WRAL Opens New Travel Store at RDU
The WRAL Travel Store at RDU is open! It will be easy for travelers to find the trademark WRAL “5” gracing the exterior of the new store near Gate 6 in Terminal 2. While the store is active and ready to offer visitors a cold beverage or bestseller, the official grand opening will be sometime […]
WRAL-TV Announced as Presenting Sponsor of the 2018 City of Oaks Marathon
Raleigh’s hometown race is pleased to announce WRAL as the presenting sponsor of the 2018 City of Oaks Marathon, set to take place November 3-4, 2018. The partnership will continue the tradition of promoting active, healthy lifestyles throughout the Triangle, as well as supporting the race’s longtime beneficiaries, including the YMCA of the Triangle, Girls […]
Joel Davis named Vice President and General Manager of WRAL-TV and WRAZ/FOX 50
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. President Jimmy Goodmon today announced that Joel Davis has been named Vice President and General Manager of WRAL-TV and WRAZ-TV/FOX 50. The appointment is effective July 16, 2018. Davis comes to WRAL/WRAZ from San Diego, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of KGTV-TV, the ABC affiliate in the […]
WRAL.com Partners with Waze to Bring Triangle Drivers Real-Time Traffic
WRAL has partnered with popular social traffic app Waze to offer Triangle commuters real-time traffic information through the WRAL News app and WRAL.com. Waze provides live traffic updates based on community reports and GPS data gathered from devices with the Waze app installed. Because the information is crowd-sourced, Waze is able to provide traffic information […]
June 2018 Out and About TV Airs Wednesday
This month WRAL’s Out and About takes viewers to a popular lunch spot in Durham that has been serving up delicious made from scratch lunch for almost 20 years. Then find out where to cool off and how to stay safe on hot summer days. And learn about floral cocktails just in time for hot […]
CBC Finalists in Indy Week’s Best of the Triangle, Vote Today!
Several CBC divisions and personalities are finalists in Indy Week’s Best of the Triangle 2018. Help them become winners! Here are the CBC entities in running for the title of “Best”: Best Local Radio Station – WRAL-FM Best Local Twitter Accounts – 99.9 The Fan’s Joe Ovies Best Local TV Newsperson – WRAL-TV’s Debra Morgan, Bill […]
Almost Four Decades of Producing: WRAL-TV’s Kevin Shand Retires
A WRAL-TV fixture will close up shop on Friday, May 18, 2018, after 38 years with the Big 5. His face may not be known to viewers, but Producer Kevin Shand spent decades behind the scenes creating everything from newscasts to Brain Game. Pam Parris Allen formerly worked as a newscast producer/director at WRAL-TV decades […]
Three CBC’ers Graduate from Leadership Triangle 2018 Regional Program
Three CBC’ers recently joined the growing list of employees who have earned diplomas from Leadership Triangle. ATC Event & Conference Services Coordinator Fernanda Araujo, DBBC Director of Corporate Partnerships Nick Bavin, and WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith completed the 2018 Regional Program and became Goodmon Fellows on Tuesday, May 1. The graduation ceremony took place at […]
HSOT’s Nick Stevens Receives Honor from NCHSAA
A Photo Story HighSchoolOT.com Senior Editor Nick Stevens received the NCHSAA Media Representative of the Year at the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina Campus in Chapel Hill. Find out more: HighSchoolOT.com SLIDESHOW: NCHSAA hosts annual meeting, awards ceremony Capcom: Stevens […]
Nashville Songwriters at DPAC Finale Surprises with Kidnotz Orchestra
Corp VP of Special Projects George Habel…… about the Nashville Songwriters at the DPAC. CBC and WRAL-TV sponsored the event which benefited several local non-profits. Habel attended the evening and shared his rave reviews in his blog Note to Self. Here’s what he had to say: Country Crescendo What a surprise ending!!! Nashville Songwriters at DPAC concluded […]