American Tobacco Receives Award for Renovation
American Tobacco Receives Award for Renovation American Tobacco won a 2005 Golden Leaf Award. The American Tobacco Campus is now a thriving hub of activity and home to several businesses and eateries in downtown Durham, and people are taking notice. The renovated district has received another award for revitalizing the old tobacco warehouses. On May […]
FOX 50 Gears Up for Live Season Finale of Gimme the Mike!
FOX 50 Gears Up for Live Season Finale of Gimme the Mike! The Wild Card votes are in, the regular season shows are over, the votes of the judges and the viewers have been announced, and FOX 50 is gearing up for the live one-hour season finale of Verizon SuperPages Presents FOX 50’s Gimme the […]
High School Dropout Problem Examined in WRAL-TV Doc
High School Dropout Problem Examined in WRAL-TV Documentary At first glance, North Carolina’s dropout rate, as reported by the state Department of Public Instruction, doesn’t seem all that bad. It’s less than five percent for grades 9-12. But that’s during a single school year. A look at the bigger picture reveals a much more startling […]
Wild Cards Prepare for Gimme the Mike! Playoff Show
Wild Cards Prepare for Gimme the Mike! Playoff Show The five Wild Card Contestants Lauren Wenick of Raleigh Meghann Flores of Dudley Camiel Ferrell of Garner Bobby Caddell of Durham Jenny Guse of Durham Half of the competitors in Verizon SuperPages Presents FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike! have gone home already, and five have secured […]
Bulls Announce Partnership with Special Olympics
The Durham Bulls recently announced a new partnership with Special Olympics of North Carolina. For the remainder of the 2005 season, the Durham Bulls box office will serve as a drop-off point for fans to donate their used cell phones. Fans that donate one or more cell phones will receive a free Durham Bulls player […]
Fishel Becomes Country’s First Certified Broadcast Meteorologist
WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel is the 1st official Certified Broadcast Meteorologist in the country. WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel has become the first certified broadcast meteorologist in America. For the past two years, Fishel headed a Test Committee to develop an exam for the American Meteorologist Society’s new certification program, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). […]
Fourth Finalist Selected for Gimme the Mike!
Meagan Lee of Durham won the fourth finalist slot for Gimme the Mike! The stage is being set for the finale of Verizon SuperPages Presents FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike!, with only one more set of four singers to vie for a slot in the finals. On last week’s show, Meagan Lee of Dunn won […]
Ravenscroft Interns Learn All About CBC
Close Window Ravenscroft Interns Learn All About CBC Each year CBC participates in Ravenscroft High School’s Senior Internship Program, hosting students to teach them about the workings of CBC’s various enterprises. Four seniors from Ravenscroft spent two weeks rotating among several CBC divisions in Raleigh & Durham, learning the ins and outs of broadcasting, baseball […]
WILM To Air Documentary About Black Bears
WILM To Air Documentary About Black Bears WILM will air the NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s documentary about black bears on May 15th. WILM will air the television debut of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission documentary about black bears on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 2pm. The Bear Facts, The Story of a North Carolina Treasure […]
Gimme the Mike! Adds Third Competitor to Slate for Finals
Erica Davidson of Durham became the 3rd finalist for Gimme the Mike! Erica Davidson of Durham is the third finalist chosen by the judges of this season’s Verizon SuperPages Presents FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike! to advance to the live one-hour season finale on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 7pm. Davidson is a program […]