Gregory Participates on Local Radio Panel
Gregory Participates on Local Radio Panel WRAL-FM General Manager Ardie Gregory answers questions on a panel for T-RTP. WRAL-FM General Manager Ardie Gregory addressed challenges and changes in the radio industry with other local station GMs at a luncheon for the Triangle – Radio & Television Professionals (T-RTP) on Wednesday, November 19, 2003. T-RTP featured […]
WRAL To Provide Live Coverage of Raleigh Christmas Parade
WRAL To Provide Live Coverage of Raleigh Christmas Parade WRAL-TV will broadcast the 59th Annual Raleigh Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 22, 2003, from 10am – noon, live. Hometown singing sensation Clay Aiken will serve as grand marshal. About 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of the 1½-mile route through downtown, with another […]
Goodmon Awards Presented at Leadership Triangle Graduation
Goodmon Awards Presented at Leadership Triangle Graduation CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon helped present the awards named for him and honor the first Goodmon Fellow graduates of Leadership Triangle in Durham on Wednesday, November 12, 2003. The 2nd Annual Goodmon Awards luncheon followed an open discussion forum and graduation ceremony. AJFF Executive Director Tom […]
Bulls Set To Play on Greener Pasture
Bulls Set To Play on Greener Pasture When fans come to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park next season to see the home team in action, the players won’t be the only thing that’s new on the field. That’s because after nine seasons at the DBAP, the Bulls are replacing the original turf. Beginning in late […]
WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Wilkinson Dies Suddenly
WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Wilkinson Dies Suddenly Dan Wilkinson 1958-2003 CBC suddenly lost one of our devoted employees on Thursday, October 30, 2003. WRAL-TV Reporter Dan Wilkinson, a 9-year staffer of CBC divisions including Tobacco Radio Network (TRN), Capitol Networks & WRAL-TV, won several awards for his work in farm reporting. Wilkinson followed in his father’s […]
Parish Wins Award For Super-size Documentary
Parish Wins Award For Super-size Documentary WRAL Prodcuer Phyllis Parish won an award for the documentary “Super-sizing Our Kids”. NC Prevention Partners bestowed its 2003 Award For Excellence in the Media on WRAL-TV Senior Producer Phyllis Parish for her documentary, “Supersizing Our Kids: NC’s Epidemic of Obesity.” She won for both writing and producing the […]
CBC Helps Celebrate the Communities
CBC Helps Celebrate the Communities WRAL-TV’s Jim Hefner made opening comments at the October breakfast. “Equal opportunity cannot happen without equal preparation.” -Wintley Phipps A Community Prayer Breakfast celebrating the success of Wake County students took place at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on Monday, October 27, 2003. The event capped two days of programs […]
Court of Appeals Hearing Date Postponed
Court of Appeals Hearing Date Postponed The Court’s Decision: Stay Order from the Third Circut Court of Appeals* The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* 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, […]
Goodmon Calls For Standards at FCC Localism Hearing
Goodmon Calls For Standards at FCC Localism Hearing CBC’s Jim Goodmon spoke about the need for measurable standards for broadcasters. FCC Chairman Michael Powell and Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein traveled to Charlotte on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, to hold the first of six hearings for the Commission’s Localism Task Force. Capitol Broadcasting Company […]
Goodmon Makes the Front Page of the Wall Street Journal
Goodmon Makes the Front Page of the Wall Street Journal On Wednesday, October 15, 2003, Wall Street Journal Staff Reporters Matthew Rose & Joe Flint featured CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon in their story “Behind Media-Ownership Fight, An Old Power Struggle Rages” on the front page of the publication. Rose & Flint write, “Mr. […]