Celebrating 34 Years of Service with CBC and the A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Celebrating 34 Years of Service with CBC and the A.J. Fletcher Foundation Irene Dietsch was surrounded by family members at her retirement reception June 24th at the Cardinal Club in downtown Raleigh. Her many years of service included work at WRAL-TV in many departments and most recently, administrative assistant for the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. Foundation […]
WJZY and WB55 Host Sky Jam 1997
WJZY and WB55 Host Sky Jam 1997 The Eighth Annual Sky Jam was held Saturday, June 21st at the Union County Fairgrounds in Monroe. WJZY and WB55 hosted the event that drew more than 23,000 people to see John Michael Montgomery, Mindy McCready, Kenny Chesney, Kevin Sharp and Greg Holland. . Fred Barber joined WJZY […]
CBCers Learn to Save Lives
CBCers Learn to Save Lives Saving lives was the theme as 42 Raleigh area CBCers gathered the mornings of June 9-10 to be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation. David Modlin (Capitol Networks) practices their newly-acquired skills while Greg Hurt and Carol Zimmerman (Microspace) take a much needed break.
WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV Raise Money for Duke Children’s Hospita
WRAL-FM and WRAL-TV Raise Money for Duke Children’s Hospital On Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 am, Bill Jordan, Sheri Logan and Donna Mason launched the fourth annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon. They tugged at the hearts of the Triangle as they raised money for Duke Children’s Miracle Network Telethon benefitting the Duke Children’s Hospital. This year’s […]
Capitolnets Basketball Team Off to a Good Start
Capitolnets Basketball Team Off to a Good Start Capitol Broadcasting is sponsoring two AAU youth basketball teams this season. One of the teams, the Capitolnets, is coached by Capitol Networks sportscaster Eddie Thomas. Season play began in March and his team has already won two tournaments. The two teams will host an invitation tournament “The […]
Raleigh’s WRAL to Build Digital TV Tower
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 1997 For additional information contact: John Greene (919) 847-4714 Raleigh’s WRAL to Build Digital TV Tower RALEIGH — WRAL-TV has announced that it will build what is expected to be the nation’s first commercial TV tower dedicated solely to transmitting digital signals. Last July, the station became the first commercial […]
WRAL Unveils New Weather Technology
WRAL Unveils New Weather Technology On Monday, May 5th, WRAL-TV unveiled it’s new Doppler 5000. WRAL’s Doppler 5000 premiered as the first live Doppler television radar in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market, allowing WRAL Weather Center meteorologists to provide live weather data to viewers. Doppler 5000 provides the technology for internet users to view live radar images. […]
CBC Wins GRECA Award
CBC Wins GRECA Award The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce awarded its prestigious Greater Raleigh Entrepreneurial Company Award (GRECA) to Capitol Broadcasting Company on Thursday, May 1, 1997. This award honors outstanding entrepreneurs and their companies for staying power, business growth, community involvement, and innovation. Other 1997 winners included Greer Personnel Consultants, Inc. and Wake […]
CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS 1997 MEDIA AWARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 1997 For additional information contact: David Tait (904) 906-9224 CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS 1997 MEDIA AWARD TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The National Hurricane Conference announced today that it will give its 1997 Media Award to the Capitol Broadcasting Company of Raleigh, NC. The awards committee cited Capitol ” for superb and […]
WDNC Raises $7500 for Charity
WDNC Raises $7500 for Charity WDNC “The News Station” raised $7500 for Durham area charities at the Bob Harris Celebrity Golf Tournament at Durham’s Washington-Duke Golf Course on April 17th. Bob is the play-by-play voice of the Duke Blue Devils. The money raised benefited three charities: The Durham Rescue Mission, St. Phillip’s Community Kitchen, and […]