Before There Was Pokémon…There Was Disc Golf!

ATC Pop-Up Tenant Disc Golf Tournament

On Saturday, June 18, 2016 American Tobacco was host to the Powerade State Games Disc Golf Tournament.  ATC Tenant North Carolina Amateur Sports approached the ATC Management Office with the idea of hosting the tournament at ATC in January. It took several months and multiple site visits to design a challenging 18-hole course to include […]

WRAL-TV Teams Up With Animal Shelters to Host Pet Adoption Drive

Clear the Shelters

Clear the Shelters, Saturday, July 23, 2016 WRAL-TV, in partnership with the Humane Society of the U.S., has teamed up with eight local animal shelters to host Clear the Shelters, the second annual nationwide pet adoption drive. Each shelter will waive adoption fees on Saturday, July 23 as part of the nationwide NBCUniversal Clear the […]

WRAL-TV, MIX and MediaThon Equal Food For Hungry Kids

BackPack Buddies MediaThon

Thirteen hours of television + thirteen hours at two Triangle collection sites = over $219,000 and 10,000 pounds of food to feed hungry kids.  WRAL-TV viewers and MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM listeners blew the top out of the CBC stations’ joint MediaThon for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s BackPack Buddies Program. “I woke up feeling happy and […]

CBC to Support National Media Diversity Programs Based at UNC MJ-School

2016 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship

The UNC School of Media and Journalism announced today that Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) will support two national media diversity initiatives administered by the school. Capitol Broadcasting’s gift supports the Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media and the CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship Program over the next four years. “Journalism can only truly improve society […]

“Wrassling” and Heavyweight Boxing Champ Joe Louis

Joe Lewis & Nick Pond

During the 1960’s, the highest rated locally-produced show in the Raleigh/Durham television market was WRAL’s Championship Wrestling. The program was produced weekly in studio A and aired each Saturday afternoon at five o’clock. The show was produced by promoter Joe Murnick and directed by Earl Ashe. Among the “villains” who appeared regularly on the show […]

While the Bulls are Away, Pokémon Will Play

Pokemon Go at DBAP

The Durham Bulls are not afraid of the latest in technology.  Wool E. Bull embraced Pokémon, as the DBAP opened to fans to play the hot new app Pokémon Go on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.  And to sweeten the fun, gamers made a $5 donation to gain entry the ballpark, which the Bulls in turn […]

Raleigh & Company “Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Can't Stop the Feeling

On the week of June 20, Raleigh & Company’s Hayes Permar took to the streets of Raleigh, under the guise of the Triangle Traveler, to capture some of its most beloved people and places to the tune of Justin Timberlake’s hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” Armed with a camera and the catchy summer anthem, Hayes […]

Bulls to Open Ballpark for Pokémon Go

Pokemon Go at DBAP

Fans Can Collect Pokémon in DBAP with Charitable Contribution Durham Bulls Athletic Park will host fans to play Pokémon Go on Tuesday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In light of the booming popularity of the app, gamers will be granted access to the renowned stadium’s playing surface and stands by purchasing a […]