David and Goliath: The Story of How WRAL-TV Came to Be
December 15, 1956 is the date WRAL-TV began broadcasting to viewers in eastern North Carolina. In order to understand why this station is so driven, one needs to have insight into its founder and the first leadership team. No one can tell the story better than Tom Campbell, host of the program “NC Spin”. He […]
Santa Helps Light Lucky Strike Tower
In downtown Durham, the American Tobacco Historic District rang in the holiday season with the 11th annual lighting of the Lucky Strike Tower. Kids and parents alike were excited in the hours leading up to the lighting with some families arriving at the American Tobacco Campus as early as 3 p.m. “It’s a good time […]
Former Post 5 President Receives Diamante Award
One of WRAL-TV’s former standout Explorer Post 5 members is continuing his dedication to journalism excellence in college. Diego Pineda, Post 5 President last year, was awarded the youth accomplishment scholarship of the Latino Diamante Awards on Saturday night, October 24, 2015. Currently a freshman at Elon University, Pineda received the honor in recognition of […]
Triangle Business Journal Honors CBC on Healthiest Employer List for Third Year
The Triangle Business Journal has once again selected Capitol Broadcasting Company as one of the Healthiest Employers in the Triangle. CBC ranked #23 on the 2015 list, making this Top 25 for the third year running. Corp HR Generalist Katrina Brown accepted the award on behalf of CBC at a luncheon on Thursday, December 3rd. […]
American Tobacco Tree of Bikes Complete in Time for Tower Lighting
A Photo Story The American Tobacco Tree of Bikes is complete! Staffers have now installed 120 brand new bicycles, donated by generous people in our Triangle community, on the tree structure on the Burt’s Bees Patio just in time for the annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting on Friday, December 4, 2015. The Tree of Bikes […]
CBC Trivia “Know Your School Colors”
Paul Pope, retired VP at CBC, served in a variety of management roles. Paul graduated from North Carolina Central University in Durham. He earned his BA degree in__________? a. Communication b. History c. Art Education d. Engineering Adele Arakawa co-anchored WRAL news with Charlie Gaddy from 1983-1988. Her next stop was Chicago where she […]
With Help from Rudolph, WRAL-TV Tower Lights Despite Fog
Thanks to Rudolph, Santa has never missed a Christmas Eve delivery despite the fog. And as an appropriate coincidence Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer happened to be on hand for the 2015 WRAL-TV Tower Lighting on Tuesday, December 1st. The fog kept Sky 5 on the ground but the tower lighting went on without a hitch. […]
WRAL’s December Out & About Airs Tonight at 7:30pm
Tune in for the December installment of WRAL’s new Out & About program on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 7:30pm. The 30-minute local show serves as your guide to what’s happening from dining and décor to arts and entertainment.
FCC Commissioner Visits Capitol Broadcasting
A few weeks ago CBC had a few very important guests on campus. FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and his Chief of Staff Robin Colwell visited the WRAL-TV studios and several other CBC divisions on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Corp VP & General Counsel Jennifer Venable explained that CBC’s FCC counsel in Washington, D.C. arranged the […]
Grand Slam Gratitude
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel reflected on the highlights of another great year at the Durham Bulls over Thanksgiving. Here’s what he had to say in his most recent Note to Self blogpost: I carved out some Thanksgiving time to reflect on 2015. It was an incredible season as we celebrated the DBAP’s 20th anniversary. […]