Cold Weather, Generous Viewers, Boost WRAL’s 29th Coats For Children Telethon

2017 Coats for the Children Telethon

Teamwork, a sudden dip in temperatures, some fun new ideas and a poignant caller all came together to make WRAL-TV’s 29th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon extra-special and super successful.  The fun took place in WRAL-TV’s Studio A on Friday, December 8, 2017.  The rain moved the outdoor shots under the overhang at the […]

Three CBC’ers Join Ranks of Goodmon Fellows at Leadership Triangle Thrive Summit

Shawn Olender

On Tuesday, December, 5, 2017, three CBC’ers became Goodmon Fellows, graduating from Leadership Triangle’s fall Transforming Leaders program, during the first annual Thrive Leadership Summit.  The daylong event took place at the Raleigh Convention Center.  The graduation took place during a luncheon, and the day ended with a gala and the presentation of the 2017 […]

WRAL-TV Names New Morning Anchor, Set to Replace Retiring Bill Leslie

Jeff Hogan

Television news veteran Jeff Hogan will join the WRAL Morning News team beginning January 29, 2018.  Jeff will work alongside the team of Renee Chou, Elizabeth Gardner, Brian Shrader and Lena Tillett along with long-time morning anchor Bill Leslie who is retiring in June. WRAL.com:  Bill Leslie to retire from WRAL next summer Hogan is […]

WRAL-TV and Lucky Strike Tower Now Lit for Holidays

Bill Leslie

The towers at both the WRAL-TV studios and American Tobacco Campus are now aglow for the holidays.  On Friday, December 1, 2017, Capitol Broadcasting celebrated the start of the season with special ceremonies at both locations. WRAL-TV Tower Lighting During Evening Newscast For the 59th year, WRAL-TV lit the 300-foot television tower during the WRAL […]

MIX 101.5 Fills Holiday Season with Toys, Radiothon and Christmas Choirs

MIX 101.5 Toy Drive

MIX 101.5 is pulling out all the stops for the holidays.  The radio staffers are busier than Santa’s elves with multiple events to support our community, including the upcoming Radiothon.  We checked in with WRAL-FM Promotions Director Jason Newton and he gave us the latest on what the MIX crew is up to: Toyland 3,000 […]

Cooper Helps Bulls Celebrate Triple-A Championship Title

Roy Cooper

Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday honored the Durham Bulls as they celebrated their Triple-A championship title. The celebration gave Durham leaders a chance to highlight the team’s importance to the Bull City’s economy and quality of life as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. In the past 20 years, the Bulls have won two national titles, 13 […]

Durham Bulls Extend Partnership with Tampa Bay Rays

Durham Bulls Tampa Bay Rays

Bulls, Rays to Continue Player Development Contract Through 2020 Season The Durham Bulls have announced the extension of their Player Development Contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, which will lengthen the Bulls’ affiliation with the Rays through the end of the 2020 season. The two-year extension of the partnership comes on the heels of four-year […]

We Three Directors

Pam Allen, Leesa Moore & Keyetta Mangum

Capitol Broadcasting Company has been on the leading edge in so many areas of broadcasting. These “firsts” are most evident to the public on WRAL simply because viewers can see when we introduce new technology. But, there are “firsts” going on behind the scenes as well, especially in terms of human resources. Today we’ll take […]

Capitol Broadcasting Company Purchases Holly Springs Salamanders

Holly Springs Salamanders

Coastal Plain League Baseball Team Acquired by CBC as Company Announces Promotions Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc. has purchased the Holly Springs Salamanders, a summer collegiate baseball team that competes in the Coastal Plain League. The Salamanders, who were previously owned by Coastal Plain League co-founder Jerry Pettit, join the Durham Bulls as CBC-owned baseball properties. […]

WRAL, FOX 50 Back On U-verse

WRAL-TV FOX 50

Capitol Broadcasting Company stations WRAL, WRAZ (FOX 50) and WILM have returned to the U-verse cable lineup. “We’re very happy to tell you our channels are back on U-verse. We are as glad as you are that this disruption is over,” says Capitol Broadcasting Company Chief Operating Officer and President, Jimmy Goodmon. “Our team has […]