WRAL-FM Rockin’ Down the Highway
Check out this vintage 1985 photo of Keith Harrison, Director of radio engineering, getting ready to kick the tires of the recently – arrived 1976 GMC RV converted into a mobile news van. I hope you noted the age of the vehicle when the station took possession of it; nine years old! The description of […]
More Fair Fried Food: CBC Radio Reviews
Last week we took a look at what a couple of WRAL-TV staffers thought of the fried food at the Fair, so we thought it only ‘fair’ to have two radio peeps weigh in as well. WRAL-FM Promotion Coordinator Brittany Goodman and 99.9 The Fan Radio Sports Talk Host Joe Ovies both attended the Media Day […]
MIX 101.5’s Gene and Julie are Marconi Winners!
MIX 101.5 Morning Personalities Gene and Julie Gates have won the “Oscar” of the radio industry. The pair won the 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Award for Large Market Personality of the Year at the awards dinner at the 2015 Radio Show in Atlanta on Thursday night, October 1st. “To be in the company of broadcasting […]
Chocolate, Crickets and Radio
When you work for a broadcasting company, you never know what you’ll be asked to do. Things at MIX 101.5 got a little Survivor-esque on Thursday, September 17, 2015, when Morning Show Producer Casey Tate made the rounds with chocolate bugs, asking his co-workers to give them a try. “All four of us on the […]
MIX Listeners Win Night at the Bulls
What do you get when you mix radio and baseball? A fun night at the Durham Bulls for some lucky MIX 101.5 listeners. In a recent contest, WRAL-FM Morning Show Co-Hosts Gene and Julie Gates challenged listeners to “Beat the Bomb” to win four passes to the Bulls game on Sunday, August 30, 2015. The […]
Over $50K and 9,600 Lbs: Generous MIX Listeners Help BackPack Buddies
On Saturday, August 15, 2015, WRAL-FM staffers took a day of their weekend to help keep local children fed. Listeners brought food and monetary donations to collection locations manned by MIX personalities at both Crossroads Plaza and Brier Creek Commons in Raleigh. MIX 101.5’s annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive raised over $50,000 and collected 9,600 […]
MIX 101.5 BackPack Buddies Food Drive Tomorrow
It’s hard to learn if you’re hungry. Help local school children in need get off their school year with a full stomach by bringing donations for MIX 101.5’s annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive tomorrow, Saturday, August 15, 2015. MIX personalities will be collecting healthy non-perishable food and drinks to distribute to children from food-insecure homes […]
Mark Your Calendar: MIX 101.5 Annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive Set for Saturday, August 15th
Join MIX 101.5 and the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in supporting this year’s BackPack Buddies Food Drive! MIX 101.5 will broadcast live on Saturday, August 15 from 9:00AM – 6:00PM from both Crossroads Plaza in Cary (in front of Old Navy) and Brier Creek Commons (in front of BJ Whole Sale Club)! We will be collecting […]
FOX 50 Sends Not One, But Two, Local Idol Hopefuls to National Auditions
Triangle hopefuls turned out at Crabtree Valley Mall on Saturday, August 1, 2015, for a chance at a guaranteed audition with the Executive Producers for the last season of American Idol. WRAL-TV Anchors Michelle Marsh and Brian Shrader made the big announcements on WRAL’s Morning News on FOX 50 on Monday, August 3rd. VIDEO: Watch […]
MIX 101.5’s Gene and Julie Finalists for National Marconi Radio Award
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for their 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday, July 14th, and MIX 101.5 Morning Show Co-Hosts Gene and Julie Gates made the short list for Large Market Personality of the Year. The announcement came one year to the day of the Gates’ arrival at Capitol […]