CBC Officially Breaks Ground on American Tobacco
CBC Officially Breaks Ground on American Tobacco Capitol Broadcasting Company hit another milestone with the American Tobacco Project in downtown Durham with a ceremonial groundbreaking on Monday, June 16, 2003. Despite the gloomy weather, several officials involved in the project got on backhoes with CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and moved dirt to begin […]
FM Salesperson Receives Statewide Award
FM Salesperson Receives Statewide Award WRAL-FM Account Executive Jonathan Hughes WRAL-FM’s General Manager Ardie Gregory and Director of Sales Robert Wallace are proud to announce that the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters has selected FM Account Executive Jonathan Hughes as a “Top Gun.” Each year, the NCAB recognizes the top billers throughout the state based […]
Pope Inducted Into NABJ Hall of Fame
Pope Inducted Into NABJ Hall of Fame Capitol Broadcasting Company Corporate Vice President of Community Relations Paul Pope received induction into the National Association of Black Journalists Regional Hall of Fame at a luncheon in Atlanta on Saturday, May 31, 2003. CBC’s Paul Pope shows off his induction plaque with his niece, Shauna Marie Phillips. […]
Gopack.com Leads College Network Pack
Gopack.com Leads College Network Pack For the second year in a row, Wolfpack Sports Marketing and GoPack.com are the national leader in both the number of Internet campaigns sold and gross revenue. In 2002, GoPack.com surpassed all 177 collegiate web sites on the Official College Sports Network (OCSN) and set a partner record number of […]
Student Idea To Become Nonprofit Reality at NC State
Student Idea To Become Nonprofit Reality at NC State AJFF Board Member Barbara Goodmon On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, NC State announced an initiative to create a new institute to educate students about the nonprofit sector. The AJ Fletcher Foundation will grant $1 million for the institute’s creation if the university can raise another $1 […]
Two CBC’ers In Leadership Triangle Graduation
Two CBC’ers In Leadership Triangle Graduation CBC Corporate VP of Community Relations Paul Pope and WRAL-TV Anchor Pam Saulsby graduated from one of the area’s most prestigious organizations on Wednesday, May 21, 2003. The pair turned their tassels to conclude their six-month stint in Leadership Triangle. The Leadership Triangle graduation took place at the State […]
WRAL’s StormTrack 2003 Gets You Ready for the Hurricane
WRAL’s StormTrack 2003 Gets You Ready for the Hurricane StormTrack 2003 Special Airs Friday, June 6 at 7p.m. StormTracker 2003 Hurricane Survival Guide in The N&O Saturday, June 21 Does history repeat itself? When talking about hurricanes in North Carolina, it’s a certainty. North Carolina and Florida experience more hurricanes than any other state, and […]
Goodmon Releases Statement about FCC Vote
Goodmon Releases Statement about FCC Vote CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon spoke against the FCC’s probable vote before the Senate Commerce Committee. CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon released the following statement to the press on Monday, June 2, 2003, after the FCC voted to relax media ownership rules. The FCC Commissioners voted 3-2 […]
FCC Votes To Relax Media Ownership Rules
FCC Votes To Relax Media Ownership Rules Local Broadcasters & Some Congressmen Cry Foul 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 In a 9:30am presentation televised on both the […]
House & Senate Propose Bills Regarding Deregulation in the Media
House & Senate Propose Bills Regarding Deregulation in the Media Others Speak Out Against the FCC’s June 2nd Deadline Several members of Congress in both the House and Senate have proposed bills to delay the Federal Communication Commission’s ruling on June 2, 2003, about the de-regulation of the media and other relaxation of current policies. […]