Bulls’ Kinas Embraces Olympic Opportunity
While many of the athletes still have to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, Durham Bulls broadcaster Patrick Kinas already has his ticket to Rio. “It was a dream come true,” he said. Kinas will trade the baseball diamond for the swimming pool as the radio voice for swimming events in the Rio games. “I still […]
Keeping the Stack in Shape: American Tobacco and Lucky Strike
Talk about a birds-eye-view… A chimney restoration crew has been onsite for the past week doing some routine maintenance to the Lucky Strike Smoke Stack. The work involved the installation of a 210′ vertical ladder and then attaching a floating work platform. The crew inspected the exterior of the stack and painted the steel rings. Would […]
Crazy Things
1. Name the weatherman or meteorologist who presented a weathercast from WRAL’s tall tower. a) Bob Caudle b) Bob Debardelaben c) Bob Knapp d) Greg Fishel 2. Name the SKY 5 pilot who appeared in a live shot wearing a Halloween mask. a) Steve Wiley b) Randy Watkins c) Mike Allen d) Frank Beall […]
CBC’ers Plant Pinwheels for Prevent Child Abuse
CBC employees worked together to plant a pinwheel garden to honor Child Abuse Prevention Month on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Staffers worked alongside NC Prevent Child Abuse representatives to plant over 1,000 pinwheels out front of the CBC headquarters and WRAL-TV studios on Western Blvd. The pinwheel is the symbol of child abuse prevention, representing […]
Hives Cause Big Buzz at CBC
Recently CBC was abuzz with activity, and not because of a breaking news story or peacocks at the station. A swarm of bees from the Hive 5 hives decided to spread out and create their own new home on the side of the building. We checked in with our resident bee expert, Bee Downtown Founder […]
Spring Cleaning at Microspace, Tower Maintenance Complete
300 feet above Microspace’s Highwoods Blvd location, a tower holds multiple microwave antennas used for signal transmissions across the Triangle. One of these antenna provides the microwave link to/from Microspace Highwoods to Microspace Auburn facilities. The 10-foot cover over this antenna was disintegrated, by the storm system which spawned tornadoes in the area on February […]
Bull Durham Beer Featured in “Our State”
In its second year the Bull Durham Beer Company has doubled its offerings at Durham Bulls games and continues attracting the baseball crowd and beyond. On April 15, 2016, “Our State” magazine published a piece about the one-of-a-kind baseball brewery. “The easy-drinking brews that Bull Durham creates have the power to make fans out of […]
MIX Responds to the Loss of a Music Legend
“The beauty of local radio is that we can respond. It’s one of our greatest strengths. We’re in the community and can be with our listeners as things happen. We can commiserate with the listener as things happen.” — WRAL-FM Program Director Michele Williams Social media exploded when the world heard the news that music […]
New WRAL Documentary and WRAL.com In-Depth Analysis: Grading Teacher Pay
Airs Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Teacher salaries have plummeted to 42nd in the nation, contributing to teacher turnover, shortages and low morale, all of which hurts our schools, our students and our state. The new WRAL Documentary “Grading Teacher Pay” examines this important social and economic issue from all sides. The documentary, hosted […]
CBC Loans Piece to NC Museum of Art, Meet the Artist Event for Stamer
Capitol Broadcasting Company has long been a support of the arts in our community. When CBC renovated our corporate headquarters several years ago, we began procuring a variety of contemporary artwork from the top North Carolina artists to display. The collection includes pieces from Durham native Damian Stamer. Stamer actually worked at the Durham Bulls […]