Jared Sandberg to Return as Bulls Manager in 2016
Second-Year Skipper Joined by Returnee Snyder, Newcomer Timmons The Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Rays, have announced Jared Sandberg will return for his second consecutive season as the team’s manager. Ozzie Timmons will join the staff as the Bulls’ new hitting coach, while Pitching Coach Kyle Snyder, Athletic Trainer Mike Sandoval and Strength […]
99.9 The Fan’s Adam and Joe: Radio Ink Top 30 Local Sports Show
99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold and Joe Ovies are in the news again. The pair has been named #23 on the Radio Ink Top 30 Local Sports Shows in the country for 2015. “Adam & Joe are far from a hidden gem in the Triangle, and the national recognition they received over the past 12 […]
MIX 101.5’s Hope for the Holidays Events Truly Special for Boys & Girls Club Kids
“I’m most proud to be a member of the MIX team this time a year because we use our amazing resources to make our city a better.” – WRAL-FM Promotion Coordinator Brittany Goodman MIX 101.5 partnered with AmeriGas, The Forest at Duke and PDQ to make children’s Holiday wishes come true for children in the […]
First Craft Brewery to Open at Rocky Mount Brewmill
Capitol Broadcasting owns a 140-year-old textile mill in rural Rocky Mount, and the transformation is taking shape. Rocky Mount Brewmill is becoming an incubator for startup craft breweries, a contract production facility for growing breweries and destination for lovers or craft beer, a school for those who wish to study the industry and a residential […]
Time Lapse Video: American Tobacco’s First Tree of Bikes a Big Success
American Tobacco added the Tree of Bikes Project to its 2015 Winter Wonders holiday event line-up. The tree, adorned with 120 bikes, received many holly jolly visitors. Check out this time lapse video of the tree from assembly to display: Over 200+ bikes and helmets were donated and distributed to Durham, North Carolina youth. Hundreds of […]
Special Olympics NC Honors WRAL-TV and FOX 50 for Over the Edge Support
CBC loves supporting Special Olympics, even if it means scaling tall buildings. And recently the non-profit thanked CBC in a special way. Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) honored WRAL-TV and FOX 50 for our continued support of the Over The Edge fundraiser. Since the first event, several members of the WRAL family have rappelled off […]
2015 Triangle Tree Challenge Winners Unveiled
On Sunday night, December 20, 2015, the winners of the 2015 Triangle Tree Challenge at American Tobacco were announced. Coalition to Unchain Dogs took home the top voting prize. The trees have lined the Diamond View Park outside the Durham Performing Arts Center since early December. Non-profits entered the 6th annual contest, decorating their tree to attract […]
Here We Come a Caroling: The 2015 MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Concert
December has been all Christmas music, all the time at WRAL-FM, but a few of the selections on rotation are extra-special. Songs from school choirs in the Triangle are playing alongside Brenda Lee and Mariah Carey. The 2015 MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition, presented by Lowes Foods, culminated with a second annual choir concert to […]
WRAL-TV’s Hammel Named Broadcasting & Cable Market 1-25 GM of Year
WRAL-TV Vice President & General Manager Steve Hammel is the Broadcasting & Cable 2015 Station General Manager of the Year for Markets 1-25. The announcement came in the Monday, December 21st edition of the publication. Hammel joined Capitol Broadcasting, taking over the helm of WRAL-TV, in November 2008. He came to the Raleigh-Durham market from […]
MIX 101.5 Storm Trooper Prize Patrol
MIX 101.5’s The Gene & Julie Show gave passes away to listeners for an advanced screening to the new Star Wars movie and on Thursday, December 17, 2015, WRAL-FM Morning Show Producer Casey Tate and WRAL-FM Promotions Director Jason Newton delivered the tickets to one lucky winner safe and sound, Storm Trooper style! Thanks to […]