American Tobacco Goes International
Have you ever wondered what American Tobacco sounds like In Russian? Well, actually, it sounds like saying “American Tobacco” with a Russian accent, but you can listen to an entire video about the campus in Russian in the first Voice of America piece about the downtown Durham destination. American Tobacco’s first Voice of America piece […]
A Most Faithful Fan
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel posted the tribute ‘A Most Faithful Fan’ in his blog ‘Note to Self’: You think you’ve seen a lot of baseball, that you are committed to your job, but then you encounter fans like Bobbie and Marvin Wheeler. You stand humbly in their shadow. As the Wheelers neared retirement […]
Capitol Women’s Network Spends Morning Working at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Farm
Team Building While Serving the Community Last Thursday, July 13, 2017, 24 CBC women met up to give back to the community at the Inter-Faith-Food Shuttle Teaching Garden. Members of the Capitol Women’s Network (CWN) turned a group get together into a morning of service. The women in CBC’s Durham divisions usually meet separately from […]
DREAMS OF GOLD. The Olympic Festival 1987
Everyone is familiar with the Olympics, summer and winter. But did you know there was an event, a warmup of sorts, for the Olympics? It was called the U.S. Olympic festival. This amateur sport spectacular started in 1978 and was originally called the National Sports Festival. It was the nation’s largest amateur sporting competition. The […]
Bull Durham Beer: It’s in the Can
Have you heard? There is an exciting update with Bull Durham Beer! Bull Durham Beer Company has put their flagship Kolsch in cans, available at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Harris Teeter and Target. Check out this video with Joe Ovies, 99.9FM The Fan, and Sebastian Wolfrum, Executive Brewmaster, for more about Kolsch in cans! Thanks […]
Raleigh Sports Radio Debuts Transplant Tuesday Around 30 For 30 Film
99.9 The Fan to show special screening of ‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ to launch promotion 99.9 The Fan is excited to announce a promotional partnership with ESPN and its 6-week summer series with ‘Transplant Tuesday’ starting Tuesday, July 11th. With the ‘Triangle’ in Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill, NC being a huge destination for […]
Four Bulls Named to IL All-Star Team
Adames, Kittredge, Leonard, Marjama to represent Durham Four Durham Bulls have been selected to the International League All-Star team for the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Infielders Willy Adames and Patrick Leonard, catcher Mike Marjama and relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge will represent the first-place Bulls at the 30th annual Triple-A All-Star Game at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. on Wednesday, […]
Explorer Post Mentor Ken Bland Honored with Scouts’ Highest Honor at Durham Bulls’ Game
Boy Scouts took over the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday, June 24, 2017, to camp on the outfield, but before they pitched their tents, the organization honored a long-time mentor to CBC’s Explorer Posts. Ken Bland received the William H. Spurgeon III Award, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America within […]
Great Day of Golf and Support for Helene Foundation at 3rd CBC Sports Radio Open
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 100 golfers hit the links with CBC’s Sports Radio Stations. Presented by The Jim Allen Group, the 3rd Annual Sports Radio Open took over River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh for a day of fun that also meant a boost for the Helene Foundation. CBC’s Sports Radio stations 99.9 The […]
WRAL-TV To Focus On Issues in Race Exhibit Via Half-Hour News Special on Wednesday
WRAL-TV has put together a half-hour program inspired by an compelling exhibit at a local museum. “Race: Are We So Different?” is currently on exhibit at the the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, and now a half-hour program with the same name will air on WRAL-TV on Wednesday, June 28th at 7pm. […]