American Tobacco Tree of Bikes Has Big Year
American Tobacco had another amazing year for the Tree of Bikes. During the 2017 holiday season, ATC collected over 175 bikes and 135 helmets. The 25-foot tree was also featured in the December issue of Our State Magazine as part of their photo essay, “Season to Serve.” The bikes will be distributed to Durham families […]
MIX 101.5 Radiothon Makes Happy Holidays for Duke Children’s Hospital with Big Total
Thanks to generous listeners, MIX 101.5 knocked the top out of their 2017 Radiothon vision. The event took place in December for the first time this year, and the holiday spirit paid off. The 23rd Annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children’s Hospital raised $656,089! The WRAL-FM team unveiled the big check at the conclusion […]
Golden Years Holiday Celebration Sponsored by CBC Going 60 Years Strong
Capitol Broadcasting once again teamed with the City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources department, presenting the 60th Annual Golden Years Celebration. The program took place at the Raleigh Convention Center on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Attendees included members of the City of Raleigh’s Golden Years Clubs. Attendees arrived downtown for a full, hot […]
99.9 The Fan’s Gold & Ovies Make Radio Ink’s Top Talkers List Again
99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold & Joe Ovies have been named to Radio Ink’s 2017 list of the Best Local Sports Talkers in America. The pair have been a mainstay on the list for the past several years. “Over the past 4 years, the show (along with the WCMC-FM) has doubled its ratings, and Adam […]
American Underground Exec to Lead Big Top Jobs Platform
Molly Demarest is assuming a new position within American Underground, taking over as leader of the recently acquired Big Top jobs and event platform. Demarest had served as senior director of operations and finance for AU. The AU, which operates startup spaces in Durham and Raleigh and also sponsors social events, acquired Big Top earlier this year […]
Where It All Began: The Founding of WRAL-TV
December 15, 1956 WRAL-TV began broadcasting to viewers in eastern North Carolina. In order to better understand why this station is so driven, one needs to have insight into its founder and the first leadership team. No one can tell the story better than Tom Campbell, host of the program “NC Spin”. He has worked […]
Cold Weather, Generous Viewers, Boost WRAL’s 29th Coats For Children Telethon
Teamwork, a sudden dip in temperatures, some fun new ideas and a poignant caller all came together to make WRAL-TV’s 29th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon extra-special and super successful. The fun took place in WRAL-TV’s Studio A on Friday, December 8, 2017. The rain moved the outdoor shots under the overhang at the […]
Three CBC’ers Join Ranks of Goodmon Fellows at Leadership Triangle Thrive Summit
On Tuesday, December, 5, 2017, three CBC’ers became Goodmon Fellows, graduating from Leadership Triangle’s fall Transforming Leaders program, during the first annual Thrive Leadership Summit. The daylong event took place at the Raleigh Convention Center. The graduation took place during a luncheon, and the day ended with a gala and the presentation of the 2017 […]
WRAL-TV Names New Morning Anchor, Set to Replace Retiring Bill Leslie
Television news veteran Jeff Hogan will join the WRAL Morning News team beginning January 29, 2018. Jeff will work alongside the team of Renee Chou, Elizabeth Gardner, Brian Shrader and Lena Tillett along with long-time morning anchor Bill Leslie who is retiring in June. WRAL.com: Bill Leslie to retire from WRAL next summer Hogan is […]
WRAL-TV and Lucky Strike Tower Now Lit for Holidays
The towers at both the WRAL-TV studios and American Tobacco Campus are now aglow for the holidays. On Friday, December 1, 2017, Capitol Broadcasting celebrated the start of the season with special ceremonies at both locations. WRAL-TV Tower Lighting During Evening Newscast For the 59th year, WRAL-TV lit the 300-foot television tower during the WRAL […]