with twelve local animal shelters to host Clear the Shelters, the fourth annual nationwide pet adoption drive. Each shelter will waive adoption fees on Saturday, August 18 as part of the […]
Fan Town Hall: Triangle ADs Talk Money, TV, Rights and Rules for Student-Athletes
In a wide-ranging discussion of rules, rights and the billions of dollars that course through college athletics, the athletic directors of Tobacco Road’s top three universities – NC State’s Debbie Yow, UNC’s Bubba Cunningham and Duke’s Kevin White – had candid answers for questions from fans, from each other and from WRAL’s Jeff Gravley. The […]