ATC’s Goodmon Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge to the Dunking Booth

Michael Goodmon

Last week American Tobacco joined the long line of CBC’ers helping raise funds and awareness for ALS.  On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Corporate Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  James Scott Farrin had challenged him, coming full circle since the Durham Bulls has been the ones to challenge […]

Meet Me In St. Louis

Terri Overby

by FOX 50 Marketing Coordinator Terri Overby When our promotional partner Second Street Media announced they were hosting their first annual Media Summit in St. Louis, I jumped at the chance to go. I was asked to do a presentation on our award-winning Lip Dub campaign and co-host a roundtable discussion on Sales Promotional Events […]

A Closer Look at CBC’s Video Art Collection: Crops, 2012

'Crops, 2012' by Gerco de Ruijter

When Capitol Broadcasting renovated and redesigned our corporate headquarters and built a new addition last year, CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon envisioned creating a tribute to North Carolina artists for CBC employees and visitors to enjoy.  The halls of CBC’s Western Blvd location are now lined with original artwork including photography, textiles, paintings, sculptures […]

Help MIX 101.5 Help Hungry Kids with BackPack Buddies Drive Today

MIX 101.5's BackPack Buddies 2014

MIX 101.5 is hosting the annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive to benefit Inter-Faith Food Shuttle today, Wednesday, August 20th!  MIX will be broadcasting live and accepting food or monetary donations from 6AM – 6PM at two locations: Brier Creek Commons (in parking lot in front Dick’s Sporting Goods) Crossroads Plaza (in parking lot in front of Old Navy) Headed […]

WRAL’s Loveland Joins CBC’ers Taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Lynda Loveland ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Several CBC’ers have gotten on board with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that’s sweeping social media.  Many WRAL staffers recently took the plunge, inspired by meeting Chris Rosati, a man who despite his ALS diagnosis has been inspiring other to think BIGG.  The idea is simple, dump a bucket of ice water on your head […]

MIX 101.5 To Hold Annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive This Wednesday

MIX 101.5's BackPack Buddies 2014

Join MIX 101.5 for our annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.  Food and monetary donations will be accepted from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm at: Brier Creek Commons (in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods)  and Crossroads Plaza (in front of Old Navy). Find a list of types of items […]

New Steakhouse Planned at American Tobacco

American Tobacco

The scoop from WRAL’s Out & About: Another restaurant is headed to the booming American Tobacco Campus dining scene. Scott Howell, the chef behind Durham favorite Nana’s, announced recently that he will be opening an Italian steakhouse in a new building next to the Durham Performing Arts Center. Nanasteak will be in the same building as the upcoming Aloft Downtown Durham […]

WRAL-TV Hub for Future International Leaders

Steve Hammel, Dr. Siraporn Srisuwan & Donta Taylor

The United States Department of State and the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) continues to make WRAL one the places to visit while in the Triangle.   Recently a dignitary from Thailand stopped by the station during her tour in the U.S. These foreign visitors though the Dept of State and IVLP are leaders in various […]

The American Tobacco Management Office Has Moved…Again!

American Tobacco Management offices

From a construction trailer, to the Washington Building, to the Reed Building, then to a larger space in Reed, American Tobacco and the staff that manages the property continues to grow! With folks scattered in the American Underground, Rail Car and ATC offices, it was time to pull everyone together under one unified space.  With […]

French Students Visit WRAL-TV

French students

When you are known as the technological leader in broadcasting nationally and to some degree internationally, it isn’t a surprise that the WRAL-TV studios are a “must see” attractions. Our corporate office was contacted by the NCSU SKEMA Business School hosted a group of French students on campus from the summer. The students would be […]