Bulls Report Contributions to Community
Bulls Report Contributions to Community Wool E. Bull & the Durham Bulls pride themselves on giving back to their community. With the conclusion of the 2002 season last fall, the Durham Bulls celebrated another year of commitment to the community. End of the year numbers are now available and the Bulls can proudly announce they […]
Bulls Promote Bishop to Assistant GM
Bulls Promote Bishop to Assistant GM New Bulls Asst GM Jon Bishop The Durham Bulls announced another promotion on Wednesday, February 5, 2003. DBBC Ticket Sales Manager Jon Bishop is moving into the position of Assistant General Manager, vacated when Mike Birling received a call up to General Manager earlier this year. A graduate of […]
FOX Pulls Great Ratings
FOX Pulls Great Ratings Often considered the fourth major network, nationally FOX snagged first place ratings on Tuesday, February 4, 2003. Smash hit American Idol and the critically acclaimed drama 24 won their primetime slots among national viewers. FOX won the night in adults 18 to 49 with an 8.1 rating/19 share, which was 65% […]
WRAL-TV Wins Three Regional Emmys
WRAL-TV Wins Three Regional Emmys WRAL-TV Photographer Chad Flowers WRAL-TV Reporter Scott Mason WRAL-TV Producer Christian McIlwain WRAL-TV Producer Shelly Leslie WRAL-TV came home a winner from the 17th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 1, 2003. The Triangle station won three Emmys for Best Hard News Series, Best […]
Boy Scouts Present Wilkinson With Honorary Campership
Boy Scouts Present Wilkinson With Honorary Campership WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Wilkinson The Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America recently honored WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Wilkinson with a Campership in his name. This award will allow a disadvantaged area youth to attend summer camp in 2003 in Wilkinson’s honor. The organization presented the Campership to […]
Area Students Learn About Broadcasting Career Firsthand
Area Students Learn About Broadcasting Career Firsthand As has become an annual tradition, WRAL-TV hosted several Wake County students for Groundhog Career Shadow Day. Because Groundhog Day, February 2, fell on a weekend, the students came to the studio on Friday, January 31, 2003, to spend the day learning about careers in television. A wide […]
Bulls Honored By Raleigh Hot Stove League
Bulls Honored By Raleigh Hot Stove League The Raleigh Hot Stove League presented the Durham Bulls with its Board of Directors Special Achievement Award at the league’s 53rd annual banquet on the evening of Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at the McKimmon Center on the NC State campus. The special recognition honored the Bulls for winning […]
Pelicans’ Launch Lunch Tour
Pelicans Launch Lunch Tour The Myrtle Beach Pelicans have announced a new program that started last Friday, January 24, 2003, with the Atlanta Bread Company located at 7611 North King’s Highway (Sayebrook Village). From 11:30 am-1 pm, representatives from the Pelicans’ staff were on hand to conduct a raffle for a personalized Pelicans’ Jersey while […]
WRAL-TV November Ratings Increases Bode Well For February Sweeps
WRAL-TV November Ratings Increases Bode Well For February Sweeps As the February Sweep period rapidly approaches for 2003, memories of the successes of November 2002 are giving WRAL-TV momentum towards another great book. WRAL-TV soundly won several time slots in November and its newscasts continue to dominate the marketplace. Highlights of the November book include: […]
Campbell Writes Piece About CBC History
Campbell Writes Piece About CBC History Tom Campbell, host of FOX50’s NC Spin and A.J. Fletcher Foundation board member, wrote the following paper for The Sandwich Club. He has worked in the broadcasting industry for over thirty years, at one time serving as President & General Manager of WRAZ-TV in Durham. Campbell shared this piece […]