American Tobacco Makes Headlines for 10th Anniversary

American Tobacco

As American Tobacco gets ready to host a huge block party to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the renovated and re-envisioned campus is dominating the headlines. On Wednesday, September 3rd, NPR’s The State of Things featured a panel discussion on American Tobacco’s 10th anniversary featuring CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon: American Tobacco Turns 10 In […]

Goodmons Talk American Tobacco and Personal Legacy on WUNC

Jim & Michael Goodmon

What does Jim Goodmon want his legacy to be? “I think it’s that I worked hard,” he told his son, Corporate Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon, in a StoryCorps interview between the two. On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, WUNC-FM aired the discussion between CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and his youngest son […]

Capitol Broadcasting Company Conducts Another ‘Town Hall’

Fan Town Hall

Carolina Hurricanes Discuss Changes and Future 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) is conducting its second ‘Fan Town Hall’ featuring the Carolina Hurricanes and with three of the most influential people in the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization. The Q&A session is Wednesday, September 3rd starting at 11:30a ET at WRAL-TV. Topics to be addressed include the new management […]

Bulls Set New All-Time, Single-Season Paid Attendance Record

DBAP Welcomes More Fans in 2014 Than Any Other Season in Franchise’s 112-Year History With an announced crowd of 11,104 for the Sunday, August 31st game, the Durham Bulls have broken their all-time, single-season paid attendance record.  Durham Bulls Athletic Park has now hosted a cumulative paid attendance of 525,199 this season, surpassing the previous mark […]

Bulls Announce 2014 Goodmon Award Winners

2014 Goodmon Awards winners

Honorees Recognized Prior to Sunday’s Game Prior to Sunday evening’s game, the International League South Division Champion Durham Bulls recognized the winners of the 2014 Goodmon Awards. The 21st Annual Goodmon Awards, named for Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon, acknowledge Bulls players for their contributions to the success of the team both on and […]

American Tobacco Planning 10th Anniversary Celebration

American Tobacco 10th Anniversary

American Tobacco will soon be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the district’s rebirth. Over the past decade the campus has expanded to include office space, residential and commercial space, converting the abandoned warehouses into a vibrant destination. To mark the occasion, American Tobacco will hold a Block Party on Sunday, September 7, 2014. The fun […]

Durham Bulls Enter Final Week of Historic Season

Durham Bulls

South Division Champions Return Home Sunday with Chance to Break All-Time Paid Attendance Mark After clinching their seventh division title in eight years earlier this week, the defending International League Champion Durham Bulls will return to the DBAP this weekend to wrap up the final home stretch of an extraordinary season.  After a quick two-game […]

MIX 101.5 Listeners Help Feed Hungry Kids

Vanna Fox, Will Patnaud & Jami Caskey

MIX 101.5 listeners once again came through in a big way for the station’s annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive. “The day was a complete success,” said WRAL-FM Vice President & General Manager Ardie Gregory. “We raised $65,500 and over 8,000 pounds of food for Inter-Faith Food Shuttles BackPack Buddies program.  Once again the combination of […]

Durham Bulls Again Claim South Division Crown

Durham Bulls 2014 South Division Champs

Reigning Governors’ Cup Champions earn seventh division title in last eight years The Durham Bulls clinched the International League South Division title with a 4-2 win over the Gwinnett Braves at the DBAP Monday night, August 25, 2014, marking their second straight division title. The IL South crown is the seventh in eight seasons for […]

Bulls to Host Mobile Scavenger Hunt with Proximity Technology

Durham Bulls scavenger hunt

Last month representatives of the Durham Bulls baseball team installed about 100 proximity beacons using iBeacon technology throughout the ballpark and on the American Tobacco Campus, marking the first and largest rollout of proximity beacons at any minor league stadium. The Durham Bulls used proximity beacons call RadBeacon from Radius Networks. The short-range, Bluetooth Smart transmitters can notify […]