Full Frame Announces Partnership with Capitol Broadcasting Company and American Tobacco Campus

Full Frame Road Show

Partnership presents free documentary screenings through the Full Frame Road Show The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Capitol Broadcasting Company and the American Tobacco Campus recently announced their exciting partnership for the Full Frame Road Show presented by Capitol Broadcasting Company and the American Tobacco Campus. The Road Show presents free documentary film screenings to […]

CBC Launches Multi-Year Campaign to Fight Human Trafficking

Awards and Top Ten lists are usually a good thing, but that isn’t the case when it comes to an issue plaguing North Carolina.  Capitol Broadcasting recently embarked upon a campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and help its victims. Project NO REST launched in January 2017 and will continue through September 2018. A […]

A Ride in SKY 5 with a Big CBC Greeting Make Wish Come True for Mac

Make-A-Wish at WRAL-TV

Just two days after his birthday, the newly-8-year-old Mac Hogstrom had a dream came true as he rode in a helicopter for the first time.  Mac is no run-of-the-mill kid; he’s undergone constant medical treatment in his young life for liver issues.  And the helicopter was no ordinary chopper; Mac flew in SKY 5! Capitol […]

WRAL-TV Brings Home Seven Awards from MidSouth Emmys

Justin Arner

The 31st annual MidSouth Regional Emmy Award winners were crowned in Nashville on Saturday, January 21, 2017, and WRAL-TV came home with seven statuettes.  WRAL-TV Promotion Writer/Producer Justin Arner took home three awards himself, as well as being part of a team winning a fourth. WRAL-TV’s honors included nods for promotions, a documentary, and one […]

WRAL-TV Coats for the Children Breaks Record, Biggest Total Ever!

WRAL-TV Coats sorting

Ironically the coats sorting for WRAL-TV’s 2016 Coats for the Children Campaign had to be rescheduled due to the winter weather Mother Nature dished out in early January.  However, volunteers, including WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith, gathered at the Salvation Army on the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2017, and sorted the 6,423 […]

More National Kudos for the Bulls

Durham Bulls

Stadium Journey, a website devoted to the review of sports venues across the country, released its Top 100 Stadium Experiences of 2016. The site reviewed 761 different stadium experiences, and out of all of them, Durham Bulls Athletic Park checked in at ninth on their list. Check out the full scoop on the latest “Hit […]

Talkin’ Countryfide!

Ray Wilkinson & Bob Sadler

Do you know the meaning of “settin’ up, puttin’ in, comin’ off, and comin’ out?” If not – you are not as smart as a North Carolina tobacco farmer. Today, you will become learned (pronounced “learn -ed”) in talkin’ countryfide. Your teacher is Ray Wilkinson (1925-2004), CBC Vice President and General Manager of Tobacco Radio […]

Question Pondered at 37th Annual MLK Triangle Breakfast, ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’

James White

“Dr. King challenged each of us not to flinch in the face of hatred.  He taught us to work unwaveringly for the prophetic vision of justice and peace, teaching courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles.” – Rabbi Lucy Dinner Capitol Broadcasting sponsored the 37th Annual Martin Luther King Triangle Interfaith Prayer […]

American Underground Launching More Coworking Space in Durham

Gridworks

American Underground will launch additional coworking space in Durham in March, utilizing some 7,000 square feet of space in the historic S.H. Kress & Co. building, which was built in 1933.. Called “Gridworks,” the new effort is the latest in a series of projects developed by AU, which is based at the American Tobacco Historic […]

Habel Reflects on 2016 Sports Highlights at CBC

Durham Bulls Top Ten of 2016

Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel took a moment after 2017 began to reflect on the past year for the Durham Bulls and sports at CBC.  Here’s the latest from his Note to Self blog: !!! Happy New Year !!! I’ve been in holiday hibernation mode – too much snacking and napping – but it’s […]