Year: 2005

WILM Viewers Win For Watching Tony Danza

Grand prize winner Pauline Holly and her husband show off their their new Sony DVD Handycam Camcorder. (The Panasonic Wide Screen LCD HD TV was too big to fit in the picture!) CBS 10 WILM recently brought its latest contest to a successful conclusion. CBS 10 WILM sponsored the Tony Danza: Watch to Win Contest, […]

Coats for the Children Telethon Brings in $85,500

Coats for the Children Telethon Brings in $85,500 WRAL-TV filled its studios with volunteers and staffers for the 17th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon. WRAL-TV’s 17th Annual Coats for the Children Telethon will go down in history as a huge success. Held on Friday, December 9, 2005, the day-long event raised $85,500, close to […]

Bulls On-Field Announcer Featured in Herald-Sun

Bulls On-Field Announcer Featured in Herald-Sun DBBC’s Kevin Jenkins keeps the action going on the field in-between innings. The Durham Bulls On-Field Announcer Kevin Jenkins delights baseball fans during the team’s season and revs up the crowd at N.C. Central University events as well. He’s also a motivational speaker and author and is getting ready […]

Café Zen Celebrates Grand Opening at American Tobacco

Café Zen, a bistro and sushi bar, opened its location at American Tobacco in November. Café Zen held its grand opening at the American Tobacco Campus (ATC) on Monday, November 21, 2005. CBC VP of Community Relations Paul Pope invited the ATC staff, and FOX 50 Account Executive Dan Straub, to be some of the […]

FOX 50 Launches New Classified Tool on Website

FOX 50 Launches New Classified Tool on Website Free Trial Run Until February 1st New to the FOX 50 website: FOX50.com’s Hometown Life…announcements and classifieds together on one (rather cool) site! Forget newspapers, FOX50.com’s Hometown Life allows you to post birth, engagement, graduation, memorials, military, wedding announcements and even holiday greetings. You can add pictures, […]

NCNN Wins National Radio Networks Honors

The North Carolina News Network recently received national recognition from their peers with several StateNets awards. The awards were presented at the StateNets News and Affiliations Directors conference in Las Vegas December 6, 2005. NCNN won Best Spot News and Best Feature. The entire news staff was honored for their coverage of Hurricane Ophelia. NCNN […]

WRAL Goes For the Gold

WRAL Goes For the Gold WRAL-TV won the first VHF television license in the Triangle in 1956. WRAL-TV first went on the air on December 15, 1956. That means that the station’s 50th anniversary is right around the corner. So WRAL is taking a look back in time. WRAL-TV Documentary Producer Clay Johnson & Documentary […]

Goodmons Honored for AIDS Activism

Goodmons Honored for AIDS Activism Evelyn Foust (center) presents the Marty Prairie Award to Jim & Barbara Goodmon. CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and his wife, A.J. Fletcher Foundation President Barbara Goodmon were recently honored for supporting organizations who assist those living with HIV/AIDS and bringing attention to their plights. The Goodmons received the […]

Goodmon Awards Honor Regional Action

Goodmon Awards Honor Regional Action CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon has long been known as the champion of regionalism. On Thursday, December 8, 2005, Goodmon joined with Leadership Triangle in presenting the annual awards named for him. Leadership Triangle brings together business people from all across the central part of N.C. Nineteen Fall 2005 […]