HighSchoolOT Kicks Off 2018 Football Season with Lunch Event for Coaches and Players
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, over 150 high school football coaches and players filled WRAL-TV’s Studio A for the HighSchoolOT Football Kickoff. WRAL.com and 99.9 The Fan hosted the event where teams from 15 different counties were represented. “It was a fantastic event,” said WRAL-TV News Producer Kelly Riner, who produces HighSchoolOT Live & Football. […]
MIX 101.5 and WRAL-TV Listeners and Viewers Come Through During 2018 Mediathon for BackPack Buddies
MIX 101.5 and WRAL-TV helped feed hungry kids in the Triangle thanks to generous listeners and viewers through the 3rd Annual Mediathon for BackPack Buddies. The 2018 daylong event took place on Wednesday, July 18, and to date has raised $193,500 for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, with online and text donations continuing to come in. […]
Tiny House Hotel Coming to Rocky Mount
The tiny home trend is coming to Rocky Mount. The first and only tiny home hotel in eastern North Carolina is being built along the Tar River, representatives announced Wednesday. Dubbed River & Twine, a 20-unit hotel, will feature modern amenities including full-size glass door showers, microwaves, fridges and coffee makers in all homes. There will also […]
Four Winners Selected for Durham Bulls Ballpark Project
Baseball, Softball Facilities Chosen From Greater Triangle Area for $10,000 Donation Four organizations have been chosen as the inaugural winners of the Durham Bulls Ballpark Project presented by Coastal Credit Union. Person High School, Bull City Little League, Durham Softball and Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association have each earned a $10,000 donation for facility renovations. “This […]
WRAL First Night Raleigh Debuts This New Year’s Eve
Artsplosure announces expanded partnership with WRAL for its annual New Year’s Eve celebration Kacy Hunt, President of the Artsplosure Board of Directors, recently announced that First Night Raleigh’s celebratory New Year’s Eve festivities will return to downtown Raleigh as WRAL First Night Raleigh. “WRAL First Night Raleigh signifies our expanded partnership with a dynamic media […]
American Tobacco Campus Offers Rotating Space for Retailers
The American Tobacco Campus is accepting applications for a new pop-up space meant to highlight multiple innovative small businesses in a thriving urban setting. Officials are looking for qualified businesses and start-ups to utilize a prime retail spot on a revolving schedule starting in August. Called PopUp @ American Tobacco Campus, the initiative is meant […]
Capitol Broadcasting, TechGirlz Team Up to Offer Free Newsroom Story Production Workshop for Middle School Girls
By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor The Capitol Women’s Network and Capitol Broadcasting Company are teaming up with TechGirlz to host a free TechGirlz workshop that’s all about newsroom production. The free session, designed for girls who are rising sixth graders to eighth graders, will be 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 9, at WRAL-TV […]
Rocky Mount Mills Welcomes Life 103.1 to Eastern NC’s Fast Growing Business Park
The Radio Station Will Operate and Broadcast from the Main Mill Building Life 103.1 (WLQC-FM) will relocate its office headquarters and studio operations and broadcast 24/7 from the Mills. Life 103.1 will occupy 2,100 square feet of space in the Main Mill building currently being completely remodeled. Life 103.1 will join the Rocky Mount Telegram […]
HighSchoolOT Honors Inaugural Awards Ceremony A Touchdown, Homerun and Slam Dunk
Capitol Broadcasting Company expanded its high school football coverage in the fall of 2016 with “HighSchoolOT Live” and this summer expanded yet again with the first High School OT awards program. The winners were crowned at the HighSchoolOT Honors ceremony on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Duek Energy Performing Arts Center in downtown Raleigh. […]
Hot Temps, Hot Golf Games at 4th Annual CBC Sports Radio Open
Despite the fact that Tuesday, June 19, 2018, turned out to be one of the hottest days so far this summer, the 4th Annual Sports Radio Open turned out to be the best yet. 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM), Buzz Sports Radio (96.5 FM, 99.3FM, 620AM, 99.2HD2) and The Ticket (95.7FM, 1550AM, 99.9HD3) hosted the event […]