Schatzie Joins MIX 101.5’s Morning Show
Schatzie Joins MIX 101.5’s Morning Show Let’s extend a big welcome to Schatzie, who has joined Bill Jordan in co-hosting the number one morning show in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. The microphone sizzled as she officially took to the air on Friday, September 11. Schatzie was born in the booming cultural mecca of Anchorage, Alaska. […]
WRAL-HD Gets Extension On Experimental High Definition (HDTV) Station
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11 , 1998 For additional information contact: Susan Dahlin, 919-790-5720 E-mail:sdahlin@cbc-raleigh.com WRAL-HD Gets Extension On Experimental High Definition (HDTV) Station Raleigh, NC —The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted an extension of authority to Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) to continue transmiting an experimental digital television (DTV) signal on Channel 32 in […]
FOX Up and Running in Durham, NC
FOX Up and Running in Durham, NC WRAZ (FOX 50) is now firmly entrenched at DiamondView in Durham. Fox 50 made its debut 10:00 news cast on Saturday, August 1 to a crowd of onlookers, staff, fans, and clients. To celebrate this new era in news, Fox held a launch party at their new offices […]
A Change is Underway for WRAZ
A Change is Underway for WRAZ On July 28th at 11:05am, the Certificate of Occupancy was issued by the city of Durham for FOX 50’s office space at the new Diamondview Building, 512 South Mangum Street in downtown Durham. The FOX 50 staff that had been utilizing space at Corporate and at WRAL-TV began an […]
Myrtle Beach Baseball Announces New Name and Logo
Myrtle Beach Baseball Announces New Name and Logo The Myrtle Beach Professional Baseball Club announced its new name, “Myrtle Beach Pelicans,’ and showed off its new logo on July 21 to an anxious public. After all, when it was announced that the Atlanta Braves Class A affiliate was moving to Myrtle Beach, SC, it was […]
LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES JEFFREY MCINTYRE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14 , 1998 For additional information contact: John Hutchinson Local TV on Satellite, LLC 919-821-8885 LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES JEFFREY MCINTYRE AS VICE PRESIDENT – BROADCASTING: Satellites Will Transmit All Local Stations in All Markets, Creating Competition with Cable RALEIGH, NC – Local TV on Satellite, LLC (LTVS) announced today […]
WRAL-TV Wins the Triangle Media Softball League Championship
WRAL-TV Wins the Triangle Media Softball League Championship The WRAL-TV softball team earned “bragging rights” when it won the Triangle Media Softball League Championship on Saturday, July 11 with a 14-8 victory over its competition. The Triangle Media Softball League has made a resurgence since the late 1980’s. This year’s season started in May with […]
Dan Wilkinson Rides in Style at the July 4th Festivities in Castalia, NC
Dan Wilkinson Rides in Style at the July 4th Festivities in Castalia, NC Dan Wilkinson was a speaker at the fourth of July festivities this year in Castalia, NC. He spoke about the price the signers of the Declaration of Independence paid for their courage in standing up against the British, and the responsibility each […]
Jim Goodmon’s Recommendations to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters
Jim Goodmon’s Recommendations to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters A few months ago, Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc., was appointed to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters. The members of that committee were asked to make recommendations on what television broadcasters […]
LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES VETERAN BROADCASTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11 , 1998 For additional information contact: James F. Goodmon (919) 821-8504 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. E-mail:jgoodmon@cbc-raleigh.com LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES VETERAN BROADCASTER AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: Satellites Will Transmit All Local Stations in All Markets, Creating Competition with Cablee RALEIGH, NC – Local TV on Satellite, LLC (LTVS) announced […]