CBC Awarded For United Way Campaign
CBC Awarded For United Way Campaign Several CBC’ers were on hand to receive the award from the United Way: Paul Pope (l to r), Leesa Moore-Craigie, Paula McGraw & Katy Sloan w/ TUW President Craig Chancellor. Capitol Broadcasting Company commits itself to an employee fundraising campaign for the Triangle United Way each year, and the […]
Bulls Donate Picnic Furniture To Local Charities
Bulls Donate Picnic Furniture To Local Charities Part of the Bulls preparation for the 2003 season included all new picnic furniture in the food court, terrace boxes and the new covered picnic area, the Durham Bulls Corral. But rather than send the old 60 tables and 300 chairs from those areas to the junkyard, three […]
WRAL-TV Smashes The Competition in February Ratings Book
WRAL-TV Smashes The Competition in February Ratings Book FOX50 Brings Key Victories As Well WRAL-TV absolutely dominated the Triangle market during the February Sweeps period, and sister station WRAZ-TV brought in some solid numbers as well. WRAL-TV made national news with its numbers; its 6pm newscast is the fourth highest rated newscast in America, its […]
WRAL-FM Launches Effort To Help the Troops
WRAL-FM Launches Effort To Help the Troops In light of the War in Iraq, WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5 has suspended its current Daily Mix Money Song giveaway promotion to make way for Operation Comfort. The WRAL-FM sponsored event will take place tomorrow, Friday, March 28, 2003 at the Crabtree Valley Mall from 6am-6pm. The radio station will […]
Durham Bulls Extend Commitment to Tampa Bay
Durham Bulls Extend Commitment to Tampa Bay The Durham Bulls will continue to be affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The official announcement came on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 as the Durham Minor League club extended their player development contract with the Major League Rays through the 2006 season. “The Devil Rays have given […]
WRAL-TV Helps Give the Gift of Reading To Children at UNC Hospital
WRAL-TV Helps Give the Gift of Reading To Children at UNC Hospital WRAL-TV, in partnership with Barnes & Noble, ran a campaign from mid-February to mid-March to collect books to help the N.C. Children’s Hospital begin a library for its young patients. The “Have a Heart, Give a Book” campaign culminated with the presentation of […]
Hefner and Schenck Represent CBC at AWRT Meeting
Hefner and Schenck Represent CBC at AWRT Meeting Two Capitol Broadcasting Company television station general managers participated on a panel at a recent meeting for American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT). WRAL-TV GM Jim Hefner and WRAZ-TV Tommy Schenck took part in the panel along with the other GM’s from the area. The luncheon […]
WRAL-TV’s Multicasting NCAA Coverage Could Be Interrupted By War
WRAL-TV’s Multicasting NCAA Coverage Could Be Interrupted By War As has now become an annual occurrence, WRAL-TV plans to multi-cast all NCAA regional games on its alternate digital channels. This year the station also plans to broadcast the HD version of available regional games on sister-station WRAZ-TV’s digital channel. Because of the onset of war […]
Make A Decision to Save Lives–And Tell Your Family
Make A Decision to Save Lives–And Tell Your Family WRAL-TV recently launched a campaign hoping to get viewers to make the choice to donate their organs after death. “Share Your Life. Share Your Decision” has been adopted by WRAL-TV, WRAL-FM and Capitol Broadcasting Company in hopes of increasing the number of individuals in North Carolina […]
Pelicans Hold Fan Fest for 2003 Season
Pelicans Hold Fan Fest for 2003 Season Kids tried out the hamster ball, an in-between innings promotion. Several fans auditioned for the National Anthem. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans hosted their Annual Fan Fest at Coastal Federal Field from 10am – 2pm on Saturday, March 8, 2003. Fans flocked to the ballpark and got a chance […]