Durham Night Market Returns to American Tobacco Tonight
Back for its second year, the Durham Night Market returns to American Tobacco on Thursday, April 28. An open-air, free family friendly event showcasing Durham’s creativity, the Durham Night Market features local Triangle area artisans, live music, food and drinks. The market takes place on Thursdays from 5-9pm. Find the list of April vendors HERE […]
WRAL-TV’s Pete Sockett Honored by NAB in Las Vegas
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) presented their 2022 Television Engineering Achievement Award to WRAL-TV Director of Engineering & Operations Pete Sockett at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Sockett had a team of Capitol Broadcasting colleagues in attendance to cheer him on, including Corp President & COO Jimmy Goodmon, […]
Current & Former WRAL Staffers Celebrate Tom Suiter’s Induction into NC Sports Hall of Fame
A veritable who’s who of WRAL staffers past and present came together to support legendary sports anchor Tom Suiter at his induction into the NC Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, April 22, 2022. The event took place at the Raleigh Convention Center. The retired Suiter sat on the dais with his wife, Julie, while […]
Drinking Gourd Gallery Presents Darryl Matthews: Black Diamond at American Tobacco
The exhibition pays homage to Negro Leagues Baseball players and explores how and why the leagues were such a source of pride for the African-American community. Darryl Matthews: Black Diamond is on view through May 31, 2022, at the American Tobacco Campus – Reed Art Gallery in Durham. This solo exhibition of works by artist […]
Reflecting on Tom Suiter & Football Friday Before Hall of Fame Induction
Legendary WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Tom Suiter will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, April 22, 2022. To celebrate his long and storied career in broadcasting, 99.9 The Fan Sports Talk Host Joe Ovies features Suiter on the new A Brief History of Triangle Sports podcast. The podcast is produced […]
Jimmy Goodmon Named to Broadcast Television’s Best Leader List for 2022
Radio+Television Business Report has named CBC President & COO Jimmy Goodmon to the publication’s Broadcast Television’s Best Business Leaders of 2022. A feature about Goodmon appeared in the Spring 2022 edition of the publication. “For the fourth consecutive year, nominations made by RBR+TVBR readers — in other words, people who know the television industry from […]
UNC journalism studio named in honor of CBC CEO Jim Goodmon
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s journalism school pulled off a big surprise for CBC CEO & Board Chair Jim Goodmon. The state-of-the-art studio in the Curtis Media Center is now named for him, in a nod to his contributions to the school. The official name is the James F. Goodmon Studio. The […]
New WRAL Documentary “Pandemic Generation: Kids in Crisis” Debuts April 20th
New WRAL Documentary investigates the lasting impacts of remote learning, quarantine, and the uncertainty children endured over the pandemic COVID cases continue to be on the decline in North Carolina, but one lasting issue from the pandemic is what it did to our kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Surgeon General declared a national state […]
That Music Fest Full Lineup Announced, Single Day Tix on Sale
95.7FM That Station has now released the full lineup for That Music Fest! 25 artists from right here in North Carolina will take the stages at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday June 24 and Saturday Jun 25, 2022. Both Single Day Tickets and Weekend Passes are on sale now! Just added to the […]
Looking Back on a CBC Leader: Scottie Stephenson
Many new employees and visitors to the WRAL Gardens may wonder about the parking spot reserved for Scottie Stephenson out front of CBC’s Corporate building on Western Blvd. Corporate Secretary Scottie Stephenson served CBC for 58 years in a variety of roles, originating many of the positions she held. Stephenson died on April 15, 2002. […]