The WRAL-TV Tower: A Familiar Landmark

The WRAL-TV Tower: A Familiar Landmark The 300 ft. WRAL TV tower, a familiar landmark on Western Boulevard in West Raleigh, is being taken down to make room for the expansion of the WRAL TV studios. But don’t despair: a new 300 ft. tower is being built right around the corner. CBC intends to continue […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

North Carolina News Network Wins RTNDA Spot News Award

  North Carolina News Network Wins RTNDA Spot News Award The Radio-Televison News Directors Association (RTNDA) will award the North Carolina News Network with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in electronic journalism. The awards presentation will be made at the RTNDA International Conference in New Orleans in September. The North Carolina News […]

WRAL-HD Celebrates One Year Anniversary

WRAL-HD Celebrates One Year Anniversary According to Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, HDTV is the next technological revolution in the area of home entertainment. Goodmon thinks HDTV has to be the future of free, over-the-air broadcast television if this industry wants to have any future at all. And to stay viable, […]