Amor Sets The Record Straight About Satellite Myths
Amor Sets The Record Straight About Satellite Myths Joe Amor is GM of Microspace. The following article appeared in the May 2003 issue of “Uplink,” the newsletter published by CBC subsidiary Microspace. Found in Space: Savings by Debunking Common Satellite Myths by Microspace VP & General Manager Joe Amor In today’s economy, with the current […]
FM Sponsors July 4th Symphony Concert
FM Sponsors July 4th Symphony Concert WRAL-FM will sponsor the July 4th Celebration at the Amphitheatre at Regency Park to mark the Independence Day weekend. The NC Symphony will headline; The Cary Town Band will participate as well. Gates open at 3pm, the show begins at 6pm with The Cary Town Band and the NC […]
WRAL’s “Brain Game” Champions Honored at Season End
WRAL’s “Brain Game” Champions Honored at Season End The latest season of WRAL-TV’s own teen game show “Brain Game” came to an end with a celebration banquet in the studio on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 5:30pm. Spring semester champion, Chapel Hill High School, received recognition for their victory. The school will receive an IBM […]
WRAL-FM Director Inducted Into National Hall of Fame
WRAL-FM Director Inducted Into National Hall of Fame WRAL-Fm Program Director & Operation Manager Joe Wade Formicola WRAL-FM Program Director & Operation Manager Joe Wade Formicola recently received honors from his alma mater, the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts. Based in Southfield, Michigan, the Specs Howard School nominated Formicola, a 1970 graduate, for the […]
NCNN & WRAL-TV Dominate the ENAC Awards
NCNN & WRAL-TV Dominate the ENAC Awards Both the North Carolina News Network (NCNN) and WRAL-TV came out winners in the 2003 Television and Radio Awards given by the Electronic News Association of the Carolinas. The awards were presented at a luncheon on Saturday, June 21, 2003 at the ENAC convention in Charlotte. WRAL-TV News […]
Azalea Celebration Applications Available
Azalea Celebration Applications Available Keep North Carolina Clean and Beautiful, WRAL-TV5 and MIX 101.5 want to keep our state looking beautiful. That is why each year, we award 10,000 azaleas to nonprofits — like schools, churches, and civic groups — statewide. To request an application, write to: Azalea Giveaway P.O. Box 10155 Raleigh 27605 […]
First Annual Charity Auction/Telethon A Success
First Annual Charity Auction/Telethon A Success The Pelicans helped raise over $2,800 for the Children’s Miracle Network with a silent auction. On May 31, 2003, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans hosted the first annual Children’s Miracle Network auction and telethon at Coastal Federal Field, raising over $2,800 for the worthy charity. Local television station WBTW joined […]
WRAL-TV Wins International Promotion Awards
WRAL-TV Wins International Promotion Awards Shelly Leslie Christian McIlwain Bill Reeves WRAL-TV came out on top when the winners of the PROMAX awards were announced recently. The Raleigh Capitol Broadcasting Company station walked away with the following awards: Gold Medallion – Broadcast Television Station (In-House) – Special Event Program Promotion: One Unprecedented Day. Animation by […]
Bulls’ Steve Barnes Tapped To Announce All-Star Games
Bulls’ Steve Barnes Tapped To Announce All-Star Games Voice of the Bulls Steve Barnes The baseball players at the Durham Bulls aren’t the only ones cited for excellence at the ballpark. The Pacific Coast League tapped Steve Barnes, the voice of the Durham Bulls, to be part of the two man announcing team for the […]
The Senate Strikes Back: The Latest on the Battle with the FCC
The Senate Strikes Back: The Latest on the Battle with the FCC Resources: The FCC Press Release spelling out the ruling* Synopsis of the FCC rule changes FCC website *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. To get the reader for free, visit Adobe.com Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) and the Senate Commerce Committee he […]