Gold & Ovies Ranked #24 on National Radio Ink Sports Talker List
Adam and Joe, afternoon show co-hosts on Sports Radio 99.9 The Fan’s Afternoon Drive have been recognized as the 24th best local radio sports show in America by Radio Ink magazine. Last year the pair ranked #30. Adam Gold and Joe Ovies host their sports radio show from 3-7 p.m. Monday through Friday on Capitol Broadcasting’s […]
Triangle Business Journal Honors Capitol Broadcasting as a Healthiest Employer
On Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Triangle Business Journal honored Capitol Broadcasting Company as one of the Top 35 Healthiest Employers in the Triangle. CBC earned a spot on the list for a variety of benefits and a workplace atmosphere that support making and health and wellness and priority for our employees. CBC was the […]
CBC Launches Website to Archive Company History
Capitol Broadcasting Company is pleased to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to the rich history of our company. We’re proud to publically launch The History of Capitol Broadcasting Company on Monday, December 15, 2014, the 58th anniversary of WRAL-TV’s sign-on, indeed an important day in our company history. This new digital archive […]
David vs Goliath, The Battle for Channel 5
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 […]
Bulls Game Entertainment Honored by GameOps.com
“Best Team Operations” Award Recognizes In-Stadium Entertainment, Presentation The Durham Bulls have been named winner of GameOps.com’s “Best Team Operations” award, honoring the professional sports franchise with the best game entertainment and presentation. The accolade joins a run of major awards this offseason for the Bulls, who were also named winners of the John H. […]
Duke’s 2015 Commencement To Be Held at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Ladies and gentlemen, now pinch-hitting for Wallace Wade Stadium, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. With the usual site of Duke University’s commencement ceremonies unavailable because of an extensive renovation project, school officials have worked out an agreement with the minor league baseball team to use the Bulls’ home field (DBAP) to host the event on […]
CBC Sponsors Whirligigs in Wilson
Folk artist Vollis Simpson is known far and wide for his whirligigs, towering works of art made from junkyard scraps powered only by the wind. He never considered himself an artist but continued making his creations until his death in 2013 at age 94. Now the town of Wilson is using Simpson’s work as the […]
Reporting Live, From Buffalo, In the Snow
When Buffalo, NY, recently experienced a recording-breaking November snowfall, WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel & WRAL-TV News Photographer Richard Adkins hit the road. The pair traveled up north to bring the snow story back to the Triangle. Adkins shared their winter weather experience with Capcom: The Buffalo Experience Set the Way-Back machine to 1998. That’s […]
A Broadcaster’s Worst Nightmare
Sunday, December 10, 1989 is a day etched in the memory of so many employees at Capitol Broadcasting. It was the day the 2000’ “Tall Tower” crashed to the ground. A devastating ice storm moved through the area Friday afternoon, December 8. Two days of freezing rain loaded tons of ice onto the tower and […]
WRAL-TV Tower Now Aglow for the Holidays
The WRAL-TV tower is now aglow for the holidays. The station lit the tower for the 55th time on Monday, December 1, 2014. A crowd came out to watch the lighting in person while thousands of viewers watched from home during the evening newscasts. The NC State Chorale provided holiday music in the studio while […]