WRAL-TV and MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Team Up Again For Annual BACKPACK BUDDIES FOOD DRIVE and DAY-LONG MEDIATHON: Wednesday, July 19
For the second year, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV are joining forces to feed hungry children through the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s child hunger programs. The stations will once again mount a day-long Mediathon on TV, radio, web, and mobile to raise funds on Wednesday, July 19, along with a multiple-location food drive. One in four […]
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 […]
Learn Listen, Watch, Give – On July 19th
WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV BackPack Buddies Mediathon On Wednesday, July 19, 2017, MIX 101.5 and WRAL-TV will join forces to raise money and food in a day-long community event on TV, radio, and social media. The food and funds benefit Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s child hunger programs. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is feeding children at risk of hunger […]
Second Annual WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV Mediathon For BackPack Buddies Slated for July 19
For the second year, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV will join forces to help feed hungry kids in the Triangle. The MIX 101.5/WRAL-TV BackPack Buddies Mediathon will take place on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, benefitting the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM will be on-site broadcasting live at two different locations collecting non-perishable food items […]
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. […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Newly Joined 550 Creative Team Brings Home Six PromaxBDA Awards from Annual North America Competition
The WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Creative teams won big in Vegas on Thursday, June 22, 2017, winning six of the prestigious PromaxBDA awards at the PromaxBDA Station Summit. The event took place at The Mirage Hotel & Casino. WRAL-TV Marketing Director Jay Yovanovich and former WRAL-TV Creative Director, now CBC Audience Development General Manager, Shelly […]
National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Honors WRAL-TV with Service to Community Award for “Black and Blue” Project
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) honored Capitol Broadcasting Company with the coveted Service to Community Award at its annual Celebration of Service to America gala in Washington, DC on June 20, 2017. The award recognized WRAL’s unprecedented multi-platform community event, “Black and Blue” focused on the increasing violence between the African American […]
CBC History 101 Trivia Quiz
The CBC History website showcases the life and time of all the divisions of Capitol Broadcasting. Every day we continue to add another video, another picture, another story that documents the mission, in part, to provide the highest level of service and expertise to our viewers, listeners and clients. Please peruse the website and feel […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2017 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 32nd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2017 plant giveaway. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be received or postmarked by […]
WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith Honored at Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies
WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith has been a dedicated volunteer with Special Olympics North Carolina for years. While he emceed the annual Opening Ceremonies, as is his tradition, SONC surprised him with a special award. Smith received the prestigious James E. Long Commitment to Execellence Award on Friday, June 2, 2017. “He was completely caught off […]