Embrace the Rainy Weather, Buy a Duck

The weather over the past week, and the week ahead, is basically only fit for ducks.  That’s not a problem at American Tobacco!  Hundreds of ducks are getting ready to take over the Ol’ Bull River.  Rubber ducks, that is.  The annual FOX 50 Family Fest featuring the Great American Tobacco Duck Race takes places […]

SUNNY 104.5 Raises Over $45K in Annual Radiothon

SUNNY 104.5 Radiothon

SUNNY 104.5 just wrapped up their annual Radiothon to benefit NHRMC (New Hanover Regional Medical Center) Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital.  Each year a panel agrees to the best use of funds raised to benefit children in the area. This year, the funds are being used to purchase a 3D Craniofacial Imaging System.  The system […]

Leslie To Release New CD Celebrating Ireland at Quail Ridge on October 4th

Across the Water

WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Bill Leslie is releasing another CD celebrating his ancestry in early October.  A follow-up to his award-winning Scotland-Grace of the Wild which harkened Scotland, Across the Waters explores his Irish heritage.  Leslie will officially launch Across the Waters at a CD Release Party at Quail Ridge Books on Sunday, October 4th. “I am […]

Bulls Front Office Celebrates Great Work of 2015 Seasonal Staff

Durham Bulls celebration

The 2015 Durham Bulls season came to a close in early September, but the front office staff didn’t want the fun to end without thanking the scores of employees who work the many jobs that make the ballpark a hit with fans.  So they held a special celebration on Thursday, September 17th and honored Employee […]

Papal Visit 1987 Revisited

Father Bob Bonot & Carol Lehan

Pope John Paul II visited America for ten days in September of 1987. The Pope visited Miami, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, Detroit and Columbia. It is “Déjà vu all over again” with WRAL news coverage of Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba and America this week. In 1987, Capitol Broadcasting’s […]

Birling Named International League Executive of the Year

Mike Birling

Bulls General Manager Honored as League’s Top Executive for Second Time The International League has named Durham Bulls General Manager Mike Birling as 2015 Executive of the Year. Under his leadership, the Bulls set back-to-back single-season paid attendance records in 2014 and 2015, ending this past campaign with an all-time high of 554,788 cumulative fans. […]

FOX 50 Staffer Become Queen of Scream

Sierra & Maddie

Sorority girls meet serial killers on a new FOX 50 show and the combination piqued the interest of FOX 50 Creative Services Assistant Clarke.  She turned her fan-dom into a way to help plug the program with a webcast of her own. “We always look for ways, hopefully creative, to tie-into our shows and tap […]

Baseball America Names Snell Minor League Player of the Year

Blake Snell

Lefthander Becomes Fifth Durham Bull to Capture Prestigious Award Durham Bulls LHP Blake Snell has been named Baseball America’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year. He becomes just the ninth pitcher in 35 years to claim the honor. Past winners include Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and former World […]

Chocolate, Crickets and Radio

Chocolate Buggy Bark

When you work for a broadcasting company, you never know what you’ll be asked to do.  Things at MIX 101.5 got a little Survivor-esque on Thursday, September 17, 2015, when Morning Show Producer Casey Tate made the rounds with chocolate bugs, asking his co-workers to give them a try. “All four of us on the […]

Happy Birthday Charlie Gaddy! 84 Years Young!

Charlie Gaddy

Charlie Gaddy (AKA The Silver Fox) was born in Biscoe, North Carolina, educated at Guildford College, served in the US Army, studied law and then was bitten by the “broadcast bug.” As the old phrase goes, “the rest is history.” Charlie has lived a robust life, and still does to this day. For those who […]