Highlights for Auburn, NC

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  Nonprofits Pick up Plants Received in 37th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration

  Capitol Broadcasting gave away 5,000 azaleas to North Carolina nonprofits through the 37th annual WRAL Azalea Celebration.  Distribution took place at the WRAL-TV Tower site in Auburn, NC, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Corp Estate Gardner Ken Sandy helped hand out the plants to the 60 nonprofits, schools and churches who were selected to receive […]
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  WRAL Azalea Celebration Back in 2021 with Over 5,000 Plants Awarded to NC Nonprofits

  Nonprofits across North Carolina descended on the WRAL-TV Transmitter site in Auburn, NC, on Saturday, September 25, 2021, to pick up the plants awarded them in the 35th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration.  The celebration returned after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, FOX 50, WRAL.com and NC […]
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  Plants Distributed to NC Nonprofits for 34th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration

  The 34th Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration came to a conclusion on Saturday, October 5, 2019, with winning groups picking up their plants from the WRAL Transmitter site in Auburn, NC.  Capitol Broadcasting distributed 4,820 azaleas to 114 nonprofit groups from across North Carolina on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The winners included a mix of public […]
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  CBC Awards 140 Non-Profits Through 32nd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration, Special Honors to Three Groups

  The 32nd Annual WRAL Azalea Celebration culminated with the distribution of plants to the winning non-profits on Saturday, September 30, 2017.  CBC Property Management staffers worked with volunteers at the WRAL Transmitter site in Auburn, NC, as the winners came to pick up their azaleas. Corp Assistant Property Manager Amy Trudo reported that the day […]
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  Early news studio

  The first WRAL-TV news studio in the late 1950s. The studio was located at the transmitter facility in Auburn, NC. Pictured is Promotion Department staffer Herb Marks, who also portrayed Capn 5 on the air.