WRAL-TV’s Smith: Panthers Fans Then & Now

Panthers Super Bowl fans

WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith helped the Big 5 cover the excitement surround the Carolina Panthers’ trip to Super Bowl 50.  Smith traveled to Charlotte, sending stories from the Queen City back to the Triangle.  The afternoon before the big game, he penned a piece for capcom.  Here are Smith’s reflections about the fans and the […]

MIX, Magic and Disney: WRAL-FM Starts 2016 with Family Adventure

MIX 101.5 Magical Family Adventure

MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM started off the New Year in a magical way with a contest involving the biggest mouse in show business.  The MIX 101.5 Magical Family Adventure recently culminated with Kena from Garner winning the grand prize:  a trip for four to Walt Disney World in Florida including round trip airfare, resort hotel accommodations […]

NBC Knows Logos

NBC logo - chiimes

The word logo is defined as a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition. Perhaps the operative words are “instant public recognition.” Through the years, the National Broadcasting Company has succeeded in creating iconic logos, especially one in particular. Read on. […]

99.9 The Fan’s Adam and Joe Cover Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50 Media Day

WRAL-TV is in full force covering the Carolina Panthers trip to Super Bowl 50, but CBC Sports Radio has a front row seat for the action as well.  99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold and Joe Ovies are already in San Francisco broadcasting live from Radio Row at the Embarcadero.  They got started on Tuesday, February […]

A Page View for Every Snowflake!

WRAL.com winter weather

During the recent winter storm, WRAL.com pulled big online traffic numbers.  NMG Digital Audience Analyst Justina Kruser put together a piece for WRALWorks which she shared with capcom: Being a Wisconsin girl, snow and freezing weather is expected. I had more cold days off of school than actual snow days. Here in North Carolina, when it snows […]

WRAL-TV Station Manager Explains Change to NBC

WRAL NBC

WRAL-TV will become an NBC affiliate on February 29, 2016.  WRAL-TV Station Manager Jim Rothschild explains what the move of NBC shows to WRAL-TV will mean behind the scenes and on television screens. Check out the video on WRAL.com:  Station Manager Explains Change to NBC

Appcelerator Blog Looks at CBC’s History with Mobile Apps

Appcelerator Blog

Capitol Broadcasting has a long history with mobile applications, making a foray into the technology before the advent of smartphones.  Appcelerator Blog recently took a look at the track of CBC’s mobile ventures.  Jon Bailey penned the article entitled ‘From Flip Phones to the Future: A Look at Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Mobile Success,’ published on […]

WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler Celebrates 1500th Story with One-Hour Special

WRAL-TV will celebrate the 1500th story of the Tar Heel Traveler this Thursday, January 28, 2016, with a one-hour special beginning at 7pm.  The series debuted in 2007 and is created and reported by WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler himself, Scott Mason. The special is a memorial, remembering people the Tar Heel Traveler has profiled who […]

Charlie Montoyo Elected to International League Hall of Fame

Charlie Montoyo - IL Hall of Fame

Bulls All-Time Winningest Manager Member of 2016 Class Former Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoyo will be inducted into the International League Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016, the league recently announced. The Tampa Bay Rays’ third base coach, who managed the Bulls from 2007 to 2014, was elected by a […]