WRAL and Durham Bulls Announce Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland

Wool E. Winter Wonderland

Walk-through holiday experience to transform DBAP into winter wonderland this holiday season WRAL and The Durham Bulls are excited to announce Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland – a walk-through holiday light event.  This holiday experience is set to transform Durham Bulls Athletic Park into a winter wonderland, bringing joy and holiday magic to families and […]

New Exhibit ‘M is for Menopause, Baby!’ Coming to Rocky Mount Mills

M is for Menopause

North Carolina Artists Shine a Spotlight on the Menopausal Journey Opening at Rocky Mount Mills on World Menopause Day, October 18, 2023, M is for Menopause, Baby! is a major group exhibition that will use art to raise awareness and challenge the myths, stereotypes, and stigma that surround the menopausal journey. Featuring more than 50 […]

CBC’s Seth Effron Named to E & P’s 20 Over 50 List for 2023

Seth Effron 20 Over 50

Editor & Publisher has chosen Corp Opinion Editor Seth Effron for the publication’s 20 Over 50 list for 2023. “The 20 news media professionals you’ll meet were nominated for their strong work ethic, transformational mindsets, commitment to journalistic and publishing excellence and ability to lead during challenging times,” writes Robin Binder in the introduction to […]

Dawn Landes, Birdmen Delight Crowds to Open Duke Arts and American Tobacco Sept Concert Series

Dawn Landes at American Tobacco

Dawn Landes opened the Duke Arts September concert series at American Tobacco on Thursday.  Music lovers braved the heat to hear multi-talented singer-songwriter Dawn Landes under the Lucky Strike water tower. Duke Arts and Close-Act Theatre’s Birdmen made a surprise special appearance before the music started, three giant white artistic birds walking around the area […]

Rocky Mount Mills in Local’s Guide of “Our State” Sept Issue

Our State Rocky Mount Mills feature

Our State features Rocky Mount Mills and the surrounding community in the magazine’s September 2023 issue local guide. Chloe Klingstedt writes in the piece: In 1996, after operating for more than 150 years, the mill shut down as a result of lower demand for its products, higher cotton prices, and increasing competition. Its brick walls, […]

CBC Onboards 2nd Class of Emerging Leaders Interns

Emerging Leaders

The 2nd class of Capitol Broadcasting’s Emerging Leaders Program, a collaboration with Leadership Triangle, began with an onboarding of the student interns on Monday, August 14, 2023, at CBC’s Western Blvd headquarters.  Eleven students, rising juniors and seniors, from three local universities, NC Central, Shaw and St. Augustine’s, were selected to participate.  Last fall CBC […]

Carpool Casanova Sings His Way into Season 3

Carpool Casanova

The Carpool Casanova, WRAL-FM’s Bryan Lord, opened Season 3 of his MIX morning school drop-off karaoke on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Lake Myra Elementary School in Wendell. “Season 3 of The Carpool Casanova IS HERE!” Lord told CapCom.  “New suit. New songs. Refreshed creative energy! And with our show, you know we have a few […]

Meet the bees on WRAL’s rooftop: Hives moving to temporary vacation home

WRAL Bee hives

Did you know the WRAL News studio has four hives of bees living on top of our roof? Part of the Capitol Broadcasting family for the past 8 years, the bees are taking a temporary vacation to our solar farm in Garner, where they’ll spend their days enjoying the flowers and sunshine until construction on […]

American Tobacco to Launch Sept Duke Arts Present Concert Series with Dawn Landes

American Tobacco Duke Arts

American Tobacco recently announced the lineup for a new concert series with Duke Arts Presents, formerly known as Duke Performances.  The 2023 Duke Arts at American Tobacco kicks off on Wednesday, September 6, with Dawn Landes from 6:30 to 8:30pm under the iconic Lucky Strike Water tower. Dawn Landes is a force to be reckoned […]