Vanity License Plate

Vanity Plate

Can you guess who had this license plate (right) on his car in 1961?  A.J. Fletcher, Founder of WRAL “Channel 5” Herb Marks, AKA “Captain 5” Art Anderson, Assistant Promotion Director/artist at Channel 5 Ray Reeve, Sportscaster   (Scroll down for answer)     ANSWER:  B) Herb Marks                 […]

FOX 50’s Bonell and HOLA NC Honored with Hispanic Achievement Award

Iris Reese & Ana Maria Bonell

FOX 50 Latino Marketing Specialist Ana Maria Bonell and the program for which she serves as the Executive Director, HOLA NC, are recipients of the 2015 Logro Award, presented at the 15th Annual Hispanic Market Advantage Awards Luncheon. “Logro is the lifetime achievement award,” said FOX 50 Director of Local and New Media Sales Niel […]

Z 107.5 Brings Anti-Bullying Program to New Hanover County Students

Tom Thelen

“Be the Change,” Tom Thelen told students at Gregory Elementary and Murray Middle School on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Thanks to Independence Mall and Z 107.5FM (WAZO), members of the Wilmington community, and students from several schools were able to learn the tools to become Victimproof, which is the name of Tom Thelen’s new book. […]

New WRAL Documentary Examines Life in Present-Day Cuba

WRAL Documentary: Inside Cuba

“Inside Cuba” Premieres Wednesday, October 21 at 7pm on WRAL-TV Cuba, a country just 90 miles away from the United States, has been strongly defined by its politics.  Now, its relationship with the U.S. is slowly changing since the two countries announced they would restore ties. WRAL takes you inside Cuba, where many people are […]

Bulls to Host Fan Fest on Saturday, October 24

Durham Bulls Fall Fan Fest 2015

Free Event Allows Fans to Take Batting Practice on Field, Select Seats for 2016 Season The Durham Bulls will host their 2015 Fall Fan Fest on Saturday, October 24 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fans will be able to take batting practice and play catch on the field, and […]

Ronald McDonald Houses and Three Lucky Ducks Winners Despite Cancelled Family Fest

FOX 50 Family Fest

Mother Nature put the kibosh on the 2015 FOX 50 Family Fest and Great American Tobacco Duck Race, but the Ronald McDonald Houses of Raleigh and Durham still benefited from the planned event.  Triangle rubber duck race lovers still purchased ducks to support the worthy non-profit.  Three lucky ducks won prizes in a drawing held […]

The State Fair and WRAL Through the Years

Ethel Griffin & A.J. Fletcher

The North Carolina State Fair has been around since 1853. WRAL joined the fun shortly after the station signed-on the air in the mid 1950s. Viewers have come to count on The Big 5 to cover horse shows, pig races, apple pies and spinning rides, fried candy bars, and entertainers.  Join us as we walk […]

WRAL-TV, FOX 50 Sponsor Latino History Event at Raleigh Museum

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History

Two CBC stations are celebrating the Hispanic heritage in the Triangle. FOX 50 and WRAL-TV are proud sponsors of “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” at the NC Museum of History. Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities and American Library Association, the NC Museum of History put a year’s worth of […]

Hail to a New Queen at WRAL-TV

CBC Hives

Since the installation of four beehives on the roof of the WRAL-TV studios at Capitol Broadcasting’s headquarters on Western Blvd, the new inhabitants have been hard at work. Of the four hives, the CBC Hive is currently the strongest and fastest growing.  In fact, the CBC Hive is doing so well, that Bee Downtown Founder […]