FOX 50’s Award Winning Lip Dub Project Returns
Winning High School Receives $10,000! The FOX 50 Lip Dub Project is back for another year! And brand new this season, there’s an app for that. Download the free FOX 50 Lip Dub app on your iPhone or Droid and vote to help your high school win $10,000! The fourth year of the popular and […]
CBC Hosts Annual Job Shadow Day for Local Students
CBC recently hosted our annual “Job Shadow Day” for middle & high school students who have expressed an interest in exploring a career in broadcasting. A roster of talented professionals from the staff were approached and graciously volunteered. Van Williams and Mary Eaton of CBC Corporate HR, along with WRAL-TV News Anchor Ken Smith, greeted […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Wins 9 Emmys at 28th ANNUAL MIDSOUTH EMMY® AWARDS, Including Top Honor of News Excellence for WRAL
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 shone in Nashville, Tennessee when the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Nashville/MidSouth Chapter awarded WRAL-TV in 7 categories, including the top honor of News Excellence. WRAL News has received the News Excellence award two of the past three years. FOX 50 picked up some hardware as well, with two […]
FOX 50 Tops Ratings with 2014 Idol Premiere
American Idol is back with a new panel of judges and smashing the competition, and FOX 50 is leading the way. On the premiere of the new season on January 15, 2014, FOX 50 did a 10.7 rating/17 share with American Idol, ranking #1 in the time period. Only 11 markets in the nation had […]
Leadership Triangle Honors Regional Thinking at Annual Goodmon Awards
“We can do anything we want if we work together.” – CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon Leadership Triangle honored several individuals and organizations for their regional efforts at the annual Goodmon Awards Gala at American Tobacco in Durham on Monday, December 9, 2013. The 6pm event took place in the newly remodeled Bay 7 […]
FOX 50 and Me-TV 50.2 Launch “Nifty Gifty Toy Drive” To Benefit Area Rescue Missions
FOX 50 and Me-TV 50.2 have launched their first ever “Nifty Gifty Toy Drive” to benefit the children and families of the Raleigh Rescue Mission, Durham Rescue Mission and Beacon Rescue Mission. From Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 15, you can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at our community partner site Park West […]
American Tobacco Celebrates Grand Opening of The Ice Factory
Come Skate Through January 20th American Tobacco recently held a VIP celebration to open the brand new ice rink, The Ice Factory at The Cage. Figure skaters regaled guests at the event on Thursday, November 14, 2013, with Wool E. Bull, Stormy and members of the Storm Squad on hand to christen the first-ever American […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Each Receive Midsouth Emmy Noms
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Each Receive Midsouth Emmy Noms WRAL Stays on the List for News Excellence The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Scienes (NATAS) recently announced the nominees for the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards and both WRAL-TV and FOX 50 made the list numerous times. WRAL-TV received 26 nods […]
CBC Honored for Building Addition and Renovation
Capitol Broadcasting recently received a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance for the new building and other renovations to its Western Blvd Campus. Capitol Broadcasting expanded its headquarters near downtown Raleigh last year, adding an additional building, renovating existing buildings and the WRAL Azalea Gardens and turning the offices into a veritable art gallery. […]
Expanded FOX 50 Family Fest a Hit
FOX 50’s Family Fest takes over the American Tobacco Campus on Sunday, October 6, 2013. The event also took place at Pullen Park in Raleigh on the Saturday before. View the Slideshow Both Raleigh and Durham embraced the expanded FOX 50 Family Fest and Great American Tobacco Duck Race on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 […]