WRAL-TV Responds To The Governor’s Youth Violence & School Safety Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 2000 For more information, contact Phyllis Parish, Senior Producer, (919) 821-8646 or Cindy Sink, Promotion Manager, (919) 821-86436 WRAL-TV Responds To The Governor’s Youth Violence & School Safety Task Force Raleigh, NC — In direct response to recommendations made by Governor Jim Hunt’s Task Force on Youth Violence and School […]
Microspace Communications Doubles Capacity on GE-1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 5, 2000 Greg Hurt phone: 919-850-4500 fax: 919-850-4518 email: uplink@microspace.com Microspace Communications Double Capacity on GE-1 Raleigh, N.C. — Microspace Communications Corporation has announced the doubling of its transponder capacity on GE Americom’s GE-1 satellite. Joe Amor, Vice President and General Manager at Microspace, states, “We are pleased to make this […]
Pelicans Play Was One Of The Top Ten Events In Myrtle Beach For ’99
Pelicans Play Was One Of the Top 10 Events In Myrtle Beach For ’99 On January 1, The Sun News in Myrtle Beach reported the following story: “For most minor-league clubs starting over in a new area, it would have been enough to simply appeal to the fans. But with a fan-friendly approach and some […]
WRAL-TV Local Production Nabs Telly Award
WRAL-TV Local Production Nabs Telly Award Phyllis Parish WRAL-TV Senior Producer WRAL-TV Senior Producer Phyllis Parish won a silver Telly Award for her writing and producing the WRAL-TV special “Crisis in Kosovo: NC Reaches Out” this past February. The half-hour program, which originally aired in May 1999, won in the TV or Cable Information Program […]
WRAL-TV5 Helps Out WFSS FM in Fayetteville, NC
WRAL-TV5 Helps Out WFSS FM in Fayetteville, NC Continuing in Capitol Broadcasting’s long-standing commitment to public radio, WRAL-TV5 donated money to help a Fayetteville radio station repair a damaged antenna. Bill Peterson, vice president and general manager for WRAL-TV presented the Fayetteville State University public radio station WFSS a check in the amount of $27,425 […]
Kara Lusk – A “Cobra” Ready To Strike
Kara Lusk – A “Cobra” Ready To Strike Kara Lusk WRAL-TV News Writer Kara Lusk, a news writer for WRAL-TV5, was selected to become a member of the Cobra Dancer cheerleading squad of the Carolina Cobra Football team. The Cobras are part of a new sport called Arena Football. While similar in most respects to […]
Pam Saulsby and Todd Cohen Serve On Non-Profit Media Panel
Pam Saulsby and Todd Cohen Serve On Non-Profit Media Panel Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Pam Saulsby, WRAL TV5 News Anchor, and AJ Fletcher Foundation’s Todd Cohen, publisher for the Nonprofitexpress, appeared on a media panel at the Sheraton Imperial in RTP, NC. The panel was there to discuss ways to help members of non-proft organizations communicate […]
WRAL-TV Gains NPPA Recognition
WRAL-TV Gains NPPA Recognition The 2nd Quarter NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Regional Quarterly Television News Clip Contest results are in and WRAL has three winners! Chad Whisnant and Len Besthoff took second place in the Spot News category for their unique coverage of a passenger train wreck in Cary and how that skewed the […]
“Candidates & Issues” Provides Forum For Political Discourse
“Candidates & Issues” Provides Forum For Political Discourse Campaign reform and spending have been at the heart of many a debate this political season, and Capitol Broadcasting Company has stepped yet again to give back to its community. Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has no ruling on the issue, CBC has created “Candidates & […]
CBC Awarded For 30 Years In Scouting
CBC Awarded For 30 Years In Scouting This year marked 30 years of association with the Boy Scouts for Capitol Broadcasting Company. Recently, members of the Post 5 Explorer Post presented Jim Goodmon with a plaque citing CBC’s dedication to scouting. Post 5 holds the honor as the longest running continuous career development unit in […]