23rd Annual Pops In the Park Slated for Labor Day Sunday
23rd Annual Pops In the Park Slated for Labor Day Sunday Due to inclement weather forecasts, Pops in the Park has been cancelled for 2002. WRAL-TV will once again host the 23rd annual Pops in the Park concert, a Triangle tradition over the Labor Day weekend. The North Carolina Symphony concert will begin at 6:30pm […]
Fan Zone To Entertain Wolfpackers Before Home Football Games
Fan Zone To Entertain Wolfpackers Before Home Football Games Wolfpack kids can get their faces painted in the Zone before kick off. Wolfpack Sports Marketing, CBC’s link to the NC State Wolfpack, is starting the 2002 football season with some pre-game fun for the crowd. The new Wolfpack Fan Zone kicked off last Saturday prior […]
Durham Celebrates American Tobacco Renovation With A Bang
Durham Celebrates American Tobacco Renovation With A Bang Lucky Strike Smokestack Permanently Lighted County Commissioners Chairwoman Mary Ann Black, Durham Mayor Bill Bell (center) & CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon flipped the switch to light the Lucky Strike tower. Fireworks followed the tower lighting, in celebration of the renovation of American Tobacco. With a […]
Durham Bulls Promote Healthy Eating with Concessions
Durham Bulls Promote Healthy Eating with Concessions The Durham County Health Department distributed the following press release in early August, celebrating the Durham Bulls efforts to provide healthier food choices to their fans. Durham Bulls lead national trend by offering healthy snack foods at concession stands And the fans love it. Durham Bulls unveil membership […]
Coakley Wins League Award For Second Year Running
Coakley Wins League Award For Second Year Running Myrtle Beach Pelicans Head Groundskeeper Patrick Coakley For the second time in as many years, Myrtle Beach Pelicans head groundskeeper Patrick Coakley has been named the Carolina League Groundskeeper of the Year. The 2002 honor solely belongs to Coakley, the co-winner of last year’s award. The Sports […]
CBC Stations To Air Bulls 100th Anniversary Special
CBC Stations To Air Bulls 100th Anniversary Special The Durham Bulls will hit the airwaves on Saturday, August 24, 2002, with “Grand Slam! 100 Years of Durham Bulls Baseball.” The half-hour special will be broadcast on both WRAL-TV5 and FOX50. “Bulls baseball is a Triangle treasure,” said Bulls General Manager George Habel. “On our 100th […]
Fletcher Foundation Loses Valued Board Member & Friend
Fletcher Foundation Loses Valued Board Member & Friend Dr. Claire Freeman, longtime board member of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, died Saturday, August 17. Dr. Claire E. Freeman, board member of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation since 1982, died on Saturday, August 17, 2002, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A long-time Raleigh high school science teacher, Freeman […]
New cXp Episode To Air In August
New cXp Episode To Air In August “Yelling I Love You” To Debut Saturday WRAL-TV’s award winning original program centralXpress.com will hit the airways with a new episode on Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 10am. The cXp series has aired in its entirety throughout the summer and culminates with the new episode, “Yelling I Love […]
NASCAR Driver Visits Pelicans
NASCAR Driver Visits Pelicans NASCAR Driver Rusty Wallace took questions from the crowd with Darlington Raceway Director of Public Relations Cathy Mock as emcee. Wallace threw out the first pitch after the one hour rain delay. Wallace stopped for a photo with Pelicans infielder Bryon Jeffcoat. NASCAR Winston Cup driver Rusty Wallace entertained fans and […]
WRAL-FM Ratings Top Charts
WRAL-FM Ratings Top Charts The Triangle is tuning in to WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5. With the recent publication of audience ratings, the CBC radio station saw increases in their rankings and attractiveness among its demographic. “We have been experiencing ratings erosion over the past 18 months to two years,” explained WRAL-FM General Manager Ardie Gregory. “Last Fall […]