WRAL Viewers Give Record-breaking $125K to Keep Kids Warm This Winter
Imagine facing the recent polar vortex without a warm coat. Thanks to WRAL’s viewers, thousands of children will be warmer this winter. WRAL-TV raised $125,000 for new winter coats and collected over 7,500 gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves in our 25th annual Coats for the Children Campaign which ended December 31, 2013. “Our […]
UNC and NC State to Clash in Duel at the DBAP
Only 2014 Meeting Between Rivals to Take Place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park The Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the athletic departments of the University of North Carolina and NC State University, have announced a one-time neutral site showdown between the two national baseball powers at the newly renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The “Duel […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines Child Poverty “Every Fourth Child…Still”
Airs Thursday, January 16 at 7 p.m. Every fourth child in North Carolina lives in poverty, a staggering statistic that hasn’t changed since 1986. That was the year WRAL produced a documentary on child poverty called “Every Fourth Child.” A new WRAL documentary called “Every Fourth Child…Still” revisits some of the people profiled in the […]
WRAL-TV Introduces a New WRAL.com
On January 17, 1996, WRAL-TV became the first Raleigh-Durham station to launch an Internet presence. Eighteen years later and the team at CBC New Media Group is keeping the award-winning WRAL.com at the forefront of technology and news delivery. On Wednesday, January 8, 2014, WRAL.com launched a brand new, responsive version of the site, designed […]
CBC Invites You to Free Interfaith Breakfast on Martin Luther King Day
For the past 28 years, Capitol Broadcasting Company has served as the leading sponsor for the annual Martin Luther King Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. CBC is pleased to continue its support of this very important holiday observance. This year, the event program on Monday, January 20, 2014, begins promptly at 7:15am and is scheduled to […]
A Tribute to Jerry Mach
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel paid tribute to long-time Durham Bulls Ticket Taker Jerry Mach, who died late week. Habel shared his thoughts in his blog, Note to Self: When Capitol Broadcasting Co. purchased the Durham Bulls in 1991 we unknowingly acquired an asset that would become priceless to our patrons and staff. That […]
American Tobacco Featured in ‘Our State’ Photo Essay
Our State features American Tobacco prominently in a photo essay about Durham in the magazine’s January 2014 issue. “Few places in North Carolina have such a prominent intersection of past and present,” starts the Our State article by Lissa Gowals and Brent Clark. “In Durham, farming inspires new technology. Murals grace the exteriors of gritty […]
Mandela Exhibit Debuts at American Tobacco Campus, Jan. 1- Feb. 26
Sketches from Imprisonment Highlight Provocative, Multi-Media Show Stirring sketches by the late Nelson Mandela highlight a new exhibit at American Tobacco Campus, Jan. 1-Feb. 26, that also explores parallels between South Africa’s apartheid regime and Jim Crow laws in the United States. “Mandela: A Long Walk” is a Triangle exclusive, with roots in Durham and Raleigh. […]
MIX 101.5 Hosts Boys & Girls Club Christmas Party
Christmas came early for some of the members of the Wake County Boys & Girls Club! MIX 101.5 staff members hosted their 2nd annual Christmas Party at the Raleigh Girls Club on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Club members enjoyed dinner then gathered around the hearth for story time with The MIX Morning Show’s Mike Chase […]
Enable America Pays 5th Annual Visit to CBC
Enable America participants visited WRAL-TV for the 5th Annual Enable America Career Mentoring Day this fall. The non-profit has now spent a half-decade in partnership with CBC, providing mentoring opportunities to disabled individuals, including disabled veterans. “We really appreciate the time and personal attention each attendee received,” Enable America Program Director Sandy Moonert told CBC. […]