2005 Alive After Five Schedule Announced

The Triangle’s best live event is back. And, this year it’s bigger and better than ever. The 2005 Alive After Five dates and bands have been set and it’s time to spread the news. This year three national acts are in the line-up with Sister Hazel kicking off the concert series on Thursday, April 28th. […]

MIX Gives Listeners Over $7000 of Free Gas

On Friday, April 15, 2005, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM hosted “Free Gas Friday” giving over 300 Triangle listeners free gas. At 7:00am on Friday morning, Bill Jordan and Sheri Logan from “Bill and Sheri in the Morning” announced the three free gas locations: one in Durham, one in Cary and one in North Raleigh. The first […]

WRAL-FM’s Bill Jordan featured in Cary Magazine

WRAL-FM’s Bill Jordan is featured in the latest edition of Cary Magazine. MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM’s Bill Jordan is featured in the March/April issue of Cary Magazine. Cary Magazine editor Danielle Caspar and photographer David Sciabarasi stopped by the studio a couple weeks ago to interview Bill Jordan and catch him and morning show co-host Sheri […]

WRAL-FM Bunny Festival Hops Into Town

WRAL-FM will sponsor its annual Bunny Festival on Saturday, March 19, 2005 from 10am to 1pm, at Pullen Park in Raleigh. Presented by Crabtree Valley Mall, this year’s Bunny Festival features all kinds of free family fun, including a magic show, Cotton the Clown, a juggler, kids’ karaoke, arts and crafts, caricature artists, Ole King […]

MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Broadcasts From Reno-Tahoe

WRAL-FM’s Ray Thomas broadcast from the breathtaking Lake Tahoe for one week in February. WRAL-FM Evening Announcer Ray Thomas broadcasted from various hotels in the Reno-Tahoe area Monday, February 14, through Friday, February 18, 2005. The trip was courtesy of Delta Air Lines and the Reno-Tahoe Marketing Committee to promote a new direct flight from […]

Merritt Album Nominated for Grammy

Triangle singer & songwriter Tift Merritt got a coveted Grammy nomination. Capitol Broadcasting Company and its radio station WRAL-FM make supporting localism a broadcasting mission and now one Triangle artist is seeing the positive results. Local singer/songwriter Tift Merritt’s sophomore album “Tambourine” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album. Merritt first came to […]

Formicola Inducted into the Detroit Radio Hall of Fame

WRAL-FM Operations Manager Joe Wade Formicola MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM’s own Operations Manager Joe Wade Formicola, was inducted in the Detroit Radio Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 29, 2005, in Detroit, Michigan. The Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, of which Formicola is an alumnus, put together the event. Thirty-eight inductees were honored for their […]

Drive Bus, Win Steak: MIX 101.5 & Golden Corral Treat Triangle Bus Drivers to Free Meal

On Wednesday, January 19, 2005, Triangle residents experienced an unprecedented traffic tie-up due to the unexpected snowfall. Many people were left stranded, including our children. School bus drivers went above and beyond the call of duty to care for our children, getting them home safely. In appreciation of their concern and dedication, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM […]

CBC Stations Greet Viewers at the Fair

CBC Stations Greet Viewers at the Fair Once again the State Fair is in town, and several Capitol Broadcasting stations are greetings fans. WRAL-TV, FOX50 & WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5 are manning a tent beside the Dorton Arena, holding drawings and greeting viewers. WRAL-TV personalities are signing autographs during the fair, and doing live shots during the […]

MIX Sponsor’s Harvest Feast

MIX Sponsors 2nd Annual Harvest Feast   Harris Teeter, MIX 101.5, the Triangle United Way and the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle are battling hunger in the Triangle. On Sunday, October 3, 2004, these agencies partnered to feed 4006 people during the 2nd Annual Harris Teeter Harvest Feast. WRAL-TV’s Angela Morrow volunteers serving food. Wool E. Bull […]