Leadership Change Coming to Leadership Triangle, American Tobacco’s Averhart to Take Helm
Winkie La Force, who helped build Leadership Triangle into one of the region’s premiere coaching and engagement platforms for emerging and established business and community leaders, will retire from her role as president in January. Jesica Averhart, currently community engagement director at The American Underground startup hub, will assume executive director duties by first quarter 2017 after […]
Mr. Smith Goes To Hollywood: WRAL-TV Anchor Gets the Scoop on FOX Fall Premieres
WRAL-TV Anchor Reporter Ken Smith recently took a trip to the West Coast to get an inside look at the slate of FOX shows premiering this week on FOX 50. He wrote up a report about the fun for Capcom: The FOX Fall lineup is in full swing on FOX 50. New shows like The […]
Deadline Approaching for Non-Profits to Enter 2016 Triangle Tree Challenge
Time is running out to have your non-profit participate in one of the most fun holiday fundraising events in the Triangle. The deadline for the 2016 Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge at American Tobacco is Friday, October 14, 2016 5:00pm EST. As of press time, there were only 19 trees left! Many organizations have already figured out […]
An Architect and Season Stats: The Latest Headlines at the Bulls
Statistics and designers headline the news about the Durham Bulls this week. The 2016 season drew to a close on Labor Day, but the Bulls didn’t want to let the year go without a roundup of final stats for the fans. And the Bulls also have a special connection with a brand new Washington, DC […]
Sister Mabel Gary. A Preacher and “Ratings Getter”
Mabel Gary Philpot – or “Sister Gary” as she was known in the pulpit and on the air, came to WRAL-AM in the 1940s to host a gospel music program on Sunday evenings. She was the first African-American to host a regularly-scheduled radio show in Raleigh. A native of Abingdon, Virginia, Sister Gary studied at […]
Bull Durham Beer Garden Now Open at CAM Raleigh
Beer and baseball are a great fit, but don’t discount the combo of beer and art. The Durham Bulls 2016 season is over, but that doesn’t mean Bull Durham Beer will be untapped until next spring. The Bull Durham Beer Garden is now up and running in front of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in […]
Dearth Season Means Temporary Move for American Tobacco Bees
This summer the bees in the hives at American Tobacco in downtown Durham got to take a road trip. Why? Bee Downtown shares the scoop in a recent article in the e-news and website, “American Tobacco Apiary Goes on a Summer Vacation.” Why the temporary relocation? July and early August for honey bees is known […]
MIX 101.5 Raises Over $478K in 2016 Radiothon
“Duke Children’s Hospital is in the business of providing hope. You feel it when you walk through the doors. Radiothon highlights the courage of Duke families and the generosity of the human spirit in the name of maintaining that hope.” – WRAL-FM Morning Show Personality Bryan Lord Thanks to the generous and kind MIX […]
MIX 101.5 Radiothon At Halfway Point: It’s Not Too Late To Donate
MIX 101.5 is starting the second of its two-day Radiothon strong for the kids at Duke Children’s Hospital. The event runs Wednesday and Thursday, September 7 and 8, 2016, broadcasting live from the lobby of the hospital in Durham. The brand new morning show trio – Kyle Smelser, Bryan Lord and Sarah King of Two Men […]
A Sampling of Celebrities Through the Years
Many celebrities have visited CBC. Check out photos of few blasts from the past and the present: Thanks to Corp’s Pam Allen for this capcom story. Pam Parris Allen is a former WRAL newscast producer/director who now works as a researcher and producer on the CBC History Project.