“I want to do the best job I can every day”: Behind The Bulls Series Features PA Announcer Tony Riggsbee
If you’ve been to a Bulls game, you know his voice. The Behind the Bulls feature series wraps for the 2023 season with a focus on Bulls Public Address Announcer Tony Riggsbee. “Two things I always wanted to do was work in baseball and work in broadcasting, and I’ve gotten a chance to do both for most […]
Rocky Mount Mills in Local’s Guide of “Our State” Sept Issue
Our State features Rocky Mount Mills and the surrounding community in the magazine’s September 2023 issue local guide. Chloe Klingstedt writes in the piece: In 1996, after operating for more than 150 years, the mill shut down as a result of lower demand for its products, higher cotton prices, and increasing competition. Its brick walls, […]
CBC Onboards 2nd Class of Emerging Leaders Interns
The 2nd class of Capitol Broadcasting’s Emerging Leaders Program, a collaboration with Leadership Triangle, began with an onboarding of the student interns on Monday, August 14, 2023, at CBC’s Western Blvd headquarters. Eleven students, rising juniors and seniors, from three local universities, NC Central, Shaw and St. Augustine’s, were selected to participate. Last fall CBC […]
Carpool Casanova Sings His Way into Season 3
The Carpool Casanova, WRAL-FM’s Bryan Lord, opened Season 3 of his MIX morning school drop-off karaoke on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Lake Myra Elementary School in Wendell. “Season 3 of The Carpool Casanova IS HERE!” Lord told CapCom. “New suit. New songs. Refreshed creative energy! And with our show, you know we have a few […]
Meet the bees on WRAL’s rooftop: Hives moving to temporary vacation home
Did you know the WRAL News studio has four hives of bees living on top of our roof? Part of the Capitol Broadcasting family for the past 8 years, the bees are taking a temporary vacation to our solar farm in Garner, where they’ll spend their days enjoying the flowers and sunshine until construction on […]
American Tobacco to Launch Sept Duke Arts Present Concert Series with Dawn Landes
American Tobacco recently announced the lineup for a new concert series with Duke Arts Presents, formerly known as Duke Performances. The 2023 Duke Arts at American Tobacco kicks off on Wednesday, September 6, with Dawn Landes from 6:30 to 8:30pm under the iconic Lucky Strike Water tower. Dawn Landes is a force to be reckoned […]
WRAL Documentary: Forever Chemicals: North Carolina’s Toxic Tap Water
For decades, a North Carolina company dumped massive amounts of toxic chemicals into the Cape Fear River. These “forever chemicals” contaminated the river, air and groundwater surrounding the plant. The new WRAL Documentary, “Forever Chemicals: North Carolina’s Toxic Tap Water,” debuts Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL. The level of contamination to hundreds […]
Durham Bulls Announce 2024 Schedule
Opening Night 2024 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park set for Tuesday, April 2 versus Jacksonville The Durham Bulls in conjunction with Minor League Baseball have announced their home games for the 2024 season. Durham is scheduled to begin their 2024 campaign on the road before Opening Night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday, April […]
Results in on the Crayons2Calculators School Supply Drive at American Tobacco
In anticipation of the coming school year, American Tobacco partnered with Crayons2Calculators to support Durham Public Schools teachers, collecting supplies they need to fuel student success free of charge. From July 24 to August 4, the American Tobacco campus served as a drop-off point for donations of school supplies to Fill that Bus! Now the […]
New podcast: ‘The Killing Month August 1978’ tells the violent saga of the Johnston Gang
On August 30, 1978, a 15-year-old girl and her boyfriend were returning from a date to an amusement park in Pennsylvania. As they made their way down the long, dirt driveway to the farmhouse just after midnight in a yellow Volkswagen, they didn’t know that two men were quietly waiting and watching them from the […]