New WRAL Podcast: Panthers Playbook

Panthers Playbook Podcast

With rookie quarterback Bryce Young is expected to make his professional preseason debut this past Saturday, the Carolina Panthers number one overall pick would become the youngest starting quarterback in franchise history if he starts Week One.  It’s an exciting time for both the Panthers organization and Panthers fans. That’s where WRAL and 99.9 The […]

Holly Springs Salamanders Close 2023 Season with Thanks to Fans

Holly Springs Salamanders

The Holly Springs Salamanders wrapped another great season on Sunday, August 6, 2023.  The final game might have been a loss on the scoreboard, but the evening was a big win for the fans and the team, sharing one last night at the ballpark together. Salamanders General Manager Shari Massengill had kudos all the way […]

MIX Mornings’ Bryan Lord Survives the Hive for Listener to Win Beyonce Tix

Bryan Lord

No one can doubt the dedication of MIX Mornings’ Bryan Lord.  He recently braved a bevy of bees to help a WRAL-FM listener win tickets to the Beyonce concert in Charlotte.  He fought to “Survive the Hive” on Monday morning, August 7, 2023. The premise?  Listeners entered online for a chance to be called in […]

American Tobacco Campus Continues Refresh with Big Belly Containers and Green Furniture

American Tobacco green table

American Tobacco continues to refresh its outdoor areas with colorful modern furniture to include the installation of a new innovative trash and recycling system. Working with Landscape Forms, green picnic furniture and umbrellas were added to Blackwell Street to pop against the red brick and provide additional outdoor dining areas for our restaurants. Big Belly […]

Capitol Broadcasting Company Announces Increased Equity Stake in North Carolina Courage

NC Courage logo

Two-time NWSL Champions join fellow sports properties, including Durham Bulls, in CBC Sports Division Capitol Broadcasting Company announced on Friday, August 4, 2023, the addition of an increased minority equity stake in the two-time National Women’s Soccer League Champion North Carolina Courage, joining other sports properties including the Durham Bulls, Holly Springs Salamanders, the Coastal […]

Bark in the Park, Bull Sharks Night and Fireworks Highlight Upcoming Homestand

Bulls Homestand

Tacos & Tallboys Tuesday, Kids Eat Free Wednesday, Dollar Dog Night & Kids Run the Bases also among the fun The Durham Bulls are back for their tenth homestand of 2023 with a six-game series against the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple Affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals. The exciting week includes Tacos & Tallboys Tuesday and […]

Non-Profits Can Apply for Azaleas Through 2023 WRAL Azalea Celebration

WRAL Azalea Celebration

The 37th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration application period is underway. Non-profits in North Carolina can apply for up to 50 azaleas for the 2023 giveaway.  Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. […]

WRAL-TV’s Brian Shrader on Morning Radio?

Brian Shrader & Melissa Wade

WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Brian Shrader is no stranger to morning television news, but did you know he is also a familiar voice on the radio?  He recently paid a visit to some decades-long radio friends that he has never met in person. “Every weekday morning, I record news updates for both MIX 101.5 and Radio One’s […]

WRAL-TV’s Heather Leah to Share Underwater Hidden History at NC Museum Program

History at High Noon

WRAL-TV Multiplatform Producer Heather Leah has a knack for finding fascinating hidden history in the Triangle.  On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, she will be sharing a program at the North Carolina Museum of History in person and via Zoom.  “History at High Noon: Hidden beneath Their Waves” will explore the history hidden beneath the many […]

Final Salamanders Games of 2023 Season This Week

Holly Springs Salamanders

Don’t miss your chance to see the 2023 Holly Springs Salamanders!  The team has three more home games at Ting Park to close out the season: Thursday, August 3 will be the last chance to bring your four-legged friends to see a game.  Enjoy Bark in the Park to see the Manders take on the […]