NBC. Good to See You Again.
It is somehow fitting that this year, 2016, we celebrate 60 years of broadcasting excellence with the network we invited to the dance, NBC. In 1956 WRAL-TV General Manager Fred Fletcher, son of CBC Founder A.J.Fletcher, signed the contract with Harry Bannister, Vice President of NBC. WRAL’s association with NBC brought a bevy of stars […]
WRAL Team Awarded One of Journalism’s Most Prestigious Honors Tuesday
On Tuesday night, January 19, 2016, six WRAL-TV staffers had the evening of a lifetime accepting one of the most prestigious prizes in journalism. The group won The Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award for the WRAL documentary “The Journey Alone” about the surge in illegal immigration of unaccompanied minors from Mexico. The group included WRAL-TV Reporter […]
WRAL-TV and FM Make Maggy Awards List at Cary Magazine
Cary Magazine recently released the list of their 2016 Maggy Awards winners, and several CBC entities won honors. Readers voted on the Best of Western Wake and the results were published in the January edition of the publication. And the CBC winners are: Best TV Station: WRAL-TV Best TV Personality: Greg Fishel Best TV Personality: Honorable […]
Have Questions? More About WRAL-TV’s Change to NBC
Capitol Broadcasting made a big announcement on Friday, January 15, 2016. WRAL-TV will be returning to its original network, NBC, on February 29th. After 30 years as the CBS affiliate in the Raleigh-Durham market, WRAL-TV realizes the change will mean changes in the national programs our viewers will find on the Big 5. The WRAL […]
CBC’s Annual MLK Breakfast Inspires Putting Actions Behind Words
“The real question of the day is what do you say, what are you doing?” – Reverend Mark-Anthony Middleton, Pastor of Abundant Hope Christian Church, Durham On Monday, January 18, 2016, Capitol Broadcasting Company proudly served as the presenting sponsor for the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. The 2016 theme […]
NBC and Capitol Broadcasting Company’s WRAL Announce New Home for the NBC Television Network in Raleigh
NBC and Capitol Broadcasting Company have entered into a new affiliation agreement in the Raleigh, North Carolina market. Under the terms of the new deal, the NBC affiliate in Raleigh will move to Capitol Broadcasting Company’s WRAL-TV on February 29. With the NBC affiliation, WRAL-TV becomes home to NBC’s award-winning news, sports, primetime and late-night broadcast programming, […]
Art Lived Up To His Name
Art Anderson. His work was his name. He was an artist who creatively put an exclamation point on every visual element representing Capitol Broadcasting Company. Many of CBC’s divisions still carry the logos created by Art. Art was the lead artist and assistant promotion director at WRAL-TV from February 16, 1960 to January 4, 1993. […]
WRAL-TV’s Brain Game Reveals New Set
Last weekend CBC’s long-running local high school quiz show Brain Game debuted a new look. Capcom checked in with WRAL-TV Producer Kevin Shand to get the scoop on the new set: The new Brain Game Set premiered on-air January 9, 2016, at 11:00am. The original set served us for 19 years, having only received minor […]
New WRAL Documentary: Power Switch, Solar and Wind Farms Generate Power and Controversy in NC
Airs Tuesday, January 12 at 7 p.m. Have you noticed the new solar farms popping up all over North Carolina? Solar power has become big business in our state, but not without controversy. The new WRAL Documentary “Power Switch” examines the explosive growth of solar energy and the introduction of wind farms in N.C. The […]
WRAL-TV’s Coats for the Children Breaks Record with 2015 Campaign
The results are in and WRAL-TV’s 2015 Coats for the Children is our biggest success yet! “Our final fundraising total is in and it’s heartwarming news on this very cold night – WRAL’s Coats for the Children campaign raised over $143,000 for the Salvation Army, our biggest total on record!” said WRAL-TV Director of Local […]