‘That Station’ Has a Name
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, That Station got a permanent name, making the big announcement about the winning moniker and charity. When the station launched in May, 95.7 FM That Station announced a contest by which listeners could submit a name for the radio station. The winner would receive $1,000 to donate to their local […]
DBAP Completes Largest Father’s Day Weekend in Team History
Bulls Average Paid Attendance of 9,923 Over Four-Day Stretch The Durham Bulls welcomed 39,693 paid visitors to Durham Bulls Athletic Park from June 14 through June 17, setting a franchise attendance record for Father’s Day weekend. The team saw crowds of over 10,000 from Thursday through Saturday, capped by a crowd of 10,404 on Saturday, […]
WRAL-TV News Anchor Bill Leslie Says Farewell with Multi-City tour and Week of On-Air Surprises and Tributes
Farewell Tour: June 18 – June 22 On-air surprises and tributes during newscasts: June 25 – June 29 30-minute special “Bill Leslie: An Extraordinary Career” airs June 28 at 7 p.m. Bill’s final day on the air: Friday, June 29 After 46 years in broadcasting, Bill Leslie is retiring from WRAL-TV at the end of June. […]
MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Awarded North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year, Large Market Category
Capitol Broadcasting Company’s MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM has been named the Radio Station of the Year in Large Market from the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB). “We at MIX 101.5 are honored to accept the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters’ radio station of the year award for 2017. We thank this amazing community for allowing […]
Retiring WRAL Anchor Honored by North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
WRAL anchor David Crabtree was named Best News Anchor during the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters luncheon at American Tobacco Campus Thursday afternoon, June 14, 2018, in Durham. Crabtree’s entry featured his coverage of a fire in downtown Raleigh, the opening of the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh and last year’s solar eclipse. WRAL’s radio station MIX 101.5 […]
WRAL-TV’s Fishel Comes Out Tops on Indy’s Best of Triangle 2018
In June, Independent Weekly released their Best of the Triangle 2018 list. Readers voted on the wide variety of categories, then Indy Week culled the list to finalists. Readers voted again. WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel won the Best Local TV Weatherperson. And several other CBC personalities and entities enjoyed spots as Finalists. Best Local Radio […]
WRAL Opens New Travel Store at RDU
The WRAL Travel Store at RDU is open! It will be easy for travelers to find the trademark WRAL “5” gracing the exterior of the new store near Gate 6 in Terminal 2. While the store is active and ready to offer visitors a cold beverage or bestseller, the official grand opening will be sometime […]
Pickin’ Cukes at the DBAP
From “Note to Self,” the blog of Corp Vice President of Special Projects George Habel: The harvest has begun! That’s Bulls Assistant GM Chip Allen pickin’ cucumbers in our streetside garden yesterday. It’s yet another addition to his job responsibilities as our Victory Garden bears produce. Here’s the story on our urban garden, a joint […]
American Tobacco Holds Farmer’s Market @ Diamond View Park May to September
Looking for local fruits & vegetables, flowers, handmade soaps, candles, kombucha, baked goods, arts & crafts and much more!? Now, ATC has it all at our Farmer’s Market @ Diamond View Park. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 11:30am – 1:30pm, our new Farmer’s Market is bringing a variety of local goodies […]
WRAL-TV Announced as Presenting Sponsor of the 2018 City of Oaks Marathon
Raleigh’s hometown race is pleased to announce WRAL as the presenting sponsor of the 2018 City of Oaks Marathon, set to take place November 3-4, 2018. The partnership will continue the tradition of promoting active, healthy lifestyles throughout the Triangle, as well as supporting the race’s longtime beneficiaries, including the YMCA of the Triangle, Girls […]