Bongo Graduates: WRAL-TV’s Monica Laliberte Shares Service Dog Training Journey

Monica Laliberte & Bongo

Earlier in February the WRAL staff bid farewell to a four-legged fixture in the newroom.  Bongo, the Retriever WRAL-TV Five On Your Side Executive Producer Monica Laliberte has been training as a service dog, left for college on Thursday, February 14, 2019.  Laliberte and her canine Valentine flew to Orlando where Bongo graduated and move […]

RMM’s Covington Chavez Honored by with Women in Business Award by TBJ

Evan Covington Chavez

RMM Development Manager Evan Covington Chavez has been named among the top Women in Business by the Triangle Business Journal for her amazing community development work.  The TBJ named her on the 2019 list, which includes six ladies total.  Covington Chavez won in the Community Development category. “We are so grateful to Ms. Chavez and […]

Fighting Hunger is a Slam Dunk with American Tobacco Canned Goods Madness

ATC Canned Goods Madness

Join American Tobacco for “Canned Goods” Madness Benefiting the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Together we can score BIG in the fight against Hunger! Donations will be accepted and fun will be had in American Tobacco’s Bay 7. Here’s a schedule of the day’s activities: In the Paint –Walk-In Donations 7:30 am – […]

Duke Baseball Back at the DBAP

Duke Baseball at the DBAP

College baseball is back, and that means baseball at the DBAP! Check out Duke Baseball as they take on Northwestern this weekend in the Bull City. For the fourth consecutive season, the Duke Blue Devils will play the majority of their home schedule at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The partnership between the famed university and the home […]

WRAL-TV Picks Up Six Wins at 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmys Ceremony

Justin Arner & Shan Zhong

WRAL-TV has added six more Emmy statuettes to the station’s collection.  Several representatives from the Big 5 attended the 33rd Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 16, 2019.  The Nashville/MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented the awards at an evening ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center […]

Fan Fest, Anthem Auditions To Be Held March 2

Durham Bulls Fan Fest 2019

Free Event Highlights Opening Week of Ticket Sales, Batting Practice on the Field The Durham Bulls will host their 2019 Fan Fest on Saturday, March 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The free event provides fans a chance to take batting practice on the field, purchase single-game tickets for […]

CBC Sponsors First Triangle eSports Championship

Triangle eSports Championship

The first Triangle eSports Championship was a success. Held Sunday afternoon, February 10, 2019, at the Durham Armory, over 500 attended and 2,000 watched online via Twitch. Capitol Broadcasting served as the media sponsor. Hosted by the Kramden Institute and Triangle Literacy Council, the event is the first eSports tournament to benefit charity. “We are […]

The Positive Side of the News: WRAL-TV’s Good News

WRAL Good News

WRAL-TV recently launched a new feature, focusing on good news.  Each Wednesday at 5:30pm and 10:30pm, tune in for a local story on WRAL News about someone doing something for someone else, stories of triumph and the human spirt. WRAL knows that there a good people doing good deeds every day — whether here at […]

Bulls to Become Iconic Lollygaggers for June 14 Game

Durham Bulls Lollygagger Night

In honor of one of sport’s cinema’s most iconic scenes, the Durham Bulls will rebrand for one night only as the Durham Lollygaggers. On June 14th, 31 years after the release of ‘Bull Durham,’ the team will take the field in specially-designed jerseys and hats to commemorate a scene still mentioned across pop culture today. […]

Chip Hutchinson Named New General Manager

Chip Hutchinson

The Holly Springs Salamanders have announced Chip Hutchinson has been named as General Manager. Hutchinson brings 25 years of sports experience to Holly Springs and returns to baseball after a 12-year hiatus. Hutchinson joins the Salamanders after spending one year with Sports Facilities Management (SFM) as the Director of Sports & Sponsorship for the Rocky […]