November 3, 2000
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Dwayne Ballen Joins The FOX 50 Ten O’Clock News

RALEIGH/DURHAM – DWAYNE BALLEN will be joining the FOX 50 Ten O’clock News as the FOX 50 Sports Anchor beginning Monday, November 6, 2000. Mr. Ballen joins co-anchors CULLEN BROWDER, LYNDA LOVELAND, and weather anchor LEON SMITHERMAN as a part of the FOX 50 Ten O’clock News anchor team.

An award winning sports journalist, Mr. Ballen has previously covered sports for The Golf Channel, FOX Sports, and the CBS Sports Network.

“We are thrilled to have Dwayne join our FOX 50 news team,” said WRAL News Director Andrea Parquet-Taylor. “Dwayne is a savvy sports anchor with a tremendous knowledge of North Carolina sports.”

“I’m excited to be joining the FOX 50 family,” said Mr. Ballen. “ The horizon is bright at FOX 50, and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

Mr. Ballen is a long-time resident of Durham, North Carolina.

Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. is a diversified communications company which owns and/or operates WRAL-TV, WRAL-Digital, WRAL-FM, Microspace, the North Carolina News Network, DTV Plus, Wolfpack Sports Marketing, and Capitol Sports Management in Raleigh, NC; WJZY-TV and WFVT-TV in Charlotte, NC; WILM-TV in Wilmington, NC; WRAZ-TV and the Durham Bulls Baseball Club in Durham, NC; and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Baseball Club in Myrtle Beach, SC; Capitol Broadcasting Company also founded Local TV on Satellite in Raleigh, NC.