Bulls Mascot Celebrates Birthday
Bulls Mascot Celebrates Birthday Mascot Wool E. Bull celebrated his birthday on Sunday, July 8th, as the Bulls took on the Charlotte Knights. The Bulls, along with MIX 101.5, gave away a free ticket to the game for everyone who brought a toy for Wool E. Bull’s birthday. Over 100 toys were collected; they were […]
Pelicans To Host Legends Game
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2001 Contact: Bryan Dolgin, Director of Media & Public Relations 843-918-6016 Pelicans To Host Legends Game MYRTLE BEACH, SC — The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Sprint PCS will present the “Legends of Baseball” game featuring former Major League players. The game will be at Coastal Federal Field in Myrtle Beach […]
Bulls Break Attendance Record
Bulls Break Attendance Record Tuesday, July 3, 2001, will become a permanent part of the Durham Bulls record book. On that date, the Bulls broke a record for paid attendance. 10,916 fans purchased tickets for that game, and 9,512 came through the turnstile. While thrilled about the record, Bulls General Manager George Habel maintained that […]
Tom Suiter Honored For Broadcasting Career
Tom Suiter Honored For Broadcasting Career WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter received induction into the prestigious Silver Circle by the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Saturday, June 30. The induction recognized Suiter’s 30 years in television at a banquet at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza […]
Bulls Named To IL All-Star Team
Bulls Named To IL All-Star Team Hall League’s Only Unanimous Choice The International League’s All-Star squad has been named, and the Durham Bulls can boast the only unanimous choice on the roster. Durham Bulls Catcher Toby Hall Bulls Catcher Toby Hall ranks among the International League leaders in all of baseball’s Triple Crown categories and […]
MIX To Host Annual Fourth Of July Event
MIX To Host Annual Fourth Of July Event WRAL-FM will host its annual Fourth of July Celebration at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The free-admission event begins at 4:00pm on the 4th, and ends with fireworks from the grand stand. This year, MIX will set the fireworks display to music on their station. […]
Saunders Named Pelicans’ GM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2001 Contact: Bryan Dolgin, Director of Media & Public Relations 843-918-6016 Saunders Named Pelicans’ GM MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Gary Saunders is the new General Manager of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Professional Baseball Club. Saunders advanced from his post as the team’s Assistant General Manager & Director of Ticket Sales. […]
Durham Bulls Host Baseball Camp
Durham Bulls Host Baseball Camp The kids worked with Durham Bulls coaches and players to learn the ropes of baseball. The Durham Bulls hosted 114 kids for one of their popular summer baseball camps on June 19-21. The first of three camps this season, Bulls Manager Bill Evers teamed up with fellow Bulls coaches and […]
Goodmon Chairs YMCA Campaign
Goodmon Chairs YMCA Campaign The Capital Area YMCA, Garner Road YMCA and YMCA of Greater Durham are joining forces for the 2001 YMCA We Build People Campaign. Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon is chairing the fundraising campaign, which kicked off with a banquet on Tuesday, June 19, in the Triangle. These YMCA’s […]
SAP Translation of WRAL-TV Hits The Airwaves
SAP Translation of WRAL-TV Hits The Airwaves WRAL-TV officially launched its Spanish simulcast of the WRAL 6:00pm News on Monday, June 18. With a project that had been a year in the making, the translation of the news on the Second Audio Program (SAP) channel made WRAL the first station in North Carolina to simulcast […]