Goodmon Responds to FCC Must Carry Ruling
On February 10, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission voted 4-1 against requiring cable operators to carry multiple digital signals for local stations. Currently local broadcasters can use their digital spectrum to air one premium quality digital picture and/or to air multiple channels. WRAL-TV uses its bandwidth to air its regular channels, WRAL-TV5 and WRAZ-TV/FOX 50, […]
What’s For Dinner?
The Fowler Building will soon house a Mellow Mushroom restaurant. As more and more businesses move their employees into their newly renovated office space in the American Tobacco Historic District, restaurants are signing on to come help feed the crowds. So far, five different eateries have signed on to lease space in the 16-acre campus […]
Merritt Album Nominated for Grammy
Triangle singer & songwriter Tift Merritt got a coveted Grammy nomination. Capitol Broadcasting Company and its radio station WRAL-FM make supporting localism a broadcasting mission and now one Triangle artist is seeing the positive results. Local singer/songwriter Tift Merritt’s sophomore album “Tambourine” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album. Merritt first came to […]
2005 Pelicans Individual Tickets On Sale February 18th
The Pelicans open another season of individual ticket tales on February 18th. The 2005 season has yet to begin, but nonetheless the Myrtle Beach Pelicans are very busy during the month of February. The release of individual game tickets to the public for the 2005 Myrtle Beach Pelicans season kicks off the flurry of activity. […]
WRAL’s Jeff Gravley Honored for Motorsports Reporting
NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace (left) presented WRAL-TV’s Jeff Gravley with an award for motorsports reporting. WRAL-TV Sports Anchor Jeff Gravley recently received recognition for his sports reporting by winning the coveted Russ Catlin Award in the broadcast-local category. The 20th annual presentation of the Miller Lite Motorsports Journalism Awards of Excellence took place on Wednesday, […]
Super Bowl Draws Super Ratings on FOX 50
The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles played before a large crowd of Triangle residents on FOX 50 on Sunday, February 6, 2005. Super Bowl XXXIX delivered a 43.9 household rating and 57 share in the market, over-delivering the station’s sales estimates by nine-tenths of a point. The game pulled numbers 9.2% higher than the […]
American Tobacco Project Wins Award For Renovation Work
This model of the American Tobacco Historic District shows the scope of the renovations. Capitol Broadcasting Company has been transforming the 16-acre American Tobacco Campus over the past two years, turning several blocks of abandoned warehouses into a thriving office community. The Triangle Business Journal recently lauded the project for its redevelopment with a Space […]
CBC Broadcasters See Their Shadows For Annual Wake County Job Shadow Day
Students watch the workings of the newsroom from the balcony above. While the world waited for the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, Wake County students visited CBC to learn about the broadcasting industry. The groundhog saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter weather, but the shadows seen at WRAL-TV and WRAL-FM were a […]
Goodmon Takes Mission of Regionalism to Real Estate Group
Real estate professionals from across our area gathered at the 20th Annual Triangle Commercial Real Estate Conference on Thursday, January 27, 2005, with CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon as their keynote speaker. The group invited Goodmon to speak about one of his favorite topics, regionalism. In Goodmon’s speech, entitled “One Region,” he stated that, […]
Bulls Announce Auditions For National Anthem, On-field Entertainer
The Durham Bulls recently announced auditions for National Anthem singers for the 2005 season will be held on Saturday, February 26th from 10am until noon at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The team is looking for people to sing both the American and Canadian National Anthems. Participants may enter through the front gates and register […]