Inaugural Wool E. Bull’s Baste Race
The Durham Bulls are hosting an inaugural Wool E. Bull’s Baste Race, a virtual Thanksgiving race. Two race distances allow for participants of all ages and abilities, while the virtual component means individuals from anywhere are able to participate. This will be a Thanksgiving 5K or One-Mile Fun Run you’re sure to remember! Beat Wool E. […]
Sunrise Broadcasting Community Action Campaign
Sunrise Broadcasting LLC launched a community action campaign to fund face shields for children as an additional or alternative level of protection for students as they return to the classroom. General Manager Valerie Brooks comments, “We are proud to partner with New Hanover and Brunswick County Schools on this effort to provide high quality face […]
WRAL News Receives National Recognition for Breaking News Coverage
NEW YORK, NY – Nominations for the 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were announced yesterday by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). WRAL News was among the nominations, drawing national accolades for remarkable coverage of Hurricane Florence in September of 2018. WRAL News won a regional Emmy earlier this year […]
Can You Identify These CBC People?
Name This CBC’er Who is this retired Vice President? Can you name this former Vice President? Who is this reporter? Name these two WRAL radio characters. Name this lady. Answers 1. John Greene John Greene joined WRAL-TV in 1976 as Station Operations Manager. Greene was named WRAL-TV’s Vice President and General Manager in late […]
Suiter Inducted into George Whitfield Hall of Fame
Former Sports Anchor, Tom Suiter is having a difficult time clearing enough space for all his awards, but he needs to find room for yet another one. He was recently inducted into The George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at Goldsboro High School, which is only fitting because Suiter was […]
WRAL’s Jeff Gravley Named NC Sportscaster of the Year
WRAL-TV sports anchor Jeff Gravley was named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year Thursday, January 8, 2015, by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. It is the second time Gravley has claimed the honor, also winning in 1998. “I work for a great company that gives me a platform to succeed,” Gravley said. “I am […]
CBC Stations & Personalities Again Top Cary Maggy Awards
WRAL-TV And Fishel Top List for All Ten Years On Friday, January 2, 2015, Cary Magazine released the list of the publication’s annual Maggy Awards winners. Voted on by readers, the Maggy Awards honor the best of the best in Western Wake County. CBC stations and personalities ranked high, and WRAL-TV won Best TV Station […]
Award-Winning WRAL News Expanding on January 12th
New 4 P.M. Newscast Will Air on Sister Station FOX 50 North Carolina’s most-watched news station is expanding to serve the viewers in its 23-county viewing area. WRAL News at 4 p.m. on FOX 50 launches January 12th and will be anchored by veteran news team Gerald Owens, Jackie Hyland and meteorologist Mike Maze. Owens, […]
CBC History Quiz
Can you answer all five questions correctly? If you can, you’ll be in the CBC Hall of Fame! By the way, all of the answers can be found on the CBC History website. 1. Name the person and location of the first “Action Cam 5” live remote shot in 1977. a) WRAL Farm Reporter Verne Strickland […]
Microspace Provides Nationwide Corporate Communications Expansion
For more than 20 years, businesses have relied on Microspace Communications to distribute content for corporate communications networks. Recently one of Microspace’s existing Fortune 500 financial information customers upgraded and expanded their network from 350 branches to 700 branches. At the same time this expansion was occurring, Microspace also updated technology across the network providing […]