Heather Gray Named Vice President and General Manager of WRAL and FOX 50
Historic appointment ushers in unified leadership for WRAL-TV, New Media, and Digital Solutions RALEIGH, N.C. — 6-27-25 — Capitol Broadcasting Company is proud to announce the appointment of Heather Gray as Vice President and General Manager of WRAL-TV and FOX 50. This marks a transformative and historic moment for the organization—bringing WRAL-TV, New Media, and […]
Heather Gray Named Interim General Manager of WRAL-TV and FOX 50
Leadership change at Capitol Broadcasting Company’s WRAL-TV/FOX 50 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) today announced that longtime local media leader Heather Gray has been named Interim General Manager of WRAL-TV (NBC) and WRAZ-TV/FOX 50 (FOX). Gray, who currently serves as Station Manager for WRAL-TV, FOX 50, and WILM-TV, steps into this leadership role to oversee […]
Applications Being Accepted for 2024 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 38th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2024 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 postmarked or emailed by […]
Passion, Community Engagement: How CBC’s Jheri Hardaway Found a Path to Serve Through the United Way
Capitol Broadcasting Company holds supporting the community as a high priority and loves that we have employees who are making that company vision a personal mission as well. FOX 50 Strategic Accounts Manager Jheri Hardaway found a way to parlay her passion into making a difference for some students in the Triangle. She recently sat […]
Second Group of Emerging Leaders Graduate From CBC Intern and Leadership Program
The 2023 class of Emerging Leaders became Goodmon Fellows on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The interns in Capitol Broadcasting’s sophomore year of the new program with Leadership Triangle graduated at a luncheon in the PNC Triangle Club at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park with their CBC mentors and LT coaches in the crowd. “Leadership Triangle, […]
Learning to Work to Your Strengths: Emerging Leaders Profile on Tillia Leary
For the past 4 months, 11 students from three local universities, NC Central University, Shaw and St. Augustine’s, have been interning in Capitol Broadcasting divisions through the second year of the Emerging Leaders Program. A partnership between CBC and Leadership Triangle, the program combines hands on learning in departments aligned to their interests along with […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2023 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 37th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2023 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 postmarked by August 31, […]
New WRAL Documentary “The Crisis Next Door” Debuts March 15th
The New WRAL Documentary Takes A Closer Look into Fentanyl’s Impact on North Carolinians North Carolina is in the grip of a drug overdose epidemic, with fentanyl being the primary culprit. The new WRAL Documentary focusing on fentanyl’s impact, The Crisis Next Door, debuts Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL. More than 4,000 […]
Check Out The Big Reveal: WRAL’s Super Bowl Half-Time Commercial
WRAL-TV unveiled the super secret Super Bowl commercial with a very special surprise guest during half-time on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Former UNC Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams unveiled himself as the Tar Heel mascot at the end of the spot! (Watch above.) Watch the extended version of the spot: Check out all the fun […]
Join CBC as we light towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount
At 7 p.m. on Nov. 30 the tradition is tripled. WRAL will light towers at WRAL’s Western Boulevard studios, on American Tobacco Campus in Durham and at Rocky Mount Mills. Join WRAL on Nov. 30 as we celebrate one of our favorite holiday traditions – the 64th annual lighting of the WRAL-TV tower, creating a […]