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Two CBC Legends Inducted into Raleigh Hall of Fame

  • Andrea Osborne
  • September 30, 2010
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Scottie Stephenson J.D. Lewis
CBC legends Louise “Scottie” Stephenson (left) & J.D. Lewis will be posthumously inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in September.
slidesView the Slideshow of the 2010 Raleigh Hall of Fame Induction

The Raleigh Hall of Fame inducted two deserving CBC legends into its prestigious list on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.   Louise “Scottie” Stephenson and J.D. Lewis posthumously received recognition for the many contributions they made to Raleigh during their long and storied careers at Capitol Broadcasting Company.

FOX 50 Producer Scott Reid, Stephenson’s nephew, received the medallion on behalf of his aunt, and Yvonne Lewis Holley stood in for her father. Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker presented the honors, and WRAL-TV Anchor Bill Leslie served as emcee.  CBC was the Title Sponsor of the event. 

Scott Reid
FOX 50’s Scott Reid (r to l) accepts the medallion for his beloved aunt, Scottie Stephenson. His wife, Kathy, & daughter, Samantha. accompany him at the ceremony.
Yvonne Holley
Yvonne Lewis Holley (center) accepts the medallion for her dear father, J.D. Lewis. Here she poses with several other Hall of Fame inductees after the ceremony.

Stephenson worked for CBC for 58 years, ending her employment only with her death in April of 2002.  She changed the diapers of current President & CEO Jim Goodmon and helped his grandfather, A.J. Fletcher make and win the plea in Washington, D.C. to get WRAL-TV the first VHF television license in the Triangle.  In fact, she was the only woman on the five-person team.  Stephenson worked for CBC longer than any person in the history of the company, including founder A.J. Fletcher. She was the first employee on WRAL-TV’s payroll. During her career with CBC, she did everything from writing commercials for radio sportscasts to filing FCC reports to being the “Lost & Found” lady on Fred Fletcher’s radio show to serving as Secretary to all of CBC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Links
View the Video profiles created for the ceremony:

  • Scottie Stephenson Video
  • J.D. Lewis Video

Read the profiles in the Raleigh Hall of Fame Program:

  • Scottie Stephenson profile (pdf)
  • J.D. Lewis profile (pdf)

Visit the Raleigh Hall of Fame online for a complete list of honorees and photos from the event as they become available.

WRAL-TV’s Anita Normanly produced the videos & interviews for Stephenson, Lewis & all inductees which were shown at the ceremony.

The Raleigh Hall of Fame cited Stephenson as “Pioneering matriarch of Capitol Broadcasting Company, patron of the arts, champion of the under-privileged and a vital force in Raleigh’s business, civic and social communities, she is famous for her leadership in winning Raleigh’s first VHF license and memorialized through the naming of the Louise ‘Scottie’ Scott Stephenson Amphitheatre at the Raleigh Little Theatre.”

J.D. Lewis became a Raleigh staple first on radio and then on television, with a long list of “the first African-American to do” a variety of things and fill a variety of roles.  Raleigh viewers flocked to their television sets to watch Lewis’ Teenage Frolics, a local music & dance show in the vein of Soul Train & American Bandstand, which debuted in 1958.  He later became the first Human Resources Director at CBC and went on to become Director of Minority Affairs.  Beyond the walls of CBC Lewis worked diligently in the community helping, leading and inspiring others.

The Raleigh Hall of Fame calls Lewis a “trailblazing broadcaster, effective community activist, mentor and role model for countless youth, matchless leader of the Garner Road YMCA.” Lewis retired from CBC in 1997, after 43 years of dedicated service.  He died in February of 2007.

Stephenson & Lewis join several other CBC’ers in the Raleigh Hall of Fame.  CBC founder A.J. Fletcher was inducted in the inaugural year 2005.  His son, Fred Fletcher, Jr. followed in 2007, and Fletcher’s grandson, current CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and his wife, Barbara, were inducted in 2008.

 

2010 Raleigh Hall of Fame Induction

Capitol Broadcasting Company serves as Title Sponsor for the 2010 Raleigh Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner on Tuesday, September 28th.
WRAL-TV’s Phyllis Parish (right) & Martha Waters enjoy catching up before dinner.
WRAL-TV’s Bill Leslie gets focused for his emceeing duties.
A host of CBC’ers, past & present, come together to celebrate their beloved and legendary colleagues Scottie Stephenson & J.D. Lewis.
WRAL-TV’s Loretta Harper-Arnold (right) catches up with CBC retiree Paul Pope.
WRAL-TV’s James Ford (right) & Nancy Gaddy (wife of retired WRAL anchor Charlie Gaddy) attend the ceremony to honor Scottie Stephenson & J.D. Lewis.
Corporate retiree Marylou Harris (right) & FOX 50’s Scott Reid are proud to celebrate his aunt, Scottie Stephenson.
Corp’s Jim Goodmon (right) & Yvonne Lewis Holley (daughter of J.D. Lewis) reflect before the ceremony begins.
WRAL-TV’s Bill Leslie not only hosts the ceremony, he wrote “The Raleigh Song” which is performed each year as well.
Members of J.D. Lewis’ family celebrate his many accomplishments and the real difference he made in the the city of Raleigh.
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