WPTF Morning News

Doug Sprecher of First Citizens Bank discusses the results of their survey, which shows small business owners in North Carolina and across the country are feeling confident in uncertain economic times,

If you're currently working on a home project, or have recently thought about starting one, you might want to check out the Southern Ideal Home Show this weekend, Sept. 15-17, at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. PR Director Liz Johnson joined us to cover all the details, including the special guests who are scheduled to make an appearance.

This week is Green Career Week, which focuses on getting students interested in agricultural jobs. Jazmin Albaran, Executive Director of "Seed Your Future," joined the WPTF Morning Show to talk about the focus of the event, and the importance of agriculture in North Carolina.

Officers with the Zebulon Police Department recently completed crisis intervention training, a big focus for them, and other area departments. Kaleb Harmon, communications director for the town of Zebulon, discussed that and other things they've been working on, when he joined the WPTF Morning Show with Rob Connett.

Our sister station, La Ley, just celebrated 20 years on the air, by hosting a party in Greensboro over the weekend. They had over 11,000 people in attendance! Julie Garza from La Ley joined the show to talk about the event and what the last two decades have meant for the Spanish-speaking radio station.

Fall weather is really starting to kick in and we are not expecting any days in the 90s for the next 10 days. Laura Smith with CBS17 tells you all you have to look forward to for the upcoming week, and talks about her Christmas trees.

The WPTF Morning crew shared their memories of September 11, 2001 -- including Mike Raley, who was on-air when the terrorist attacks occurred.

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Mike Wheeles, from our sister-station 94.7 QDR, was live on-air when the World Trade Center was hit. He shared his memories with Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. How has air travel and airport security changed in the last two decades? Aviation analyst Jay Ratliff gave his thoughts on the WPTF Morning Show.

Football might be on the minds of a lot of people, but it's postseason baseball season in Zebulon! Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young joined the WPTF Morning Show and previewed the team's playoff series that starts Tuesday night.

Did you know September is Life Insurance Awareness month? Business expert Jill Schlesinger says life insurance is an important thing for you to think about, and you should get it if you don't already have it.

The Hopscotch Music Festival is this weekend in downtown Raleigh, where dozens of local bands are performing at numerous venues. One of those bands is "Jack The Radio." One of their members, George Hage, joined Rob Connett in the WPTF studio to talk about the festival, and a new song they just released.

The Carolina football team hosts App State this Saturday evening in Chapel Hill, and one of the big story lines is wide receiver Tez Walker being ruled ineligible for the season by the NCAA. Rob Connett discussed that decision with the Voice of the Heels, radio broadcaster Jones Angell.

Hurricane Lee is up for a category 5 already but currently no threat of landfall as of now. We also have the last day in the 90s for the near future and temperatures in the 80s over the weekend. Football may be interrupted by some weekend showers. Dave Downey tells you all for this weekends forecast.

"Note in the Pocket" is an organization in the Triangle that provides clothing for children. Sarah Caldwell and Dallas Bonavita joined the WPTF Morning Show to discuss their upcoming "Sneaker Ball" to celebrate ten years in business.

This Sunday, The V Foundation will be hosting an event in Chapel Hill for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month called "Dribble For Victory Over Cancer," which celebrates and honors children with cancer, and gives them a chance to meet members of the Tar Heel basketball teams. Rebecca Erquitt from the foundation shared some of the details when she joined Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

College football players have a lot of unusual names. Rob Connett quizzes the morning show crew and they have to guess if the names he says, are real players names, or made up names.

No record broken yesterday but there is another chance we will break one today, in short - it will be hot again. Tropical Storm Lee has been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane and is looking to get to a category 4 or 5 maybe this weekend. CBS17's Laura Smith is with Rob Connett with your forecast for today and a look at the rain coming up this weekend.

Yet another hot day today, and it's looking like it'll be like for the better part of the week as well. Laura Smith with CBS17 joins Rob Connett with today's forecast and a look at tropical storm Lee.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is looking for volunteers to help with their "Fall Litter Sweep." Bridgette Barthe from NCDOT shared details of this month's event, and how it all works, with Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

A woman in Tennessee has broken the record for the longest mullet. Rob and Harrison reacted to the story and the details of how "Tami" worked to become the new record-holder.

We are expecting record breaking heat today, and we are going to keep that trend of high temperatures throughout the week. Dave Downey, the newest member of the CBS17 team, is joined by Rob Connett to give you todays forecast and tell us a little bit about himself.

Twenty Seven years ago Hurricane Fran Hit North Carolina. Jon Champion, Mike Raley, and Tony Rigsby. All had to Work that day and they tell Rob Connett about what their experiences.

It seems like every company is coming out with their own "pumpkin spice flavored" product nowadays. So Rob put together a list, except some are 100% real and others are completely made up. Can the rest of the morning crew decipher through the list?

The UNC football team kicks off the 2023 season this Saturday night with a game against South Carolina, over in Charlotte. Jones Angell, the radio voice of the Tar Heels, joined Rob Connett to preview the season -- and share his thoughts on the ACC expansion news that broke during Friday's show.