The Time for Digital Conversion Is Here
The Time for Digital Conversion Is Here CBC Stations Join Broadcasters Nationwide in Shutting Off Analog Signal On Friday, June 12, 2009, television will undergo its biggest transformation since the advent of color TV. All analog systems nationwide will be turned off; CBC stations will join the country in officially making the change to […]
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins to Take Stage in American Tobacco FREE Concert Series
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins to Take Stage in American Tobacco FREE Concert Series Another great talent is about to take the stage in the 2009 Music On The Lawn schedule. Blues maven Beverly “Guitar” Watkins will play on Thursday, June 11th, at 6pm. Watkins played with Piano Red and his Doctorfeelgood and the Interns band in […]
News Over Wireless’ Matheny Talks about Mobile DTV
NOW General Manager Sam Matheny sat down with TVNewsDay to talk about mobile DTV. Capitol Broadcasting Company’s NewsOverWireless is thriving in the midst of a world that going more and more mobile in many different ways. Video and text services are staples for many Americans and CBC is at the forefront of technology and broadcasting […]
WSM Announcer Pens Story about Integrity for Chicken Soup for the Soul
Wolfpack Radio Play-by-Play Announcer Gary Hahn has written a story for the basketball version of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Capitol Broadcasting Company has several published authors among our ranks. Wolfpack Sports Marketing Radio Play-by-Play Announcer Gary Hahn is one of the most recent to join the book club. Hahn wrote a short story […]
99.9 The Fan Personality Helps Canes Raise $55,000 for Kids
99.9 The Fan’s Mike Maniscalco shows off his beard at the Canes Game 2 in their series against Pittsburgh. 99.9 The Fan Sports Director/On-Air Host Mike Maniscalco is feeling a bit lighter these days. No, he hasn’t join Capitol Broadcasting’s on-site Weight Watchers program, he finally shaved his beard. The reason for Maniscalco’s big […]
Bull Moon Ride Kick-Off Event Set for June 17
Bull Moon Ride Kick-Off Event Set for June 17 Habitat for Humanity of Durham in partnership with Alliance Architecture is presenting the cycling movie ‘Breaking Away’ on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in Rigsbee Hall located at 208 Rigsbee Ave. in Durham. This event is open to the public! Bring your dinner, enjoy an evening downtown, […]
Free Food and a Ballgame for Graduating High School Seniors
Free Food and a Ballgame for Graduating High School Seniors Hey graduating high school seniors! Get free food, and a free game on Thursday, June 18, 2009. As a thanks for your hard work, the US Army will be treating HS Seniors to a hot dog, Pepsi, and a game ticket in The Herald-Sun Home […]
Help Team WRAL Meet Goal for Race for Cure
Team WRAL is sliding towards home for the 2009 Komen Race for the Cure. We are in sight of our goal of achieving our third year as the largest corporate team raising the most money, but the team needs help. Team WRAL has over 300 enthusiastic members who are pumped to raise money for […]
New WRAL Documentary Revisits Deadly N.C. Tornados
Focal Point: “Twist of Fate” New WRAL Documentary Revisits Deadly N.C. Tornados Airs Wednesday June 3, 2009, 7pm “You could smell these people’s breakfast, but the house, the kitchen and their lives were gone.” — Jefferson Weaver, a local newspaper reporter on walking through the debris of the 2006 Riegelwood tornado. North Carolina ranks first […]
Tanner’s Tales: Stories from 50 Years Behind the Microphone
Tanner’s Tales: Stories from 50 Years Behind the Microphone This isn’t a story about a job. It doesn’t involve work descriptions, a typical day or the ballpark environment. You might not come away from reading this article with the knowledge of what a Durham Bulls broadcaster does. Durham Bulls Radio Announcer Ken Tanner But you […]