Applications Being Accepted for 2024 WRAL Azalea Celebration

2024 WRAL Azalea Celebration

The 38th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2024 plant giveaway.  Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be postmarked or emailed by […]

State of Golf Now Open at ATC

State of Golf

Tee up a fun golf at American Tobacco.  State of Golf, Downtown Durham’s premier golf & sports simulator lounge opened on June 11, 2024.   Get inspired by US Open play in Pinehurst and come give it a swing. CHECK IT OUT:  Discover Durham Reel at State of Golf Unwind after work or host a unique […]

20 Years of American Tobacco! Join the Celebration

American Tobacco 20th anniversary

Twenty years—can you believe it? Two decades ago, the American Tobacco Campus began with the revival of the old tobacco warehouses that stood vacant in downtown Durham for many years.  From neglected buildings to bustling offices, restaurants, and public spaces, the transformation of ATC is a testament to the power of community. None of this […]

Easy Targets: Gangs getting younger in NC

WRAL Documentary: Easy Targets

Airs Thursday, June 6 at 7:30pm The WRAL Documentary Unit investigates the growing gang problem in North Carolina in their latest documentary, Easy Targets: Gangs Getting Younger in NC. This film uncovers the types of gangs operating in the state, the crimes they’re committing, and how a recent change in North Carolina law is making […]

99.9 The Fan Successes Celebrated by Inside Radio

99.9 The Fan - Inside Radio

Inside Radio chatted with 99.9 The Fan Program Director Paul Ihander last week, to highlight the growth 99.9 The Fan is seeing.  Writer Rich Appel asked about his recipe for the secret sauce for this recent success. The answer?  Local, local, local.  Between nearby NC State’s historic basketball run and the Carolina Hurricanes trip to […]

Durham Bulls To Host MLB’s Home Run Derby X Tour

Durham Bulls to Host Homerun Derby

MLB, Softball & Women’s Baseball Stars To Compete At DBAP September 7th The Durham Bulls, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, will host the final event of MLB’s Home Run Derby X tour on September 7, 2024. Major League Baseball today announced that Home Run Derby X, an exciting new baseball format built around power […]

CBC’s CPL Teams Salamanders, Yard Gnomes One Week Away From Season Opener

Greenville Yard Gnomes & Holly Springs Salamanders logos

The world of baseball at Capitol Broadcasting is about to expand like fireworks on a Friday night.  The Holly Springs Salamanders will open their season at home at Ting Stadium on Thursday, May 23, 2024, against the Wilmington Sharks.  And the brand new Greenville Yard Gnomes open their first season away on the same night […]

WRAL-TV Brain Game Producer Randy Mews Wraps Season Taping Before Retirement

Don Ursich & Randy Mews

Final 2024 Season Games to Air Saturdays on WRAL at 10:30am in May, Championship on June 1 Taping for the final episodes of the 2024 season of WRAL-TV’s Brain Game took place on Saturday, April 27, and with it, the end of an era.  Current Brain Game Producer Randy Mews will retire in June after […]