The Big Day Is Here: WRAL-TV Becomes NBC Affiliate

WRAL Peacock

The big day is here!  Today, February 29, 2016, WRAL-TV welcomes NBC to our family. Visit our exclusive page designed to help you navigate through a multitude of content including: programming line-up, a slideshow of the NBC peacock, behind the scenes footage of the peacock’s visit to WRAL, and much more information: wral.com/nbc Tune in to […]

CBC Sports Radio Debuts New Lineup for Buzz Sports Radio, New Station

The Sports Shop - Reese & Kmac

CBC Sports Radio is mixing things up and offering some changes for sports radio listeners.  WDNC/Buzz Sports Radio has a new lineup debut this Monday, February 29, 2016.  And CBC Sports Radio is debuting a brand new station, WCLY 1550 The Ticket. New Line Up for Buzz Sports Radio WDNC/Buzz Sports Radio is changing its line […]

Durham Bulls to Host National Anthem Auditions

Durham Bulls National Anthem Auditions

Performers Needed to Fill Select Dates During 2016 Baseball Season The Durham Bulls will hold National Anthem auditions to find performers for the 2016 season on Saturday, March 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Participants may enter through the ballpark’s front gates and register upon arrival to perform on […]

Network Signing Days Through the Years

Peacock

1956 NBC Fred Fletcher, WRAL –TV VP and General Manager inks the deal with NBC. August 1, 1962 ABC No photo.  Considering that WRAL shared ABC with WTVD until August 1, 1962, it must have been a rather anti-climactic event. August 4, 1985 CBS Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon signs the contract with CBS […]

Why WRAL-TV Can Be Proud as a Peacock

The WRAL peacock

As WRAL-TV enters the final few days before the big switch to NBC, the station is getting national kudos for its promotion of the change. TVNewsCheck published a piece last week about the idea and the execution behind WRAL’s real live peacock promos.  Read the entire article: WRAL Struts Its Peacock In NBC Affiliation Switch

CBC, WRAL-TV Support, Attend Understanding Islam Forum in Raleigh

Understanding Islam Forum

At the annual Leadership Triangle Awards Gala last December, CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon issued a challenge.  He encouraged the audience members to attend a local mosque or make a connection with a Muslim, to help unite the Triangle community and help bring an end to hate and fear.  That challenge inspired an idea, […]

First Ever Internet Live Stream Game for CBC New Media’s HighSchoolOT

HSOT live stream

CBC New Media’s HighSchoolOT brand has been covering prep sports exhaustively for years. It was the first Triangle area media outlet with a website and app dedicated to high school sports, and HSOT has produced more prep video content than any other media outlet in the state. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, HSOT expanded its […]

Fan Fest to Kick Off 2016 Durham Bulls Season

Bulls 2016 Fan Fest

Batting Practice, On-Field Games Highlight Opening Day of Ticket Sales With Durham Bulls Opening Day 49 days away, the team’s annual Fan Fest will kick off the 2016 campaign at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The event serves as the […]

NBC News Anchor Lester Holt Trivia Questions

Lester Holt

We enjoyed meeting NBC News anchor Lester Holt last week. Learn some more facts about him. Lester Holt co-anchored the evening news at WBBM in Chicago with a former WRAL news anchor? Name that person. a) Bobbie Battista b) Adele Arakawa c) Sandra Bookman d) Shelly Kofler 2. Lester Holt enjoys playing a musical instrument. […]

More on the WRAL Peacock

WRAL Creative Team

We recently shared scoop and photos about the creation of the peacock promos to advertise WRAL-TV’s conversion to NBC.  Today we’d like to share even more about the fun WRAL’s Creative Team had putting the peacock pieces together. WRAL-TV Creative Director Shelly Leslie wrote all about the adventure in her recent blog post.  Check it […]