CBC Distributes Azaleas, Honors A.J. Fletcher Winners, in 31st Annual Celebration

2016 WRAL Azalea Celebration

On Saturday, October 22, 2016, CBC distributed azaleas to the winning nonprofits in the 31st annual WRAL Azalea Celebration at the CBC transmitter site off 5033 TV Tower Rd.  Approximately 100 groups from all across the state of NC came to pick up their plants. Every group is eligible to receive 50 azaleas to help […]

CBC’s Ana Bonell Awarded for Helping the Local Hispanic Community

Ana Maria Bonell

Ana Maria Bonell, Capital Broadcasting Company’s Latino Marketing Specialist, was awarded Friday for her dedication to the growth of the Hispanic community. Bonell started working at CBC in 2013 to take on the role of supporting the Triangle’s Hispanic community with individualized news and events coverage, including educational and entertaining opportunities for the community like […]

Happy Birthday, Dear WRAZ-TV

WRAZ-TV Sign on

Cheers to FOX 50!  WRAZ-TV celebrated its birthday on September 7th.  The station signed on as part of the CBC family on that date in 1995.  Originally a WB affiliate, WB 50 in the early days, WRAZ-TV was owned by Tar Heel Broadcasting Company and operated by CBC under a local marketing agreement.  The operations […]

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2016 WRAL Azalea Celebration

2016 WRAL Azalea Celebration

The 31st Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2016 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 September […]

CBC Wins Big at PromaxBDA Local Awards Ceremony

PromaxBDA Local Awards 2016

The WRAL-TV Creative Services team went five for five in the 2016 PromaxBDA Local Awards, winning four Gold and one Bronze award among the five for which the station was nominated.  FOX 50 also brought home a Bronze award in the prestigious national competition. The honors were presented during the 6th Annual PromaxBDA Station Summit […]

WRAL-TV & FOX 50 Receive Ten Nominations for PromaxBDA Local Awards

PromaxBDA

PromaxBDA has now announced the finalists for the PromaxBDA 2016 Local Awards, and the FOX 50 and WRAL-TV Creative Services teams have racked up a total of ten nods.  Each CBC station received five nominations. The annual PromaxBDA Local Awards celebrates and honors the best in local media, marketing and design, driving excellence, creativity and […]

MIX and FOX 50 Join Forces for Family Feud

Gene & Julie Gates and Kevin Kolbe

Capitol Broadcasting Company is family-owned and our divisions are like family. What better way to support one another than to work together to promote some fun families?  MIX 101.5 and FOX 50 recently joined forces to highlight FAMILY FEUD, the popular game show hosted by Steve Harvey, in a win-win for both the radio and […]

Two CBC’ers Graduate From 2016 Leadership Triangle Regional Program

Marian Bell

Two CBC employees joined the ranks of the Leadership Triangle Goodmon Fellows on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  WRAL-TV Marketing Director Marian Bell and Corp Director of Content Andrea Osborne participated in the Leadership Triangle Regional Class this winter and spring, culminating in the graduation celebration held at the Durham Bulls in the PNC Triangle Club. […]