FOX50 Turns Lobby Into A Stable
FOX50 Turns Lobby Into A Stable FOX50’s Nicole Dineen cuddles up to the Cash Cow. THE FOX50 Cash Cow fills the entire lobby area of the studios. The FOX50 studios in downtown Durham now house a cow that makes neighbor Wool E. Bull, of the Durham Bulls, look like a small fry. Mascot for the […]
Goodmon Files Response To Comments on FCC Rule Consideration
Goodmon Files Response To Comments on FCC Rule Consideration Capitol Broadcasting Company and its President & CEO Jim Goodmon are continuing their vehement opposition to the relaxing of media ownership rules that the Federal Communications Commission may implement. The FCC still plans to complete its review of the rules by June 2, 2003, and in […]
Goodmon Receives Award From Durham Chamber
Goodmon Receives Award From Durham Chamber Jim Goodmon received the Durham Chamber Award from MaryAnn Black. Richard “Stick” Williams, 2002 Chairman of the Durham Chamber, congratulates Goodmon. The Durham Chamber of Commerce presented one of two 2002 Civic Honor Awards to CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon at its 91st Annual Meeting at the Durham […]
Durham Officials Approve Parking Facilities Adjacent To American Tobacco
Durham Officials Approve Parking Facilities Adjacent To American Tobacco The Lucky Strike Smokestack & Tower will remain fixtures at the center of the 16-acree campus. Monday night, April 28, 2003, the Durham City Council and County Commissioners approved using public funds to finance the construction of two parking decks on and around the American Tobacco […]
NCNN Lottery Story Wins State AP Award
NCNN Lottery Story Wins State AP Award The North Carolina News Network recently won an award from the State Associated Press Broadcasters Association. NCNN won for best Enterprise story for a live call-in show about the possibility of a lottery in North Carolina. SAPBA gives the Enterprise Award for a story that reporters have gone […]
WRAL WeatherCenter Now Providing 24-Hour Weather on TV
WRAL WeatherCenter Now Providing 24-Hour Weather on TV Triangle television viewers can now have WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel’s weather forecasts on their TV sets any time of the day. Fishel and his staff are now providing continuous local weather forecasts on the WRAL WeatherCenter via Time-Warner Digital Cable channel 252 or over the air […]
The Durham Bulls Walk for Education
The Durham Bulls Walk for Education The 2002 Walk for Education raised over $61,000 and boasted over 1,000 participants. On Saturday, April 26, 2003, the Durham Bulls will play host to the Durham Walk for Education. The Durham Public Education Network (DPEN) organizes the annual event, which begins and ends at the Durham Bulls Athletic […]
WRAL-FM Breaks Ground on Second Miracle House
WRAL-FM Breaks Ground on Second Miracle House Officials from the town of Holly Springs and representatives from MIX 101.5 & Pinkus Construction joined to break ground on the 2nd Miracle House on April 22nd. WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5 will hold its annual Radiothon for Duke Children’s Hospital in September this year, but they have already kicked off […]
AliveAfterFive Set To Start for 2003
AliveAfterFive Set To Start for 2003 WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5 will begin its annual free concert series, AliveAfterFive, in downtown Raleigh on Thursday, April 24, 2003. During the spring and summer MIX sponsors Thursday concerts on the plaza at the Raleigh Civic Center after work. The outdoor concerts begin at 6pm. Attendees can bring their own beverages […]
WRAL Sends New Technology To Crew in Middle East
WRAL Sends New Technology To Crew in Middle East WRAL-TV Digital Video Production Engineer Mike Mory & Maintenance Engineer Tony Patterson set up shop on the patio at the WRAL-TV studios recently to test the station’s newest purchase, a satellite videophone. This latest piece of technology was shipped, along with Mory & Patterson’s instructions to […]