Hahn Named NC’s Sportscaster of Year
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters of America has tabbed veteran NC State play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn as the state’s top sportscaster for 2010 WSM’s Gary Hahn is the NC Sportscaster of the Year. Veteran NC State men’s basketball, football and baseball play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn has been named North Carolina’s Sportscaster of the Year by […]
Bulls Cut $2,000 Check to Durham Literacy Center Thanks to Facebulls
Thanks to the Durham Bulls’ 800 new Facebook friends and the thousands of existing ones that encouraged them to become our fan, the Durham Literacy Center received a check for $2,000 from the Durham Bulls. As part of the team’s “12 days of Christmas” promotion, each new fan was going to count for $1, but […]
CBC Invites You to Free Interfaith Breakfast on Martin Luther King Day
CBC Invites You to Free Interfaith Breakfast on Martin Luther King Day For the past 20 years Capitol Broadcasting Company has been a key factor behind an epic Triangle event. The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast celebrates the life of the icon each year and will fill the Sheraton Imperial with over […]
MIX Continues Celebrating after the Season with the Holiday Payoff
MIX Continues Celebrating after the Season with the Holiday Payoff MIX listeners will have four chances to win every day during the MIX Holiday Payoff. Listen to win part of $20,000 in cash prizes. Here’s how it works… Every weekday, January 10 through February 4, MIX will announce a listener’s name at 8am, 10am, 2pm […]
A Tale of Two Cities – Brainpower & Illiteracy
A Tale of Two Cities – Brainpower & Illiteracy From George Habel’s Blog, Note to Self A recent study rated Durham as the fourth “brainiest” metro in America! Portfolio.com and the Business Journal publications ranked brainpower by MSA. Our metro includes Chapel Hill so we get credit for all the advanced degrees at UNC, Duke, […]
Early Show Honors WRAL Staffer in African-American Community
Early Show Honors WRAL Staffer WRAL-TV’s Nancy Vester (right) greets the Early Show’s Erica Hill on the new team’s recent visit to Raleigh. The new Early Show crew – Chris Wragge, Erica Hill, Jeff Glor and Marysol Castro – stopped by WRAL last month on part of their nationwide get-to-know-you tour. WRAL accountant Nancy […]
WRAL.com: Over One BILLION Served
WRAL.com tops the one BILLION mark for page views in 2010. On December 22, 2010, 355 days, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 9 seconds into the year, WRAL.com exceeded over 1 Billion page views for 2010. The milestone was duly noted on the outdoor marquee at the Raleigh, North Carolina TV Station. Thanks to WRAL-TV’s […]
MIX 101.5’s Toy Drive Finishes with Big Numbers
MIX 101.5’s Toy Drive Finishes with Big Numbers Radio Station Collected Toys for The Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program During the month of December 2010, MIX 101.5 partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Campaign to help collect toys for needy children this holiday season. MIX held six day-long radio […]
Montoyo Returns for Fifth Season with Bulls
Durham Bulls Manager Charlie Montoyo will return to coach for the 2011 season. The Durham Bulls recently announced Charlie Montoyo will return to Durham as manager for his fifth full season, a tenure second to only Bulls all-time winningest manager Bill Evers. Montoyo will be joined by hitting coach Dave Myers who returns for his […]
American Tobacco Winds Up Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge with Kringle Mingle
American Tobacco Winds Up Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge with Kringle Mingle Eight Winnters Announced on FOX 50 News & WRAL.com A crowd gathers at the Kringle Mingle at American Tobacco, cheering on their favorite non-profits in the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge. Area non-profits decked the grounds at American Tobacco with festive Christmas trees. Fans […]