Bulls, Blue Cross NC Team Up to Help Durham Community in 2021 Season
Programs benefited Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, Feed My Sheep & Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League The Durham Bulls and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) continued their strong partnership working together in the Durham community with a variety of different programs throughout the 2021 season. These programs […]
WRAL-TV Wins Four First, Five Second Place Honors in RTDNAC 2021 Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) announced winners for the organization’s 2021 contest, on October 30, and WRAL-TV won four First Place and five Second Place awards. The WRAL -TV winners are: FIRST PLACE RTDNAC AWARDS General News by Multimedia Journalist – WRAL-TV – Deaths in North Carolina Increased by 17% in […]
Zweli’s Ekhaya Coming to American Tobacco Campus – Spring/Summer 2022!
For Zweli and Leonardo “Leo” Williams, the gamble of opening the nation’s first Zimbabwean restaurant and focusing their operations on both tireless community-building and a peerless dining experience has resulted in a list of superlatives to wrap clear across the globe. From best new restaurant to best chef to best chicken wings to best restaurant […]
NCAB Honors WRAL-TV for Coverage of 2020 Riots
“This type of coverage is what we take pride in here at WRAL…serving our community with the resources, dedication, and passion a story like this deserves.” –WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan The North Carolina Broadcasters Association recognized WRAL-TV with one of the organization’s top honors at the NCAB Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. […]
MIX 101.5 Wins 2021 NCAB Large Market Radio Station of the Year
“The award is really a testament to the MIX staff and their commitment, dedication, and passion for touching the community each day; especially in a year where a global pandemic changed the course of history for everyone.” -WRAL-FM Brand/Content Manager Sammy Simpson WRAL-FM MIX 101.5 has been awarded the 2021 Radio Large Market Station of […]
Bull City Race Fest Returns In-Person at American Tobacco
After a virtual event in 2020 due to COVID-19, Bull City Race Fest returned in-person to American Tobacco and Downtown Durham on October 17, 2021. “It was a perfect morning for a race with temperatures in the high 50’s at race time,” said ATC Events & Property Experience Director Valerie Ward. “An estimated 1,000 runners […]
CBC Podcast Network Launches “Roy: That Dadgum Legend,” 6-Part Series with Hall-of-Fame UNC Coach
Roy Williams’ story from intramural official in basketball and horseshoes (yes, horseshoes) to the Naismith Hall of Fame is truly remarkable and unique. In a new 6-part podcast featuring nearly 2-hours of conversations with 99.9FM The Fan’s Joe Giglio and Joe Ovies, various threads from Williams’ career are weaved together to highlight his particular place […]
WRAL-FM Moves To Top of 2,000-Foot Tower, Exceeds Population Reach
WRAL-FM became the largest population reaching radio station in North Carolina in February of this year. With the installation of the station’s new antenna, their population reach now exceeds 2.8 million! WRAL-FM Chief Engineer Will Patnaud, who oversaw the project, shared the process behind the project: Back in 2009, when TV transitioned to digital-only, the […]
Visit WRAL-TV in a Whole New Way at the State Fair
The North Carolina State Fair is currently underway, after a year off due to the pandemic. WRAL-TV came up with a creative way to have a presence at the beloved NC event during a time when the pandemic is still an issue. The Big 5 has “planted” a WRAL anchor garden, filled with cut outs […]
QueenBurger opening brick-and-mortar space in American Tobacco Campus
QueenBurger will open its first brick-and-mortar space in American Tobacco Campus early next year, owners announced Thursday. The space at 359 Blackwell St., directly adjacent to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, will include a 15-foot cocktail bar and an open-air setting. A colorful mural and upbeat atmosphere are meant to create an “all are welcome” […]