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 […]
BIGG Ideas Celebrated in Durham
FOX 50 and WRAL-TV Help Chris Rosati Honor Teens for Positive Impact The BIGG Premiere, which showcased seven Big Ideas from Triangle-area students, was a big hit. The event was a part of Chris Rosati’s BIGG Project (Big Ideas for Greater Good), a signature program of the Inspire Media Network designed to motivate students to […]
FOX 50 Receives National Award from the Partnership for a Drug Free NC
FOX 50 received the Partnership for a Drug Free NC’s 2013 Award for Excellence for being a top media station in the country running messages promoting drug awareness and prevention. This is the 9th time that FOX 50 has received this award which is presented to the top 5% of stations nationwide. Robin Lindner, Steve […]
Durham Man with ALS Brings Krispy Kreme and BIGG Ideas to CBC
CBC’ers on Western Blvd had a special visitor on Friday morning, July 11, 2014. Chris Rosati, who has quickly become a legend with his Krispy Kreme Cruiser tour, stopped by WRAL-TV to give donuts to our employees. “He was at an event at Pullen Park, and stopped here to give donuts to our folks,” said […]
Post 5 Teens Create Anti-Bullying PSA
The 2013-2014 Post 5 year has ended with another successful year. We had a record number of members sign up from dozens of schools in the area, we had new and interesting presenters from the WRAL/FOX 50 family, and several teams produced outstanding PSAs. FOX 50 Creative Services Director Kevin Kolbe headed up the creative […]
FOX 50’s Kolbe Interviews Stars at ’24: Live Another Day’ VIP Event
Jack Bauer is back to the delight of viewers everywhere, and FOX 50 is in the thick of the action. FOX 50 was one of four FOX affiliates chosen to attend the “24: Live Another Day” Red Carpet VIP Premiere in New York City earlier this spring. FOX 50 Creative Services Director Kevin Kolbe represented […]
Three CBC’ers Graduate from Leadership Triangle Spring Program
Three more CBC’ers entered the ranks of Goodmon Fellows on Monday, May 12, 2014. Leadership Triangle held its spring graduation in the brand new PNC Club at the Durham Bulls at the completion of the 2014 Regional Leadership Program. FOX 50 Account Executive Michelle Garrett, WRAL-FM Promotion Director Jenny Clements and WRAL-TV Sales Manager Dave […]
FOX 50 and WRAL-TV Receive Multiple PromaxBDA Nominations for Promos
FOX 50’s Creative Services team and the WRAL-TV promotions team picked up a total of 10 PromaxBDA Local Awards nominations last week. The awards “celebrate and honor the best in marketing and design from the local market. With more than 40 awards and 150 nominations, the Local Awards recognize the best in a variety of […]
Broadcasting & Cable Features Triangle Market and CBC
Broadcasting & Cable magazine recently featured the Triangle market and gave more than a passing nod to Capitol Broadcasting. “Angling for Viewers in Raleigh, Stations offer top tech tricks out of N.C.’s Research Triangle” by Michael Malone appeared in the April 14, 2014, edition of MarketEye. The article begins with CBC, WRAL and FOX 50: […]
Local High Schools are Winners in FOX 50’s 2014 Lip Dub Project
More than one local high school is singing “Happy” along with Pharrell Williams these days. Why? Last week FOX 50 announced the three big winners of their 2014 Lip Dub Project. The Grand Prize Winner? Gray’s Creek High School took home $10,000, for their lip dub of the catchy, happy hit. In fact, “Happy” was […]