WRAL-TV’s Lamb Talks True Crime and Fiction, Free Virtual Event This Saturday
WRAL-TV Reporter Amanda Lamb will be talking about her foray into fiction writing in a virtual event for Wake County Public Libraries on Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 4-5pm. True Crime with Amanda Lamb WRAL TV reporter and author, Amanda Lamb, will discuss the evolution of her writing. Learn how her work in television and […]
WRAL News Debuts New, High-Profile Durham Newsroom Next to Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Although WRAL has had a Durham newsroom for years, the new location allows American Tobacco Campus visitors to connect daily with WRAL News Grand Opening May 11, coinciding with Durham Bulls home opener Although WRAL has long had a newsroom in Durham, those dedicated Durham news crews have a new place to set up shop beginning […]
Four Local Arts Councils Present Original Artwork to CBC & WRAL-TV as Thanks for Big Night In For The Arts
“I’m so proud that we continued our ‘quarantine’ era track record of community success by supporting not one, but FOUR community arts councils. It was true CBC team work to make the event happen.” – WRAL-TV Brand Director Heather Gray The leaders of the four local art councils stopped by Capitol Broadcasting on Thursday, April […]
Explorer Post 5: Initiative and Resourcefulness
Never discount youthful initiative and resourcefulness. The Explorer Post 5 Advisor team was reminded of that during our first ever virtual season of WRAL Post 5. None of us expected this version of Post 5 to be extraordinary, we just wanted what everyone else in an organization going through a year of “unprecedented events”… we […]
Throwback Thursday: Menconi Delves into the Music Behind WRAL Legend Uncle Paul
David Menconi recently penned a piece about Triangle legend Paul Montgomery, known familiarly as Uncle Paul, for Walter Magazine. Montgomery hosted the beloved WRAL-TV children’s program “Time for Uncle Paul” from 1961 to 1981. Menconi has a Capitol Broadcasting tie as well. A music writer for 28 years at the News & Observer, Menconi now […]
WRAL Gardens Open to Visitors, with COVID Precautions
The WRAL Gardens are open and welcoming visitors, with COVID safety restrictions, this spring. A variety of flowers and plants are exploding into their spring colors. “The Azaleas are almost in full bloom,” said Corp Chief Horticulturalist & Property Manager Andrew Plunkett. “Next week should be beautiful.” Visitors are required to wear masks and practice […]
Goodmons Participate in Virtual Groundbreaking for Healing Transitions Capital Campaign
Corp CEO & Board Chairman Jim Goodmon and his wife, A.J. Fletcher Foundation President Barbara Goodmon, both participated in the virtual groundbreaking for the Recovery Can’t Wait capital campaign for Healing Transitions in Raleigh on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The pair unveiled a challenge grant from the Fletcher Foundation. Barbara Goodmon is one of the […]
Mummies and Pickle Juice Lager on Out and About TV Wednesday
Experience mummies on the April 2021 Out and About TV! This month’s Out and About TV takes you to Goldsboro for fresh oysters, pickle juice lager and a cow who thinks she’s a dog. Stop in to the Triangle’s newest brewery and restaurant in North Raleigh, HeyDay Brewing, and visit the mummies exhibit at the NC Museum of […]
Moment of Truth: The never-before-seen story behind the tragic murder of James Jordan
An original, true-crime docu-series, “Moment of Truth,” tells the never-before-seen story behind the murder of beloved husband and father, James Jordan, as well as the history of social injustice in Robeson County, North Carolina, where two teenagers, Larry Demery and Daniel Green, were charged and convicted of the crime. “Moment of Truth” will debut worldwide […]
CBC/WRAL Help Raise Over $37,000 for PBS North Carolina During Annual Fundraiser
Capitol Broadcasting employees were unable to volunteer in person for the PBS North Carolina spring fundraiser for 2021, but thankfully the CBC/WRAL Night at the Neighbor By Neighbor On-Air Fundraiser still helped raise over $37,000. The two-decades old tradition continued on Wednesday, March 10, despite the pandemic. “We are thrilled to report that the Capitol Broadcasting/WRAL team […]