Kids Voting Launches Fourth Year of Student Elections in Wake County
Kids Voting Launches Fourth Year of Student Elections in Wake County Kids Voting, active in Wake County since 1996, is participating for the second time this year in local elections for Wake County Board of Education and Raleigh Mayor and City Council (October 5), and municipal elections in Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, […]
The DBAP Still Gets Rave Reviews
The DBAP Still Gets Rave Reviews The Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP), one of the nation’s premiere minor league baseball parks, has always ranked high with the fans, the players, the managers, and visiting teams. Now, it also ranks high with The Columbus Dispatch, “Ohio’s Greatest Home Newspaper.” Aaron Portzline, a Dispatch Sports Reporter, visited […]
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Home Games to be Televised
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Home Games to be Televised The Myrtle Beach Pelicans announced plans to have their home games televised on WPDE/WWMB, the local ABC/UPN affiliate in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Pelicans and WPDE/WWMB signed a one-year pact to broadcast live 19 home games and any play-off games during the Pelicans 1999 Inaugural season. In […]
CBC – A Proud Supporter of the 1999 Special Olympic Games in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC
CBC – A Proud Supporter of the 1999 Special Olympic Games in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC For nine days in 1999, the Triangle will have the eyes of the world on us as we host the world’s biggest sporting event – The 1999 Special Olympic World Summer Games. CBC is committed to making […]
Wool E. Bull to Star in ESPN Ads
Wool E. Bull to Star in ESPN Ads Wool E. Bull, the mascot for the Durham Bulls, is slated to star in his own commercial for ESPN, the all sports network. Bull got his big break after Brian Crichton, promotions coordinator for the Durham Bulls and Bull’s agent, had the idea that Bull would fit […]
Local Teacher Honored with a Special Presentation from IBM and the Durham Bulls
Local Teacher Honored with a Special Presentation from IBM and the Durham Bulls The new Durham Bulls Manager, Bill Evers, made a special presentation on behalf of IBM and the Durham Bulls to a local teacher. Both IBM and the Durham Bulls have a strong commitment to the community and presented Joyce Moore of Glenn […]
Diamond View Office Building Nearing Completion
Diamond View Office Building Nearing Completion Diamond View is located adjacent to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, where the new Triple-A Durham Bulls will begin play this spring. In fact, Diamond View tenants will be able to watch the Triple-A Bulls from the balconies overlooking the ballpark. Diamond View is a four-story, 90,000 square foot, […]
Proceeds from Health Team Cookbook Benefit Area Organizations
Proceeds from Health Team Cookbook Benefit Area Organizations WRAL Health Team Nutritionist Lynn Hoggard presented checks totaling $15,000 to the Inter-faith food shuttle, YMCA Partners of North Carolina and the North Carolina Nutrition Network. Through a partnership between WRAL-TV and Hannaford Food & Drug Superstores, nearly 4,000 of the cookbooks containing low-fat remakes of favorite […]
Mark Conrad of WJZY Appointed Chairman of the UPN Affiliate Board
Mark Conrad of WJZY Appointed Chairman of the UPN Affiliate Board Mark Conrad, VP/GM WJZY & Broker for WFVT, has been appointed Chairman of the UPN affiliate board. Over the next year, Mark will direct the board in its advisory capacity to the network. This will extend our station’s capabilities in letting the network hear […]
WRAL-TV5 Helps with Hurrican Mitch Relief Efforts
New Tower Lights the Raleigh Skies this December On Tuesday, December 1, WRAL continued its long tradition by lighting the new tower located on the corner of Avent Ferry Road and Western Boulevard in Raleigh, NC. This tradition commemorating the holiday season has lasted more than 40 years. 1998 began a two year process of […]