Parish Wins Gracie For Super-size Documentary
Parish Wins Gracie For Super-size Documentary WRAL-TV Senior Producer Phyllis Parish has won an esteemed Gracie Allen Award for her documentary “Super-Sizing Our Kids: NC’s Epidemic of Overweight Children.” She received the award at a ceremony at the New York Hilton on Monday, June 21, 2004. WRAL’s Phyllis Parish points out her favorite sponsor of […]
US Army’s Hickman Ends Tour at WRAL-TV
US Army’s Hickman Ends Tour at WRAL-TV Major Rob Hickman (left) presents a token of thanks to WRAL-TV’s Jim Hefner. Major Rob Hickman of the 4th Psychological Operations Battalion at Fort Bragg said farewell to WRAL-TV on Friday, June 11, 2004, after almost 10 months of training. He came to the station as part of […]
PROMAX Awards CBC Stations’ Promotions
PROMAX Awards CBC Stations’ Promotions PROMAX announced its 2004 winners for the PROMAX Promotion and Marketing Awards in New York on Thursday, June 25, 2004. Both WRAL-TV and WRAZ-TV/FOX 50 came home with several of the prestigious Muses. And the winners are…. GOLD MEDALLION Copywriting – “War is About People” – WRAL-TV WRAL-TV Producer Shelly […]
WRAL To Air Original Documentary on School ReSegregation
WRAL To Air Original Documentary on School ReSegregation WRAL-TV will air its latest documentary tonight, Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 9pm. “Reading, Writing and Race” examines the trend towards “resegregation” of public schools in North Carolina 50 years after the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision in which the US Supreme Court declared racial […]
Gimme the Mike Adds to Finals List
Gimme the Mike Adds to Finals List After a couple more episodes of Gimme the Mike, two more finalists have been added to the slate for the live finale airing on July 7, 2004. The third and fourth episodes of the Triangle program aired on Wednesday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 24, each at 7:30pm. […]
Amphitheatre Dedicated to CBC’s Scottie Stephenson
Amphitheatre Dedicated to CBC’s Scottie Stephenson Scottie Stephenson 1921-2002 Capitol Broadcasting Company, along with the City of Raleigh, dedicated the Raleigh Little Theatre’s Amphitheatre to Scottie Stephenson. In the two years since the death of long-time employee Scottie Stephenson, her reserved parking space at Capitol Broadcasting Company has remained marked and empty as a reminder […]
FCC’s Media Deregulation Takes A Hit
FCC’s Media Deregulation Takes A Hit The Decision: The 3rd Circuit Opinion: Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC* The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* Reaction to the Third Circuit’s Media Concentration Decision: FCC Chairman Michael Powell Reacts* FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps Reacts* FCC Commissioner Joseph Adelstein Reacts* *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. […]
American Tobacco Celebrates Several Firsts
American Tobacco Celebrates Several Firsts The Fowler Building (left) faces the new South Parking Deck. On Thursday, June 24, 2004, the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham will celebrate several firsts. GlaxoSmithKline becomes the first tenant to move into its newly renovated office space and American Tobacco will host its first Alive After Five […]
Shrek Appears at DBAP
Shrek Appears at DBAP The farm met the swamp with the friendship of Wool E. Bull & Shrek. Wool E. Bull & Shrek pose with an adoring fan in the pro shop. Wool E. Bull dispelled the myth that all ogres are mean when he invited new pal Shrek to the ballpark over Memorial Day […]
WRAL’s “Candidates & Issues” Puts the Issues Out Front
WRAL’s “Candidates & Issues” Puts the Issues Out Front In a typical campaign season, voters may grow weary of seeing political messages from candidates, many of them very negative and attacking. WRAL’s “Candidates & Issues” aims to provide voters with an alternative way to learn about the candidates, and where they stand on the issues. […]