“Radio with Pictures” – Battle for a Television License
In the mid-‘50s, Raleigh was still a radio town and WPTF was the powerhouse station. CBC was on the air with WRAL-AM and FM. The next frontier was television, and the battle was about to begin. Once again we turn to a chapter in Fred Fletcher’s book, “Tempus Fugit,” (published in 1990) for an inside […]
WRAL-TV Nominated for Multiple AP/RTDNAC Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and The Associated Press recently announced the finalists for their 2016 awards contest, and WRAL-TV made the list thirteen times. The Big 5 is once again up for Outstanding News Operation and Best News Website. And the WRAL finalists are: AP Awards Best Newscast (North Carolina) […]
Bulls Auction to Support Arts in Schools a Success
The Durham Bulls had such a success of their recent charity auction event with RUNWAY, that they extended the event a few extra days. During the week previous to Saturday, October 15, 2016, behind-the-scenes photography from the Bulls 2016 season were on display at RUNWAY and then a big event and silent auction took place […]
Color. HD. State Fair.
Many people associate the annual North Carolina State Fair with sticky cotton candy, gut wrenching deep fried food, vertigo-inducing rides, pettable goats, and parking madness. But, each year they come back for more. Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon delights in telling a couple of state fair stories that brought about “firsts” for WRAL-TV. Early […]
Listen and Learn: Bees at American Tobacco and Beyond
North Carolina’s #1 read gardening magazine Triangle Gardner recently did a podcast featuring the thriving agriculture scene in the heart of downtown Durham. Lise Jenkins, Host and Producer of the Triangle Gardner podcast, talked to Leigh-Kathryn Bonner of Bee Downtown. Bonner sprouted her start-up at American Tobacco, where she placed her first urban beehives on […]
CBC’s Ana Bonell Awarded for Helping the Local Hispanic Community
Ana Maria Bonell, Capital Broadcasting Company’s Latino Marketing Specialist, was awarded Friday for her dedication to the growth of the Hispanic community. Bonell started working at CBC in 2013 to take on the role of supporting the Triangle’s Hispanic community with individualized news and events coverage, including educational and entertaining opportunities for the community like […]
Capitol Broadcasting Again Honored on List of Healthiest Employers in Triangle
Capitol Broadcasting Company has once again been named to the Triangle Business Journal’s list of Top 25 Healthiest Employers in the Triangle. Corp Vice President of Human Resources Angie Emerline accepted the 2016 honor on behalf of CBC at the awards luncheon on Wednesday, October 12th. The event took place at Kenan Stadium at UNC-Chapel […]
Retail Trio Bring Local and Unique Options to American Tobacco Campus
Wedgie’s Sandwiches, Maybelle’s and Bella Trio Spa & Salon To Open Over the Next Six Months The team at American Tobacco Campus, a national model for urban redevelopment, has scoured the Triangle and beyond for interesting concepts to highlight at the award-winning mixed-use project. The results are unique, locally focused options for the 4,000 workers […]
HighSchoolOT Live Touted as Revolutionary by TVNewsCheck
Despite the extreme rainy weather, game cancellations and date moves, WRAL-TV’s brand new HighSchoolOT Live continues to cover area high school football games in a brand new format. Recently TVNewsCheck took notice, posting a two-part article by Paul Greenley, about the innovative addition to WRAL’s local sports coverage. Greenley’s first article begins: “Nothing like this […]
WRAL-TV Viewers Give $178,000 for North Carolina Victims of Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew left a path of destruction through much of central and eastern North Carolina, taking 20 lives, leaving thousands in shelters. Thousands more lost everything in the devastating floods and the waters are still rising. WRAL-TV quickly mobilized an on-air, online, social media campaign to raise funds for relief efforts, and WRAL-TV viewers answered the […]