WRAL-TV’s Crabtree Challenges Crowd to Take a Stand at 39th Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast
“This is a breakfast of love.” – William Lucas, Senior Pastor, First Chronicles Community Church, Durham The ballroom at the Sheraton Imperial in RTP filled to overflowing with attendees of the 39th Annual Martin Luther King Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Monday, January 21, 2019. Capitol Broadcasting Company served as the presenting sponsor for the […]
Join CBC for the 39th Annual Martin Luther King Inter-Faith Prayer Breakfast
For the past 33 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. The 39th Annual Martin Luther King Inter-Faith Prayer Breakfast Monday, January 21, 2019 7:15 AM Sheraton Imperial Hotel, […]
CBC Hosts 61st Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration for Raleigh Seniors
Capitol Broadcasting Company continued an annual tradition, now over six decades, by celebrating the holidays with Triangle area seniors. CBC proudly sponsored the 61st Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Members of 30 Golden Years Clubs, all supported by the Raleigh Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources, […]
WRAL-TV Celebrates 60th Tower Lighting with Half-Hour Special, Client Reception
WRAL-TV lit the 300-foot tower for the 60th time on Monday, December 3, 2018. The evening began with weather reports from the fountain out front, continuing throughout the newscasts and culminating with a half-hour special at 7pm. Several special guests helped with the lighting, including WRAL legend Charlie Gaddy, recently retired anchor Bill Leslie, cast […]
Goodmon Awarded Wake Ed’s Highest Honor for Support of Public Education
The Wake Education Partnership bestowed the organization’s highest honor on Corp CEO & Board Chairman Jim Goodmon at their annual Stars of Education gala on Thursday, October 10, 2018. Goodmon received the Dr. Robert E. Bridges Lifetime Achievement Award. Goodmon was unanimously selected to be “recognized for his outstanding contributions in the area of public […]
CBC Distributes 5,000 Azaleas to Non-Profits in 33rd Annual Celebration
On Saturday, October 6, 2018, winning non-profits from across North Carolina came to Capitol Broadcasting’s transmitter site in Auburn to collect the plants each were awarded in the 33rd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration. CBC distributed 5,000 azaleas to 126 groups from across the state. The groups came from as far west as Boone and as […]
Steel Beams, Signing Ceremony, Punctuate Progress on WRAL-TV Construction
The footprint of the WRAL-TV Studios building is beginning to look a lot different as construction progresses on renovations that began in late winter. Earlier in August another milestone in the project took place as team leaders signed the final steel beam that will soon be placed in the structure. “The new building represents many […]
Capitol Women’s Network Gears Service Project Towards Teaching Middle School Girls about Tech
Fifty middle school girls in the Triangle recently got to learn about professional careers in technology and news thanks to a service project of the Capitol Women’s Network (CWN). CBC created the CWN in 2016, to help women in our company connect and develop both professionally and personally. And those women used their 2018 project […]
CBC and Durham Bulls To Sponsor Vintage Base Ball Event on Saturday
Capitol Broadcasting and the Durham Bulls are sponsoring a unique event on Saturday, August 11, 2018, a vintage “base ball” game to benefit the Duke Homestead. Corp Vice President of Special Projects George Habel shared the scoop on his blog “Note to Self“: Baseball Roots The Bulls have been celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bull Durham […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2018 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 33rd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2018 plant giveaway. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be received or postmarked by […]