Brady Williams Named New Bulls Manager
New Skipper to Lead Bulls in Quest for Team’s Third Straight Title The Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Rays, have announced Brady Williams as the new manager of the Bulls. Williams takes over for Jared Sandberg, who was hired as a Major League Field Coordinator by the Seattle Mariners in November. Joining […]
Bull Durham Brewing Sold, Will Stay at DBAP
The first brewery in America to operate in a Minor League baseball stadium, Bull Durham Beer Co., owned by WRAL and Durham Bulls parent company Capitol Broadcasting, has been sold. R&D Brewing Company based in Raleigh purchased Bull Durham Beer Co. for an undisclosed amount. Operations will be unchanged at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and […]
Bee Downtown Founder Among Big Winners at WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards
The best in local dining, entertainment, retail and more were honored at the WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards (VCAs) Thursday night, January 10, 2019. The awards ceremony, which was held at the Stateview Hotel, was hosted by WRAL’s Mikaya Thurmond. The “best of” ballot gave WRAL.com audience an opportunity to vote on their favorite people, businesses and services […]
American Underground Merges with Big Top, Expanding its Range of Services
American Underground ain’t so underground anymore. The Durham-based startup and entrepreneurial hub announced on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, that it is merging with Big Top, a Triangle-based networking platform and events series for startups. The uptake: American Underground (AU) will expand its reach to become a region-wide startup hub, offering access to real estate, enhanced programming – […]
LISTEN: WRAL Launches Podcast for WRAL Docs
Start the New Year with a new podcast! Season 1 of the new WRAL Doc podcast is streaming now! WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting are excited to share our first podcast season all about Wicked Weather. Find it in all the places you find your audio shows or listen on wraldocumentary.com. The WRAL Doc Podcast is […]
Ring in the New Year with WRAL First Night 2019
Two of Raleigh’s biggest entities are joining forces to ring in the New Year in a big way. For the first time this year the 28th Annual New Year’s Eve celebration will be known as WRAL First Night Raleigh 2019! Join WRAL-TV and Artsplosure will present this Triangle staple, with 20+ blocks of programming throughout […]
Michael Goodmon Talks Rocky Mount on Philanthropy Podcast
Philanthropy Journal recently sat down with Corp Senior Vice President Michael Goodmon to talk about the work he and Capitol Broadcasting Company are doing in Rocky Mount. In the final episode of Season 1 of The Nonprofit Experience, Philanthropy Journal chats with Goodmon and his friend and colleague David Joyner of Joyner Media & Strategies […]
WRAL-TV Coats Telethon Marks 30 Years, Final Production for Parish and On Track to Break Campaign Record
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Telethon marked two milestones at the daylong event on Friday, December 14, 2018. First, the Telethon celebrated 30 years of working to keep Triangle children warm, and the second, the broadcast would be the final run for WRAL-TV Director of Local Production Phyllis Parish. Parish will be retiring in March […]
Rocky Mount Mills Welcomes Poyner Spruill
Prestigious Law Firm with Rocky Mount Origins to Locate Office to Historic Campus Rocky Mount Mills is excited to announce and welcome Poyner Spruill as they locate their 30-person office to our historic campus. Poyner Spruill will occupy 8,000sf of the completely redeveloped Mill building alongside Envolve Vision, the Rocky Mount Telegram and Life 103.1. […]
MIX 101.5 Caps Two Day Radiothon with Over $402,000 Raised
MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM held its 24th annual Radiothon for Duke Children’s Hospital on December 12th and 13th, 2018. Listerners donated $402,112 during the two-day, 25 hour broadcast was hosted by the MIX morning show Two Men and Mom; Kyle Smelser, Bryan Lord and Sarah King. “The generosity of the Triangle is amazing,” said Smelser. “Once […]