New Civil Rights Mural at FOX 50 Family Fest
You don’t want to miss the large mural depicting the Durham Civil Rights Movement at the FOX 50 Family Fest, a new addition to the annual event. Children can color the mural and learn more about the history of the Durham Civil Rights Movement while having fun. The mural is sponsored by Durham Tech and […]
It’s Not Too Late To Participate: The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge
The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge is back for a fifth year of holly, jolly prize awarding fun for nonprofits and the companies that support them! More eyes than ever will be on American Tobacco as construction continues on the Aloft Hotel, an all-star lineup heads to DPAC and a bigger and better than ever American […]
A Fun Free Day for the Family: FOX 50’s Family Fest Scheduled for October 4th
The 2014 FOX 50 Family Fest is coming! Bring the kids out to American Tobacco on Saturday, October 4th for the 6th Annual FOX 50 Family Fest and the 8th Annual Great American Tobacco Duck Race. The free event will include plenty of activities for the entire family. The fun begins at 11am and runs […]
CBC Domestic Violence Effort #eNOughNC Generates National Following
It started thirteen days ago with a late afternoon meeting to talk about what sister stations WRAL and WRAZ (FOX 50) could do about domestic violence. Twelve hours later, it was a company-wide, multi-media effort that would start a community conversation about help and hope. The company launched “eNOughNC” with a 60-second PSA and a 90-second […]
WRAL To Host Domestic Violence Phone Bank Thursday Night
Capitol Broadcasting launched a campaign to combat domestic violence last week during NFL Thursday Night Football and will continue the effort this Thursday, September 18, 2014, with a phone bank during the evening news. The eNOughNC effort to prevent and end domestic violence is getting national press: TVNewsCheck: WRAL-TV Tackles Domestic Violence During NFL Game […]
CBC Says eNOugh to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has sadly been in the news lately—and this week intensely, and Capitol Broadcasting decided to step up and do something about it. WRAL-TV and FOX 50 staffers worked quickly to put together a plan to raise awareness and provide information to help. “It’s the big, worthwhile, difference-making kind of project that makes me […]
FOX 50’s Charles Tells Tale of Visit to Set of ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Tis the season for fall premieres, and several CBC’ers recently headed to Wilmington for a sneak peek behind the scenes at the filming of the new season of Sleepy Hollow. FOX 50 Creative Services Producer/Social Media Coordinator Phillip Charles wrote about the trip with WRAL-TV Anchor Lynda Loveland and WRAL-TV Photographer Tom Normanly. “Act normal. […]
Introducing the ‘Duck Cam’
Working in CBC promotions requires a great deal of creativity from our talented staffers. FOX 50 Producer Scott Reid recently upped his game when creating a new way to capture the action at the Great American Tobacco Duck Race in FOX 50’s annual Family Fest. Meet the ‘Duck Cam’. Reid mounted a go-pro camera on […]
Meet Me In St. Louis
by FOX 50 Marketing Coordinator Terri Overby When our promotional partner Second Street Media announced they were hosting their first annual Media Summit in St. Louis, I jumped at the chance to go. I was asked to do a presentation on our award-winning Lip Dub campaign and co-host a roundtable discussion on Sales Promotional Events […]
WRAL’s Loveland Joins CBC’ers Taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Several CBC’ers have gotten on board with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that’s sweeping social media. Many WRAL staffers recently took the plunge, inspired by meeting Chris Rosati, a man who despite his ALS diagnosis has been inspiring other to think BIGG. The idea is simple, dump a bucket of ice water on your head […]