National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Honors WRAL-TV with Service to Community Award for “Black and Blue” Project
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) honored Capitol Broadcasting Company with the coveted Service to Community Award at its annual Celebration of Service to America gala in Washington, DC on June 20, 2017. The award recognized WRAL’s unprecedented multi-platform community event, “Black and Blue” focused on the increasing violence between the African American […]
CBC History 101 Trivia Quiz
The CBC History website showcases the life and time of all the divisions of Capitol Broadcasting. Every day we continue to add another video, another picture, another story that documents the mission, in part, to provide the highest level of service and expertise to our viewers, listeners and clients. Please peruse the website and feel […]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2017 WRAL Azalea Celebration
The 32nd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration is now accepting applications from non-profits for the 2017 plant giveaway. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC Beautiful, the Azalea Celebration promotes environmental education, beautification and stewardship by awarding azalea plants to non-profits in North Carolina. All applications must be received or postmarked by […]
Healthcare Solutions Group Relocates Headquarters to Rocky Mount Mills Development
Envolve Vision, a part of healthcare solutions company Envolve Health, is relocating its headquarters to the Rocky Mount Mills development in that Edgecombe County city. The development is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, the corporate parent of WRAL.com and WRAL TechWire. CBC also renovated the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The relocation was announced early […]
Durham Bulls Rank Top 25 in MiLB Merchandise Sales for 25th Straight Season
Franchise is Only Team to Make List Each Year Since 1992 Minor League Baseball released its Top 25 teams in licensed merchandise sales for 2016 on Monday, June 12, 2017, and the Durham Bulls made the annual list for the 25th straight season. The Bulls are the industry’s only team to make the list each […]
Successful Saturday of Rocky Mount Mills 5K Race Includes Concert and Food Truck Rodeo
The sun shone bright while hundreds of people gathered at Rocky Mount Mills for the Rocky Mount Mills 5K Race, Concert, and Food Truck Rodeo on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Runners of all ages competed together as they made their way along the race course including: The Mills, Tar River Trail, Sunset Ave, River Drive and […]
Tony Gupton “Mr. GPS”
You might be surprised to find out how some of our long-term employees got their foot in the door at Capitol Broadcasting. Tony Gupton has quite a tale to tell from how he went from digging in the dirt to shooting the stars, all from the WRAL campus on Western Boulevard. Tony, AKA “Guppy,” is […]
WRAL-TV, Baez Honored by Salvation Army for Hurricane Matthew Coverage
The Salvation Army of Fayetteville recently honored WRAL-TV for the station’s coverage of Hurricane Matthew, both during the storm and in the days following. WRAL-TV Reporter Gilbert Baez accepted the 2016 Media Excellence Award at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. “In the spirit of camaraderie as a community, we want […]
Shelly Leslie To Lead New Audience Development Initiative; Jay Yovanovich Named Director Of Marketing for WRAL/FOX 50
WRAL-TV Creative Director Shelly Leslie is celebrating 30 years with the station with a significant promotion. Effective Friday, June 2, 2017, she is now general manager of audience development — a new Capitol Broadcasting Company division focused on growing the company’s digital video footprint. This division will run like a startup inside the company, creating […]
American Tobacco Acquires Big Top
Quest for tech talent, crucial to regional success, gets boost from merger, expansion of resources Job seekers and companies in urgent need of talent will now have a one stop shop to find and fill jobs as well as to find out the latest news and trends driving North Carolina’s innovation economy. The American Underground—a […]