MIX 101.5 To Hold Annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive This Wednesday

MIX 101.5's BackPack Buddies 2014

Join MIX 101.5 for our annual BackPack Buddies Food Drive for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.  Food and monetary donations will be accepted from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm at: Brier Creek Commons (in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods)  and Crossroads Plaza (in front of Old Navy). Find a list of types of items […]

New Steakhouse Planned at American Tobacco

American Tobacco

The scoop from WRAL’s Out & About: Another restaurant is headed to the booming American Tobacco Campus dining scene. Scott Howell, the chef behind Durham favorite Nana’s, announced recently that he will be opening an Italian steakhouse in a new building next to the Durham Performing Arts Center. Nanasteak will be in the same building as the upcoming Aloft Downtown Durham […]

WRAL-TV Hub for Future International Leaders

Steve Hammel, Dr. Siraporn Srisuwan & Donta Taylor

The United States Department of State and the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) continues to make WRAL one the places to visit while in the Triangle.   Recently a dignitary from Thailand stopped by the station during her tour in the U.S. These foreign visitors though the Dept of State and IVLP are leaders in various […]

The American Tobacco Management Office Has Moved…Again!

American Tobacco Management offices

From a construction trailer, to the Washington Building, to the Reed Building, then to a larger space in Reed, American Tobacco and the staff that manages the property continues to grow! With folks scattered in the American Underground, Rail Car and ATC offices, it was time to pull everyone together under one unified space.  With […]

French Students Visit WRAL-TV

French students

When you are known as the technological leader in broadcasting nationally and to some degree internationally, it isn’t a surprise that the WRAL-TV studios are a “must see” attractions. Our corporate office was contacted by the NCSU SKEMA Business School hosted a group of French students on campus from the summer. The students would be […]

HighSchoolOT.com Hosts 2014 Season Kick-off Event

HSOT Kick-off

The high school football season has arrived and before long the stadium lights will be on for the 2014 edition of Friday night lights. On Monday, July 28, HighSchoolOT.com hosted area high school football coaches and players in Studio A at WRAL-TV in Raleigh for an annual kickoff event. Nearly 75 coaches and players from […]

WRAL-TV First 4K Documentary Airs August 13th

Wool E. Bull

“Take Me Out to the Bulls” game is a half-hour WRAL Documentary that immerses viewers in the experience of visiting the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and watching America’s most famous minor league baseball team play a game. Employing multiple cameras and even a drone over a four-game home stand, the documentary offers perspectives of the […]

Quail Ridge Hosts Bull City Summer Creators

Find out more about the making of Bull City Summer, the ideas behind the project and how the photographers decided to approach their subjects.  Editor Sam Stephenson, writers Adam Sobsey and Howard Craft and photographer Leah Sobsey, will speak at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at 7:30pm. Inspired by the […]

BIGG Ideas Celebrated in Durham

Chris & Anna Rosati

FOX 50 and WRAL-TV Help Chris Rosati Honor Teens for Positive Impact The BIGG Premiere, which showcased seven Big Ideas from Triangle-area students, was a big hit. The event was a part of Chris Rosati’s BIGG Project (Big Ideas for Greater Good), a signature program of the Inspire Media Network designed to motivate students to […]

A Closer Look at CBC’s Video Art Collection: Emerge

'Emerge' by William Lamson

When Capitol Broadcasting renovated and redesigned our corporate headquarters and built a new addition last year, CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon envisioned creating a tribute to North Carolina artists for CBC employees and visitors to enjoy.  The halls of CBC’s Western Blvd location are now lined with original artwork including photography, textiles, paintings, sculptures […]