Durham Bulls Host Long Ball/RBI Regional Championships at DBAP
The Durham Bulls recently welcome a number of VIPs for two very special baseball games, the Long Ball/RBI Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships for both the Junior and Senior Divisions. Durham hosted the 2019 Long Ball/RBI Baseball Regional Championship on the weekend of July 19 – 21 at the DBAP, DAP and a couple of Parks and […]
Coaches, Players from Across the State Gather in Durham for HighSchoolOT Kickoff
Football coaches and players from across the state gathered at the PNC Triangle Club at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for the annual HighSchoolOT Kickoff. The HighSchoolOT Kickoff is an opportunity for coaches and players to hear from HighSchoolOT about coverage plans for the season. At the end of the […]
SKY 5 Turns 40!
This week SKY 5 is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a part of the WRAL-TV fleet. SKY 5 was the first helicopter in North Carolina devoted to fulltime television newsgathering when it went into service on July 31, 1979. Over four decades, SKY 5 has become an iconic part of the WRAL-TV family. WRAL.com: SKY […]
A Custom Table for a Gathering Place: Another CBC Creation in the Media Building
When CBC unveiled the newly redesigned and renovated Media Building earlier this year, the stunning art pieces in the lobby were not the only original creations for the décor. A custom table located in the area off the inner lobby was also created with a special CBC meaning in mind. The woman responsible for the […]
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Now Sensory Inclusive
Team Partners with KultureCity to Certify DBAP The Durham Bulls have partnered with KultureCity to make Durham Bulls Athletic Park sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests and fans with a sensory issue who visit the DBAP. The certification process entailed the staff at the DBAP being […]
The Making of a Meltdown: Behind WRAL-TV’s Tokyo 2020 Ice Sculpture
WRAL-TV Lead Designer/Print & Online Bill Burch has been given a variety of unique projects over his 23 years at the Big 5. To help mark one year to the kick-off of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he again got to see his creative vision in ice. WRAL-TV unveiled an ice sculpture on the […]
MIXing Kids and Music: Checking in with WRAL-FM’s DJ University
On Thursday nights, MIX 101.5 features some of our youngest listeners with DJ University. WRAL-FM Air Personality Doug Miller guides the young disc jockeys in their superstar night on the air, as kids help DJ a half-hour of programming. WRAL-FM kicked off the feature in late March of 2018, so a little over a year […]
HighSchoolOT Partners with N.C. Coaches Association to Live Stream East-West All-Star Games
For the first time, HighSchoolOT provided live coverage of the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Games July 15-17, 2019. The NCCA East-West All-Star Games were founded in 1949. The games feature players who graduated from high school this year. It puts some of the best athletes in the eastern half of the state up against […]
Four Winners Selected For $10,000 Grant
Baseball, Softball Facilities Chosen as Winners of Durham Bulls Ballpark Project Four organizations have been chosen as the winners of the Durham Bulls Ballpark Project presented by Coastal Credit Union. Hillandale Sports Association, Hawfields Civitan Club, Northern Middle School and East Wake High School softball have each earned a $10,000 donation for facility renovations. “For […]
Bringing a Tough Subject to Light: WRAL.com Original Series “This Is Human Trafficking”
A new WRAL.com Original dedicated to exposing the issue of human trafficking debuted on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Created by the team at CBC Audience Development, the 5-part series “This Is Human Trafficking” is now streaming on WRAL.com. “A year ago I knew very little about human trafficking and all the forms it takes right […]