DURM Night, Fireworks Shows Highlight Bulls’ Homestand
$1 Concessions, Kids Run the Bases Also Scheduled for Weekend Series The Durham Bulls open a four-game series against the Norfolk Tides on Thursday, June 8 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The weekend set features the team’s second annual DURM Night, $1 Concessions, two fireworks shows and Kids Run the Bases. The homestand opens against […]
Durham Bulls Make Carolina Parent Readers’ Favorites List
Carolina Parent recently released its 2017 Readers’ Favorites awards list, and the Durham Bulls ranked as the Favorite Family Sports Event. The annual list, voted on my Carolina Parent readers, recognizes “the places Triangle families love to visit, explore, dine at and do business with.” Check out the other Favorite Going Places HERE See the […]
June Out and About TV Airs Wednesday
The June edition of Out and About TV, a monthly TV series inspired by our popular website, airs Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL. From the Mountains to the Coast, WRAL’s June Out and About explores food, family fun, and adventure in North Carolina. Enjoy traditional Appalachian cuisine, in the quiet and […]
WRAL-TV, Baez Honored by Salvation Army for Hurricane Matthew Coverage
The Salvation Army of Fayetteville recently honored WRAL-TV for the station’s coverage of Hurricane Matthew, both during the storm and in the days following. WRAL-TV Reporter Gilbert Baez accepted the 2016 Media Excellence Award at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. “In the spirit of camaraderie as a community, we want […]
Shelly Leslie To Lead New Audience Development Initiative; Jay Yovanovich Named Director Of Marketing for WRAL/FOX 50
WRAL-TV Creative Director Shelly Leslie is celebrating 30 years with the station with a significant promotion. Effective Friday, June 2, 2017, she is now general manager of audience development — a new Capitol Broadcasting Company division focused on growing the company’s digital video footprint. This division will run like a startup inside the company, creating […]
American Tobacco Acquires Big Top
Quest for tech talent, crucial to regional success, gets boost from merger, expansion of resources Job seekers and companies in urgent need of talent will now have a one stop shop to find and fill jobs as well as to find out the latest news and trends driving North Carolina’s innovation economy. The American Underground—a […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Partners with Professional Builders Supply
Capitol Broadcasting Company announced on Thursday, June 2, 2017, the acquisition of a substantial interest in Professional Builders Supply (PBS), a Morrisville-based building material distributor serving major markets across the Carolinas. The investment creates a new equity partnership among CBC and PBS founder and CEO Van Isley, CFO Steve Lochbaum and founder and Wilmington Market […]
WRAL Explorer Post 5 Wraps Successful Year
“I’m very proud to know and work with this group of young people, and can’t wait to see the great things they’ll end up achieving in the future.” – WRAL-TV Steve Elizondo The 2016-2017 WRAL Explorer Post 5 Team recently wrapped up their year of learning at the Big 5. WRAL-TV Digital Media Administrator Steve […]
550 Creative Team Earns Nine PromaxBDA Noms
PromaxBDA released their list of 2017 award finalists late last week, and the WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Creative teams, now familiarly known as 550 Creative, earned nine nominations. The annual PromaxBDA Awards celebrate and honor “the best in local media, marketing and design, driving excellence, creativity and innovation from the local market.” And the CBC […]
Tar River United Way Launches Sunday Supper at Rocky Mount Mills
The United Way Tar River Region held their inaugural Sunday Supper at Rocky Mount Mills on Sunday, May 21, 2017. The local nonprofit organization event was hosted by WRAL-TV’s longtime Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel. The idea of Sunday Supper at the Mills came from a similar event hosted in Raleigh that supported Hurricane Matthew relief […]