Bulls Front Office Celebrates Great Work of 2015 Seasonal Staff
The 2015 Durham Bulls season came to a close in early September, but the front office staff didn’t want the fun to end without thanking the scores of employees who work the many jobs that make the ballpark a hit with fans. So they held a special celebration on Thursday, September 17th and honored Employee […]
Papal Visit 1987 Revisited
Pope John Paul II visited America for ten days in September of 1987. The Pope visited Miami, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, Detroit and Columbia. It is “Déjà vu all over again” with WRAL news coverage of Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba and America this week. In 1987, Capitol Broadcasting’s […]
Birling Named International League Executive of the Year
Bulls General Manager Honored as League’s Top Executive for Second Time The International League has named Durham Bulls General Manager Mike Birling as 2015 Executive of the Year. Under his leadership, the Bulls set back-to-back single-season paid attendance records in 2014 and 2015, ending this past campaign with an all-time high of 554,788 cumulative fans. […]
FOX 50 Staffer Become Queen of Scream
Sorority girls meet serial killers on a new FOX 50 show and the combination piqued the interest of FOX 50 Creative Services Assistant Clarke. She turned her fan-dom into a way to help plug the program with a webcast of her own. “We always look for ways, hopefully creative, to tie-into our shows and tap […]
Baseball America Names Snell Minor League Player of the Year
Lefthander Becomes Fifth Durham Bull to Capture Prestigious Award Durham Bulls LHP Blake Snell has been named Baseball America’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year. He becomes just the ninth pitcher in 35 years to claim the honor. Past winners include Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and former World […]
Chocolate, Crickets and Radio
When you work for a broadcasting company, you never know what you’ll be asked to do. Things at MIX 101.5 got a little Survivor-esque on Thursday, September 17, 2015, when Morning Show Producer Casey Tate made the rounds with chocolate bugs, asking his co-workers to give them a try. “All four of us on the […]
Happy Birthday Charlie Gaddy! 84 Years Young!
Charlie Gaddy (AKA The Silver Fox) was born in Biscoe, North Carolina, educated at Guildford College, served in the US Army, studied law and then was bitten by the “broadcast bug.” As the old phrase goes, “the rest is history.” Charlie has lived a robust life, and still does to this day. For those who […]
Digital Marketing Team Elemental at CBC
Two years ago Capitol Broadcasting Company created a new subsidiary, a digital marketing team, under the umbrella of our division CBC New Media Group. Digital Elements emerged as a natural extension of CBC’s commitment to helping local businesses prosper. Keeping It Local A team of six, with a few contractors, works together as the heart of […]
Jared Sandberg Exercises Patience in Year One as Bulls Manager
First-year Durham Bulls manager Jared Sandberg has experienced a fair share of ups and downs in his inaugural season with the Bull City’s Triple-A club. “I definitely had to have a lot of patience with all the transactions and different players that we had come through here,” Sandberg said. The Bulls endured 213 transactions up […]
WRAL Hardwood Magicians
Years before the 1992 Olympic basketball “Dream Team” with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, David Robinson, and Charles Barkley – there was the 1963 WRAL Hardwood Magicians! Pictured (left) are seven of the 10 WRAL Hardwood Magicians. These former college basketball players laced up their Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars and made numerous appearances in […]