American Tobacco To Light Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays at Friday Celebration
Join American Tobacco for the count down to the start of the holidays with the annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting celebration. There is always a chance of snow, along with sensational community choral groups and other surprises! The 13th Annual Lighting will take place on Friday, December 1, 2017, with the fun beginning at 6pm. […]
CBC Towers in Raleigh, Durham Light Way to the Holidays
A Christmas tree 300 feet tall? No, it’s the WRAL-TV tower , alight for the Christmas season. In 2017, the annual tower lighting tradition gets glowing on Dec. 1 in both Raleigh, at WRAL Studios, and in Durham’s American Tobacco Historic District. In each location, carols and Christmas stories precede the lighting of the tower. […]
CBC Announces Promotions in Corporate, Real Estate, Baseball Operations
Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc., the parent company of WRAL-TV, WRAL.com and the Durham Bulls among other media, real estate and sports interests, announced the promotions Tuesday of three senior employees. George Habel, a 34-year CBC employee who as vice president of Capitol Sports oversaw two Triple-A National Championship titles for the Durham Bulls, will leave […]
New Roles at American Underground and Capitol Broadcasting Company
Adam Klein Moves to Strategic Position Across CBC Divisions Doug Speight Named Executive Director at American Underground On Nov. 9, 2017, Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) announced two new positions: Adam Klein will leave his five year role as chief strategist at The American Underground startup hub to take on a newly created post: director of strategy […]
American Tobacco Now Accepting Donations for Tree of Bikes
Help American Tobacco gift 250 new bikes to deserving Durham kids this holiday season! Bikes and helmets are now being collected for the third year the downtown Durham campus has sponsored the Tree of Bikes. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Buy a NEW, fully assembled bike for a 4-13 year old child. (Don’t forget the helmet.) Drop […]
American Tobacco Treats First Responders to Free Lunch
American Tobacco produced its second annual First responders Appreciation Day on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. ATC, AU and DBAP staff members handed 500 meals and gifts to Durham County First Responders from these divisions: Durham City Police Department Durham City Fire Department Durham County Sheriff’s Office Durham County EMS NC State Highway Patrol Duke University […]
WRAL-TV, American Tobacco & Rocky Mount Mills Help Food Bank Collect 21 Tons for Hurricane Victims
The list of Hurricanes wreaking havoc on the United States and Caribbean islands during the past few weeks has been staggering, as has the devastation and need left in their wakes. To help, WRAL-TV and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC got together for a ‘food-raising’ drive for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey […]
“Connections to Folk” Now On Display at American Tobacco’s Reed Building Gallery
American Tobacco recently unveiled a new art exhibit, “Connections to Folk.” The artworks in this collection contain both traditional examples of folk art and contemporary practices directly inspired by folk art from the CBC collection. “Connections to Folk” opened on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, and will be on display through November 10th. The collection can […]
American Tobacco Launches New Holiday Project
American Tobacco is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Durham to make a difference this holiday season. This brand new holiday endeavor for American Tobacco has a big goal – to fund an actual Habitat home, a tiny home at 504 square feet, by building a 4’ x 5’ x 6’ playhouse. A total of […]
“Because No One Else Would” American Tobacco Campus
During the big war, we’re talking about the Civil War, Union soldiers discovered something the boys in gray already knew; southern tobacco was very good. When the Yankees returned to their northern homes, they yearned to draw-in the aroma of freshly roasted tobacco. They craved the top grade Bright Leaf tobacco, so much that they […]