DREAMS OF GOLD. The Olympic Festival 1987
Everyone is familiar with the Olympics, summer and winter. But did you know there was an event, a warmup of sorts, for the Olympics? It was called the U.S. Olympic festival. This amateur sport spectacular started in 1978 and was originally called the National Sports Festival. It was the nation’s largest amateur sporting competition. The […]
Bull Durham Beer: It’s in the Can
Have you heard? There is an exciting update with Bull Durham Beer! Bull Durham Beer Company has put their flagship Kolsch in cans, available at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Harris Teeter and Target. Check out this video with Joe Ovies, 99.9FM The Fan, and Sebastian Wolfrum, Executive Brewmaster, for more about Kolsch in cans! Thanks […]
Raleigh Sports Radio Debuts Transplant Tuesday Around 30 For 30 Film
99.9 The Fan to show special screening of ‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ to launch promotion 99.9 The Fan is excited to announce a promotional partnership with ESPN and its 6-week summer series with ‘Transplant Tuesday’ starting Tuesday, July 11th. With the ‘Triangle’ in Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill, NC being a huge destination for […]
Four Bulls Named to IL All-Star Team
Adames, Kittredge, Leonard, Marjama to represent Durham Four Durham Bulls have been selected to the International League All-Star team for the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Infielders Willy Adames and Patrick Leonard, catcher Mike Marjama and relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge will represent the first-place Bulls at the 30th annual Triple-A All-Star Game at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. on Wednesday, […]
Explorer Post Mentor Ken Bland Honored with Scouts’ Highest Honor at Durham Bulls’ Game
Boy Scouts took over the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday, June 24, 2017, to camp on the outfield, but before they pitched their tents, the organization honored a long-time mentor to CBC’s Explorer Posts. Ken Bland received the William H. Spurgeon III Award, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America within […]
Great Day of Golf and Support for Helene Foundation at 3rd CBC Sports Radio Open
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 100 golfers hit the links with CBC’s Sports Radio Stations. Presented by The Jim Allen Group, the 3rd Annual Sports Radio Open took over River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh for a day of fun that also meant a boost for the Helene Foundation. CBC’s Sports Radio stations 99.9 The […]
WRAL-TV To Focus On Issues in Race Exhibit Via Half-Hour News Special on Wednesday
WRAL-TV has put together a half-hour program inspired by an compelling exhibit at a local museum. “Race: Are We So Different?” is currently on exhibit at the the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, and now a half-hour program with the same name will air on WRAL-TV on Wednesday, June 28th at 7pm. […]
Durham Bulls Sweep Weekly International League Awards
Gillaspie Named League’s Top Batter, Yarbrough Takes Home Pitching Honors Durham Bulls teammates Casey Gillaspie and Ryan Yarbrough were named the International League Batter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the league announced on Monday, June 26, 2017, for the week of June 19-25. The honor marks just the second time in franchise history a […]
Capitol Broadcasting Renews Sports Radio Morning Show
“The Sports Shop with Reese & Kmac” continues on Buzz Sports Radio Capitol Broadcasting is extending its partnership with the morning drive show, “The Sports Shop with Reese & Kmac on Buzz Sports Radio. The show hosted by Erroll Reese and Kevin McClendon, billed by the hosts as “urban sports radio” is one of the […]
WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Newly Joined 550 Creative Team Brings Home Six PromaxBDA Awards from Annual North America Competition
The WRAL-TV and FOX 50 Creative teams won big in Vegas on Thursday, June 22, 2017, winning six of the prestigious PromaxBDA awards at the PromaxBDA Station Summit. The event took place at The Mirage Hotel & Casino. WRAL-TV Marketing Director Jay Yovanovich and former WRAL-TV Creative Director, now CBC Audience Development General Manager, Shelly […]