WRAL-TV Brings Home Seven Awards from MidSouth Emmys
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!
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
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!
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?’
“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
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
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 […]
Capitol Broadcasting Invests $10K in WakeEd Partnership
Capitol Broadcasting Company has invested $10,000 in the Wake Education Partnership to support programming in Wake County Public Schools, the organization announced on Wednesday, January 4, 2016. CBC has invested a gift above $10,000 in the business-backed nonprofit every year since 2009 but has been a supporter since 1995. WakeEd Partnership invests more than $1 million […]
Snowbound 1959
Let’s face it – snow is fun, as well as a pain in the derriere. It is beautiful to look at but treacherous to trek through. But regardless of our age, snow brings out the suppressed child in all of us. The first thing we do is check the consistency of the snow. Is it […]
WILM-TV Becomes Independent Station on January 1st
More WRAL News, More Sports, and More Great Entertainment! WILM-TV will start the new year with a big change. As the ball drops at midnight on January 1, 2017, WILM will go independent! So, what exactly is an Independent Station? Simply said, an Independent Station is unaffiliated with any network. In other words, WILM will […]