Facebook parent company Meta to HQ about 100 employees at American Tobacco Campus
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will have offices at American Tobacco Campus in Durham, a spokesman said. “We have some office space located in a building on the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, and it will eventually be home to about 100 enterprise engineers,” Ryan Daniels, Meta’s public affairs manager, state & local, […]
Check Out The Big Reveal: WRAL’s Super Bowl Half-Time Commercial
WRAL-TV unveiled the super secret Super Bowl commercial with a very special surprise guest during half-time on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Former UNC Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams unveiled himself as the Tar Heel mascot at the end of the spot! (Watch above.) Watch the extended version of the spot: Check out all the fun […]
Explorer Post 50 Holds Open House for 25th Season at the Bulls
Explorer Post 50 marked the beginning of their 25th season with their Open House in the PNC Triangle Club at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The group welcomed potential new members and their parents to learn about the group and what it takes to become a member. Chief Advisor Ken […]
Super-secret WRAL Super Bowl commercial to be unveiled at halftime
During the 2022 Super Bowl, WRAL News unveiled a commercial that touched at the heart of North Carolinians – the moment of anxiety and fear whenever the slightest chance of wintry weather is in the air. Featuring our team of meteorologists, the commercial is rumored to be solely responsible for a shortage of milk and bread across […]
That Station Turns 5! Tickets on Sale Now for May Celebration Concert
That Station is turning 5 and wants to celebrate with you! Join us on Friday, May 12, at the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh for an incredible show with The Nude Party! Tickets are on sale NOW. “It’s hard to believe we’ve already hit the 5 year mark,” said That Station Brand Manager Chris Edge. […]
WRAL News Photogs Place in NPPA Quarterly Clip Contest
Two WRAL-TV News Photographers recently placed in the National Press Photographers Association’s Quarterly Clip Contest. Lauren DesArmo and Sean Braswell each received honors for their excellence in photojournalism. The competition works to “recognize outstanding work performed by television and online video photojournalists on a quarterly basis.” The entry must have first been published, either online […]
A Wild Start to the Week at American Tobacco: Barry the Beaver Tries Out Old Bull River
You never know what a workday at Capitol Broadcasting will entail. On Monday, January 30, 2023, American Tobacco staffers saw proof positive of that fact when they found a beaver swimming in the Old Bull River on campus. The man-made river is not a suitable habitat for a wild animal, although the critter dubbed Barry […]
Celebration Honors WRAL TechWire Past, Present and Future
Capitol Broadcasting marked a milestone for WRAL TechWire with a special celebration on Thursday, January 26, 2023. The technology-specific publication turned 20. Contributors both past and present came together to honor the evolution and progress of WRAL TechWire in the WRAL Media Buildings at CBC’s Corporate Headquarters in Raleigh. Speaking at the event WRAL Digital […]
WRAL TechWire Marks 20th Anniversary
WRAL TechWire turns 20 this year! Filling a niche as the only technology-specific news publication in the Triangle, TechWire continues to hone its role as the first source for the rise, fall, boom and bust cycles of the local tech scene. WRAL TechWire began as Local Tech Wire, based in Charlotte, in 2002. Capitol Broadcasting […]
Construction of ‘one-of-a-kind’ historic re-use project The Thread is now underway in Rock Hill
Capitol Broadcasting Company, has signed on to a 400,000 square foot adaptive reuse project in Rock Hill, South Carolina known as “The Thread.” The Keith Corporation, Springsteen Properties, and Capitol Broadcasting Company have formed a development team for the project. Construction began this week, and the first phase should be completed by January 2024. “Capitol […]