Local High Schools are Winners in FOX 50’s 2014 Lip Dub Project
More than one local high school is singing “Happy” along with Pharrell Williams these days. Why? Last week FOX 50 announced the three big winners of their 2014 Lip Dub Project. The Grand Prize Winner? Gray’s Creek High School took home $10,000, for their lip dub of the catchy, happy hit. In fact, “Happy” was […]
American Tobacco Readies for Spring Events
American Tobacco Painter Mark Dover is sprucing up the campus for spring, the arrival of warmer weather and tons of fun slated for tenants and visitors to the downtown Durham destination. American Tobacco recently announced the schedule for Back Porch Music on the Lawn. The free concerts are moving back to the Amphitheatre next to […]
CBC Plants Pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention
Capitol Broadcasting Company is helping raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in both Durham and Raleigh by planting pinwheel gardens. CBC’ers helped plant pinwheels at American Tobacco and at CBC’s headquarters on Western Blvd in early April 2014. The pinwheel is the symbol of child abuse prevention, representing community efforts to provide children with […]
Vanna Fox Dances to Help Children with Disabilities
WRAL-FM Traffic Supervisor/Asst Morning Show Producer Vanna Fox will be directing traffic on the dance floor later this month in honor of the son of one of her close MIX 101.5 colleagues. Fox is the latest CBC celebrity to compete in the local Dancing Like the Stars, and when she puts on her heels on […]
WRAL-TV Breaking News Inspires Local Author
Did you ever think that a breaking news story on WRAL-TV could inspire a novel? Well that’s what happened to author Dr. Bonnie Vause of Wilson. She stated that upon coming home from a challenging day as the lead teacher of exceptional needs children, she wanted to relax and share her woes with her husband. […]
It’s Time To Cast Your Vote For Your Favorite Lip Dub
The entries are in and voting is open for FOX 50’s 2014 Lip Dub Project. Watch the videos and cast your vote for your favorite. “Lip Dub has been great this year!” said FOX 50 Creative Services Producer/Social Media Coordinator Phillipe Charles. “We have 30 entries, a brand new FOX 50 Lip Dub app, and […]
Hayes-Barton Baptist Church & FOX 50 Extend Partnership Through 2017
It all started several years ago when an elderly Hayes-Barton Baptist Church (HBBC) member was hospitalized and unable to make it to church for the Sunday service. Distraught by this and also realizing that other Church members faced the same problem, she set up an endowment to have the Church service broadcast live on TV […]
New CBC Cameras Worth Thousands of Words
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this article will fall short of that word count — but new pictures will more than make up for it! Over the last few months, WRAL-TV and CBS 10 WILM have deployed a network of high-definition video cameras across the Triangle, Fayetteville, and Wilmington areas. When the […]
WRAL-TV Captures the Excitment Behind the Bulls’ Home Opener
A News-side View from WRAL-TV Assignment Editor Kelly Riner The Durham Bulls kicked off their season Thursday, April 3, 2014. WRAL’s coverage of opening day started with live shots beginning in the morning newscasts. WRAL-TV Reporter Leyla Santiago and WRAL-TV News Photographer John Cox headed to the ballpark before the sun was up, and even […]
Full Frame to Honor Jim and Michael Goodmon with 2014 Advocate Award
Triangle Businessmen and Philanthropists are Long-Time Supporters of Full Frame The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will present its 2014 Advocate Award to Jim and Michael Goodmon. Full Frame’s Director, Deirdre Haj, presents the Full Frame Advocate Award in recognition of individuals who have supported the documentary medium and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. […]