CBC Domestic Violence Effort #eNOughNC Generates National Following
It started thirteen days ago with a late afternoon meeting to talk about what sister stations WRAL and WRAZ (FOX 50) could do about domestic violence. Twelve hours later, it was a company-wide, multi-media effort that would start a community conversation about help and hope. The company launched “eNOughNC” with a 60-second PSA and a 90-second […]
CBC Says eNOugh to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has sadly been in the news lately—and this week intensely, and Capitol Broadcasting decided to step up and do something about it. WRAL-TV and FOX 50 staffers worked quickly to put together a plan to raise awareness and provide information to help. “It’s the big, worthwhile, difference-making kind of project that makes me […]
HighSchoolOT.com Hosts 2014 Season Kick-off Event
The high school football season has arrived and before long the stadium lights will be on for the 2014 edition of Friday night lights. On Monday, July 28, HighSchoolOT.com hosted area high school football coaches and players in Studio A at WRAL-TV in Raleigh for an annual kickoff event. Nearly 75 coaches and players from […]
CBC Plants Pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention
Capitol Broadcasting Company is helping raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in both Durham and Raleigh by planting pinwheel gardens. CBC’ers helped plant pinwheels at American Tobacco and at CBC’s headquarters on Western Blvd in early April 2014. The pinwheel is the symbol of child abuse prevention, representing community efforts to provide children with […]
CBC New Media Offers Better Brackets and More for NCAA Tourney
WRAL.com and WRALSportsFan.com are THE team for online coverage of the NCAA Tournaments. “We’re fortunate to live at the epicenter of great college basketball,” said WRAL.com General Manager John Conway. “We have four teams in the NCAA tournament field, so we have to treat this like election night or a hurricane headed for our coast. We […]
CBC Hosts Annual Job Shadow Day for Local Students
CBC recently hosted our annual “Job Shadow Day” for middle & high school students who have expressed an interest in exploring a career in broadcasting. A roster of talented professionals from the staff were approached and graciously volunteered. Van Williams and Mary Eaton of CBC Corporate HR, along with WRAL-TV News Anchor Ken Smith, greeted […]
WRAL-TV Introduces a New WRAL.com
On January 17, 1996, WRAL-TV became the first Raleigh-Durham station to launch an Internet presence. Eighteen years later and the team at CBC New Media Group is keeping the award-winning WRAL.com at the forefront of technology and news delivery. On Wednesday, January 8, 2014, WRAL.com launched a brand new, responsive version of the site, designed […]
Enable America Pays 5th Annual Visit to CBC
Enable America participants visited WRAL-TV for the 5th Annual Enable America Career Mentoring Day this fall. The non-profit has now spent a half-decade in partnership with CBC, providing mentoring opportunities to disabled individuals, including disabled veterans. “We really appreciate the time and personal attention each attendee received,” Enable America Program Director Sandy Moonert told CBC. […]
WRAL Documentary TV and Social Media Event Trends on Twitter, Gets Conversation Started
WRAL Documentary TV and Social Media Event Trends on Twitter, Gets Conversation Started“College $ports: #missionormoney” WRAL-TV Sports Anchors Mandy Mitchell & Jeff Gravley are ready for go time in the control room as WRAL’s documentary about college sports gets set to air. CBC tackled another industry first on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, when we aired […]
Join The Debate About College Sports with WRAL’s Social TV Event
Join The Debate About College Sports with WRAL’s Social TV Event “College $ports: #missionormoney” Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:30-8:30pm EST WRAL Sports Anchor Mandy Mitchell (left) and WRAL Creative Director Shelly Leslie review the iPad-based tool that lets Mitchell show Tweets on TV. As WRAL-TV readies to air its latest documentary, “College $ports: #missionormoney“, our […]