WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith Honored for Dedication to Special Olympics
WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith was involved in the Special Olympics well before he came to WRAL-TV and brought that commitment to the station. He has served several terms on the Special Olympics of North Carolina (SONC) board over the past decade and is currently serving. Keith Fishburne, President & CEO of SONC gave this insight when […]
A View from Dorothea Dix: The Latest Art Installation in the CBC Lobby
“I feel lucky to work in place that not only values art, but allows its employees to contribute to the beauty of the building.” – FOX 50’s Glenn Dion The backdrop behind the reception desk at CBC’s headquarters on Western Blvd now has a new look. On Thursday, July 16, 2015, the scene changed from […]
It’s a Bull Market for the Bulls
WRAL-TV Sports Anchor/Reporter Mandy Mitchell recently put together a piece about the Durham Bulls and the Carolina Mudcats, the Triangle’s two popular Minor League Baseball teams. Both teams are consistently in the top 25 in merchandise sales for MiLB. The Bulls have been in that top group since the league started keeping sales stats for […]
Canes, 99.9 The Fan Agree to Multi-Year Broadcasting Deal
The Carolina Hurricanes and Capitol Broadcasting Company reached a multi-year agreement Monday, July 13, 2015, ensuring 99.9 The Fan remains the flagship station for the team. As part of the deal, 99.9 The Fan will continue to carry play-by-play calls of Hurricanes games through the 2019-20 season. The station, which has carried Canes games since […]
WRAL’s 2nd Annual MEDIAthon for HungerFreeNC Today
Today, Thursday, July 16, 2015, hunger in North Carolina is the focal point at WRAL-TV. As part of the weeklong HungerFreeNC movement created by WRAL-TV and Radio One Raleigh, the 2nd annual MEDIAthon will take over the airwaves. The unprecedented daylong TV, radio, web and social MEDIAthon raised $112,000 for the Inter-Fait h Food Shuttle […]
High Def in an Analog World
“I’ve got vision and the rest of the world wears bi-focals” is one of the lines delivered by actor Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy in the movie “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.” The 20th century version of that line could be “I’ve got high definition in an analog world,” perhaps delivered by Jim Goodmon. […]
MIX 101.5’s Gene and Julie Finalists for National Marconi Radio Award
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for their 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday, July 14th, and MIX 101.5 Morning Show Co-Hosts Gene and Julie Gates made the short list for Large Market Personality of the Year. The announcement came one year to the day of the Gates’ arrival at Capitol […]
WRAL News Anchor Lynda Loveland Moves From Morning to Evening
Loveland joins co-anchor Gerald Owens for WRAL News on FOX 50 at 4 and 10 p.m. and WRAL’s 5:30 p.m. evening news Veteran WRAL News anchor Lynda Loveland moves from WRAL’s morning newscasts to join the station’s evening news team. Loveland takes the desk with co-anchor Gerald Owens for WRAL News on FOX 50 at […]
WRAL-TV’s Binker Honored for Work in Evidence-Based Journalism
TV Multimedia Investigative Reporter Mark Binker was recently honored as the 2015 recipient of the Weidenbaum Center Award for Evidence-Based Journalism. The Weidenbaum Center created the Evidence-Based Journalism award to “annually to recognize a past participant whose work represents quality journalism on public policy that embodies the principles of the Media Retreat.” Established by the […]
N&O Features Bulls’ Longtime Scorekeeper
The Durham Bulls players are frequently in the spotlight for their play on the field, but this Sunday the ballpark’s scorekeeper got some press. Raleigh’s News & Observer focused on Brent Belvin in the July 12, 2015, edition of the paper. Nick Gray penned ‘The hits (and errors) keep coming for veteran Bulls scorekeeper’ about […]