CBC Wins Spectrum in FCC Auction

CBC Wins Spectrum in FCC Auction Click the icon above for a detailed view of CBC’s acquisitions. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently placed spectrum from television channels 52 through 59 on the auction block. Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) stepped in with a team of bidders and won spectrum for channels 54 and 59, which […]

CBC President & CEO Honored By Local Minority Organization

CBC President & CEO Honored By Local Minority Organization CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon received the Ashanti, meaning “thank you,” award for being an advocate of minorities. The Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association M-PAC presented its first annual Ashanti awards at a banquet on Saturday, October 19, 2002. Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon […]

Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter

Raleigh Mayor Presents Award To WRAL Reporter WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong The Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities presented WRAL-TV Reporter Rick Armstrong with its 2002 Media Award for his coverage of the Goodwill Industries’ “Groundhog Job Shadowing Day.” The group presented Armstrong with the award on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at noon banquet […]

WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday”

WRAL-TV Partners With N&O For “Headline Sunday” WRAL-TV and the News & Observer have joined forces to produce a new weekly news program “Headline Sunday.” The half-hour program debuted on Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 10:30am, and features WRAL Anchor David Crabtree and N&O Executive Editor Melanie Sill. Both Crabtree and Sill pose questions to […]

School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students

School Stuff Campaign Benefits Thousands of Area Students WRAL-TV recently worked with Communities in Schools to collect school supplies for area students in need. After the month-long campaign in August, WRAL-TV proudly passed on enough school supplies to serve nearly 5,000 students in a ten-county area in North Carolina. Citizens brought donations of school supplies […]

Quilt Weaves Tapestry of A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy

Quilt Weaves Tapestry of A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy A quilt honoring the opera legacy of A.J. Fletcher will hang in the theater bearing his name. The A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in downtown Raleigh will soon have a permanent artistic tribute to its namesake. The Foundation bearing his name commissioned Cary artist Amy Stewart Winsor to […]

Leadership Triangle Presents First-Ever Goodmon Awards at Conference

Leadership Triangle Presents First-Ever Goodmon Awards at Conference Capitol Broadcasting Company and the A.J. Fletcher Foundation both sponsored the “Will You Lead?” tenth anniversary conference for Leadership Triangle on Thursday, October 18, 2002. The event culminated with the first-ever presentation of the Goodmon awards, named for CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon. “Will You Lead?” […]

Durham Bulls To Be Featured On WRAL-TV Original Series

Durham Bulls To Be Featured On WRAL-TV Original Series Smart Start Kids, a new television program for children and their families, will feature Durham Bulls’ mascot Wool E. Bull and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park this weekend. Children from around the Triangle came to the ballpark last spring to film the episode. Wool E. Bull […]

Healing Place Wins Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Appearance

Healing Place Wins Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Appearance The Healing Place of Wake County received a special award this Thursday, October 10, 2002, in an evening ceremony at the Capitol in downtown Raleigh. The Healing Place is one of fifteen winners of the Sir Walter Raleigh awards that honor developers, designers, property owners, community […]

Bulls Featured As Best Family Outing By Citysearch

Bulls Featured As Best Family Outing By Citysearch The Durham Bulls finished their 100th anniversary season with their first-ever Governor’s Cup Championship win and are already back in the spotlight again. Citysearch.com named the Durham Bulls Athletic Park as the Editorial Winner of the Best Family Outing in the Triangle. The new DBAP opened for […]