Coach K Featured in Third ‘Fan Town Hall’
The third installment of 99.9 The Fan’s ‘Fan Town Hall’ series took place on Thursday, July 2, 2015, featuring Mike Krzyzewski, coach of the 2015 NCAA Men’s College Basketball champion Duke Blue Devils. The 60-minute Q&A session had Coach K addressing questions about his own success as well as basketball in general. “It was a […]
Microspace Provides Critical Content Delivery Solutions for Emergency Management Application
Energy Company Utilizes Microspace for Inclement Weather Communications Microspace Communications has almost 3 decades of experience in providing cost effective and reliable content delivery and managed service solutions for its customers. These customers have a wide variety of needs including live video broadcasting, video and audio streaming as well as multimedia file delivery to networks […]
American Tobacco Wins Award for 10th Anniversary Celebration
American Tobacco recently won Best Team Effort with a Budget of over $200,000 at the Annual Trinity Awards sponsored by the Greater Triangle International Special Events Society (ISES). The “All that Glitters” event was held at the Grand Marquise Ballroom in Garner on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The award celebrated the team of American Tobacco, […]
CBC’s Inaugural Sports Radio Open Raises $6,000 for Food Bank
One hundred-twenty golfers came together to hit the links for the inaugural Sports Radio Open hosted by 620 The Buzz and 99.9 The Fan on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh. The event benefitted the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, and ended up raising $6,000 for the […]
CBC Stations Bring Home Seven National Awards for Promotions
Promax BDA announced the winners of their Local Awards during their annual Station Summit in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 25, 2015, and Capitol Broadcasting stations brought home numerous awards. FOX 50 nabbed four Promax Bronze awards, while WRAL-TV won one Silver and two Bronze. These prestigious national awards honor the best in television marketing […]
A Closer Look at CBC’s Video Art Collection: Smitten, 2011
The halls of Capitol Broadcasting’s Western Blvd headquarters became a veritable art gallery during a remodel several years ago and part of that collection included several locations for video art throughout the buildings. CBC featured the work of several North Carolina artists and now has gone a step further to feature the video art of […]
The Summer Melt is On at WRAL-TV
The early summer heatwave has folks in the Triangle feeling like we’re melting, and WRAL-TV decided to throw an icy spin on the sweltering temperatures. WRAL commissioned local artist Todd Dawson to create an 1,800 pound ice sculpture placed out front of the station by the fountain beginning at 6am on Thursday, June 25, 2015. […]
The Building with 5 or More Lives
“This place is a maze!” That is the first impression expressed by many when they walk through the broadcast building. Two buildings have been added, with seamless access between them. If you know where to look, you can see remnants of the past. The first building contains studio A and B and was completed in […]
New WRAL Documentary Profiles Joseph Sledge, Innocent Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in North Carolina Prisons
“An Obvious Suspect” Airs Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. Joseph Sledge was convicted of a double murder in Bladen County, NC and spent 37 years in prison. Then, new evidence proved he couldn’t have been the killer. The new WRAL Documentary “An Obvious Suspect” examines the Sledge case and how he is adjusting to life […]
2015 Race for Cure a Family Affair for WRAL Staffers
WRAL-TV proudly sponsored the annual Komen Race for the Cure in 2015, and a number of staffers were on hand to help support the event and participate in the walk/run. The temps soared on Saturday, June 13th, at Meredith College in Raleigh, but that didn’t stop several WRAL’ers from bonding with family to help find […]