CBCares – Reese Edwards
CBCares – Reese Edwards Reese Edwards, anchor/reporter for Capitol Sports Network and Capitol AgriBusiness, does his part to help patients with cancer, leukemia and blood disorders at Rex Hospital. Reese regularly donates blood platelets at Rex Blood Plan. Reese began donating blood regularly in 1975 when his wife was diagnosed with an ulcer. He switched […]
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 […]
WRAL-FM Wins a Gold Medallion Award
WRAL-FM Wins a Gold Medallion Award A fall 1996 WRAL-FM sales promotion, “Piece of the Pie”, posed a question to the Triangle. “When your recipe works, why change it?” “Piece of the Pie” won the Gold Medallion Award at the 1997 Promax Conference in Chicago. Promax is an annual international conference for promotion and marketing […]
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 […]