Capitol Broadcasting Company Purchases Holly Springs Salamanders
Coastal Plain League Baseball Team Acquired by CBC as Company Announces Promotions Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc. has purchased the Holly Springs Salamanders, a summer collegiate baseball team that competes in the Coastal Plain League. The Salamanders, who were previously owned by Coastal Plain League co-founder Jerry Pettit, join the Durham Bulls as CBC-owned baseball properties. […]
WRAL, FOX 50 Back On U-verse
Capitol Broadcasting Company stations WRAL, WRAZ (FOX 50) and WILM have returned to the U-verse cable lineup. “We’re very happy to tell you our channels are back on U-verse. We are as glad as you are that this disruption is over,” says Capitol Broadcasting Company Chief Operating Officer and President, Jimmy Goodmon. “Our team has […]
WRAL Reporters Trade Industry Tips With 5th Grade News Anchors
Students at Walnut Creek Elementary School in Raleigh received a surprise recently when reporter Brian Shrader and meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner showed up on campus to help them with their newscast. Every day around 9 a.m., the Wake County youngsters deliver news to their fellow students, like what’s for lunch (mini corn dog nuggets) and what’s […]
MidSouth Emmy Nominations Announced, WRAL-TV Earns Numerous Nods
The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced their annual Emmy nominees on Thursday, November 16, 2017, and WRAL-TV is proud to have made the list multiple times. The station received a total of 23 nominations, including the overall nomination for News Excellence. The Emmy winners will be announced at […]
CBC Announces Promotions in Corporate, Real Estate, Baseball Operations
Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc., the parent company of WRAL-TV, WRAL.com and the Durham Bulls among other media, real estate and sports interests, announced the promotions Tuesday of three senior employees. George Habel, a 34-year CBC employee who as vice president of Capitol Sports oversaw two Triple-A National Championship titles for the Durham Bulls, will leave […]
WRAL-TV Wins AP Outstanding NC News Operation, RTDNAC Honors at 2017 Banquet
WRAL-TV won six first place awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and the Associated Press (AP) 2017 awards luncheon on Saturday, November 11, 2017. WRAL-TV brought home 15 total awards, including Outstanding News Operation in NC. WRAL-TV has now won that award nine times in 12 years. The RTDNAC […]
New Roles at American Underground and Capitol Broadcasting Company
Adam Klein Moves to Strategic Position Across CBC Divisions Doug Speight Named Executive Director at American Underground On Nov. 9, 2017, Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) announced two new positions: Adam Klein will leave his five year role as chief strategist at The American Underground startup hub to take on a newly created post: director of strategy […]
Smoke in the Engineering/ Former Ladies’ Room!
Friday, November 3, 2017 was a night to remember at WRAL. As you know, an electrical fire started and was thankfully contained to a small room with concrete walls and pink tiles. Engineer Chris Cormier’s quick thinking and immediate action prevented the fire from spreading to other areas of the station. In a previous TBT […]
MIX 101.5 2nd Annual Pumpkin Event A Smashing Success
A good number of WRAL-FM listeners and staffers won’t have to worry about their Halloween jack-o-lanterns rotting on the front porch this week. MIX 101.5 sponsored a unique way to get rid of October pumpkins on Saturday, November 4, 2017. “Our 2nd Annual MIX 101.5 Great Pumpkin Smash was a hit!” explained WRAL-FM Promotions Director […]
WRAL-TV Studios Evacuated by Fire Friday Night, HighSchoolOT Live Season Ended Early
Despite the best laid plans, fire brought an early end to the second season HighSchoolOT Live. On Friday night, November 3, 2017, a small fire broke out on the second floor of the WRAL-TV Studios. That meant the evacuation of the building and a premature end to the HSOT broadcast for the evening. However, WRAL-TV […]