WRAZ Duo Repeat Best-of-the-Best Win at NCAB
WRAZ Duo Repeat Best-of-the-Best Win At NCAB FOX 50’s Promotion Producer Lec Coble and Commercial Producer Scott Reid won the Best of the Best Award from the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB). FOX 50 General Manager accepted the award on their behalf at the NCAB convention in Wrightsville Beach in July. They won in […]
Stevenson Selected For NABJ Student Project
Stevenson Selected For NABJ Student Project WRAL-TV Editor Taunia Stevenson recently received an honor from the National Association of Black Journalists. The NABJ invited her to take part in the NABJ TV Student Project at their annual convention in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 16 – 20. Stevenson was selected from a field of hundreds by […]
WRAL-TV Business Manager Helps Clarify Music Reporting
WRAL-TV Business Manager Helps Clarify Music Reporting WRAL-TV Business Manager Jill Morris had an article published in the July 2000 edition of the Music Reports, Inc. (MRI) newsletter. Entitled “From Blanket to Per Program: One Station’s Journey,” her story dealt with WRAL’s experience of converting from blanket licensing to per program licensing (PPL). Morris volunteered […]
Political Convention Coverage Goes Digital
Political Convention Coverage Goes Digital Move over CSPAN, WRAL-DT has hit the campaign trail. With the political scene heating up in anticipation of the two major national political conventions, WRAL-DT is linking up with the Japanese network NHK to provide live feed of the events. For the first time ever, digital television viewers in the […]
Jim Goodmon Receives Thad Eure, Jr. Memorial Award
Jim Goodmon Receives Thad Eure, Jr. Memorial Award Eddie A. Albertson, Chairman, GRCVB presents award to James F. Goodmon, CBC President & CEO The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau presented its most prestigious award to Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon at its annual luncheon on Thursday, July 27. The Thad Eure, […]
WRAL-TV Helps Celebrate July 4th In Ottawa
WRAL Helps Celebrate July 4th In Ottawa North Carolina celebrated the 4th of July with the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. Several members of the WRAL-TV staff celebrated the United States’ independence holiday outside the country. To encourage and expand trade relations, the American Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, invited North Carolina to attend a Fourth […]
New Wool E. Bull “Beanie” Unveiled
New Wool E. Bull “Beanie” Unveiled Wool E. Bull On Sunday, July 9th, Wool E. Bull had a crowd of over 6,500 at the Durham Bulls game on hand to celebrate his eighth birthday and be the first to see his new “beanie” likeness. Although the Bulls lost to the Columbus Clippers, the party was […]
Celebrate The 4th Of July With MIX 101.5
Celebrate The 4th Of July With MIX 101.5 The gates will open at 4:00pm tomorrow at the State Fairgrounds for the annual “Winn Dixie July 4th Celebration” sponsored by MIX 101.5. This free event features a live band, good food, midway games and amusement rides and ends with a bang with a spectacular fireworks display. […]
DTV Plus And WRAL OnLine Join Convention Coverage
DTV Plus And WRAL OnLine Join Convention Coverage Directly prior to the beginning of the Republican convention on July 31, new CBC subsidiary DTV Plus tapped into the live NHK feed from WRAL-DT to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of its own. DTV Plus datacast local and national political news from WRAL OnLine as companion content to […]
Goodmons Appear On UNC-TV
Goodmons Appear On UNC-TV Jim Goodmon and his wife Barbara both taped programs for UNC-TV that are airing this summer. Jim appeared this past Sunday on “Carolina Business Review,” and Bill Friday interviewed Barbara for the “NC People” installment that aired Friday, June 30. Jim Goodmon CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon’s appearance on “Carolina […]