Carolina Panthers vs. the Green Bay Packers

Carolina Panthers vs. the Green Bay Packers Sunday, January 12, 1997 – – – A plane with two lucky CBCers leaves Charlotte-Douglas Airport at 8:00 a.m. to go to the NFC Championship game with the Green Bay Packers. Earlier that week throughout every building, some CBCers said how excited they were that they may win […]

Carolina Panthers vs. the Dallas Cowboys

Carolina Panthers vs. the Dallas Cowboys The hottest ticket in town so far this year was to the NFC semifinal game between the Carolina Panthers and the Dallas Cowboys in Charlotte on January 5th, 1997. Everyone wanted a ticket and Capitol Broadcasting Company was fortunate enough to have a few. Some of the lucky CBC […]

CBCers Travel to Charlotte for Carolina Panthers Football

CBCers Travel to Charlotte for Carolina Panthers Football Once again this year, CBC had tickets to see the Carolina Panthers play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a pre-season game and to see the Panthers take on the Washington Redskins in the season opener at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte. Lucky ticket winners, including Diane Richardson […]

Mr. United Way, Jason Botts

Mr. United Way, Jason Botts Jason Botts, Operations Manager for Interpath, will serve as this year’s Raleigh area chairperson of the CBC United Way campaign. Jason has served as a volunteer with the United Way and several agencies in the past. The company campaign is conducted each fall. Jason succeeds Amy Johnson of Capitol Networks, […]

CBCers Participate in Health Fair

CBCers Participate in Health Fair Every spring in Raleigh, CBC presents Health Fair, the company’s annual health screening and wellness program. All employees and their spouses are encouraged to participate. In Charlotte and Durham, CBC conducts Health Fair later in the year. Weather Center Meteorologist Brian Orzel completes his health questionnaire as he waits for […]

Jim Goodmon Inducted into the Journalism Hall-of-Fame

Jim Goodmon Inducted into the Journalism Hall-of-Fame UNC-Chapel Hill inducted six people into North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame, including the President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting, Jim Goodmon. The reception and dinner, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill was sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. Jim Goodmon […]

A.J. Fletcher Foundation Launches Website

A.J. Fletcher Foundation Launches Website The A.J. Fletcher Foundation site on the World Wide Web has made its debut. The primary focus is traditionally on education, communication and the arts, however, the foundation funds agencies and organizations addressing a wide variety of social issues and charitable endeavors. The site includes A.J. Fletcher Foundation grant information, […]

Dan Wilkinson to Cover Southeast Farming for Cable

Dan Wilkinson to Cover Southeast Farming for Cable Capitol Agribusiness, in cooperation with WRAL-TV, is now producing a weekly regional insert for Channel Earth, a new DirecTV provider of programs. Dan Wilkinson is providing reports on southeastern farming to Channel Earth. Wilkinson, Director of Agricultural Services for Capitol Agribusiness, provides daily farm reports on WRAL-TV […]

Sam Matheny Wins the Volunteer Excellence Award in Communications

Sam Matheny Wins the Volunteer Excellence Award in Communications Sam was selected for his work with the development and promotion of the American Lung Association NC’s web site www.lungnc.org. This is the first year the American Lung Association NC (ALANC) had given volunteer excellence awards. Sam has been working with the Lung Association for over […]

Microspace Division News

Microspace Division News Microspace proudly announces the acquisition of a third full transponder on the Galaxy IV satellite. Microspace will begin beaming customer content to it on July 1st. The new transponder accommodates growth for paging and financial data delivery. Microspace is the world’s largest provider of satellite broadcasting services for audio and data, providing […]