WRAL.com Receives Regional Murrow Award

WRAL.com Receives Regional Murrow Award WRAL-TV won a regional Murrow Award for the online version of its “Teen Driving” series. The Radio-Television News Directors Association recently awarded WRAL.com with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in electronic journalism. WRAL-TV won Best News Series for the online version of its stories about teen driving. […]

New Promotions Help Bulls Celebrate 100th Anniversary

New Promotions Help Bulls Celebrate 100th Anniversary The Durham Bulls opened their season on Thursday, April 4, 2002, officially kicking off the 100th season of Bulls baseball in Durham. The Bulls step up to the plate for their home opener tonight, Tuesday, April 9, 2002. They are bringing many new promotions to the ballpark to […]

New GM Hired for CBC’s Charlotte Stations

New GM Hired for CBC’s Charlotte Stations Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Charlotte television stations have a new person at the helm. Will Davis, a former CBC employee, began work as Vice President & General Manager of WJZY-TV (UPN 46) and WWWB-TV (WB 55) on Monday, April 1. Will Davis WJZY & WWWB’s New VP & General […]

MIX 101.5 Early Morning Show Personalities Host NASCAR Hero

MIX 101.5 Morning Show Personalities Host NASCAR Hero MIX 101.5’s Sheri Logan (left) & Bill Jordan (right) introduce NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the crowd. MIX 101.5 morning show co-hosts Bill Jordan and Sheri Logan got a chance to meet a special NASCAR visitor. The two participated in a promotion with driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. […]

Nonprofitxpress Changes Names

Nonprofitxpress Changes Names The online philanthropy publication, the Nonprofitxpress, is going back to its roots. The digital newssource has changed its name to The Philanthropy Journal, harkening back to its beginnings as a print publication NPX Editor/Publisher Todd Cohen began at the News & Observer. “The Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina published by The News […]

Bulls Exhibition Game To Be Broadcast in High-Definition

Bulls Exhibition Game To Be Broadcast in High-Definition Digital Day at the DBAP to Kick-off 100th Anniversary Celebration The Bulls have readied their field for the 100th anniversary celebration season. The Durham Bulls will take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in an exhibition game for only the second time in their five year affiliation […]

FOX50 Launches Morning News Program

FOX50 Launches Morning News Program Capitol Broadcasting Company’s dedication to local news excellence has expanded in the form of a new morning news program. “FOX50 Morning Connection” hit the airways on Monday, March 18, 2002. The WRAZ-TV venture will air weekdays from 7-8am. The newscast will be a continuation of WRAL-TV’s 5-7am newscast. Anchored by […]

North Carolina Business Organization Honors CBC President & CEO

North Carolina Business Organization Honors CBC President & CEO CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon is congratulated on receiving NCCBI’s Citation for Distinguished Citizenship. North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI) presented one of its two highest honors to CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon during the organization’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 20, […]

Plane Crash Destroys CBC Television Tower

Plane Crash Destroys CBC Television Tower WRAL-TV Helps Put Fayetteville’s WKFT-TV Back on the Air The 1,800 steel tower came down after a small plane snagged one of its guy wires. The crash & collapse happened around 4:30pm on Thursday, March 14. On Thursday, March 14, 2002, a Piper single-engine plane ran into the guy […]

USA Masters Games Put On Hold

USA Masters Games Put On Hold Former CSM President Builds Consulting Business Although Capitol Broadcasting Company postponed the USA Masters Games and shut down its Capitol Sports Management subsidiary, at the end of December 2001, former CSM President, Hill Carrow is keeping the firm’s consulting business alive. Carrow started his own company, Sports & Properties […]