Death Notices – January 11, 2000
Death Notices – January 11, 2000 Story from the News and Observer Web Site: January 11, 2000 FRED FLETCHER SR. DEC. 4, 1910 – JAN. 8, 2000 RALEIGH — “Once upon a time” in a place called Raleigh, lived a gentle giant – a man called Fred Fletcher. He was a man who lived to […]
Fred Fletcher Dies at 89
Fred Fletcher Dies at 89 Story from the Associated Press: January 10, 200 RALEIGH, Jan. 10 – Fred Fletcher, a leading Raleigh broadcaster and passionate advocate of improving the city’s parks system, has died at age 89. Fletcher died Saturday of prostate cancer. The Apex-born Fletcher started out in radio and was president and general […]
Microspace Communications Announces New Satellite-Based File Delivery Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2000 Greg Hurt phone: 919-850-4500 fax: 919-850-4518 email: uplink@microspace.com Microspace Communications Announces New Satellite-Based File Delivery Service Raleigh, N.C. — Microspace Communications Corporation today announced a new addition to its extensive line of satellite-based video and data delivery products. The new service, called FILE FORWARD, allows clients to reliably send […]
Fred Fletcher, 89, dies of prostate cancer
Fred Fletcher, 89, dies of prostate cancer Story from the News and Observer Web Site: January 10, 2000 He gave Raleigh lively radio and recreation By TIM SIMMONS, News and Observer Staff Writer News and Observer Staff Photo By Corey Lowenstein Fletcher, at 85. Fred Fletcher had his family name, he had his position as […]
Fred Fletcher, Former CBC President and WRAL General Manager, Has Died After A Long Illness
Fred Fletcher, Former CBC President and WRAL General Manager, Has Died After A Long Illness CBC Is Sad To Note The Passing Of A Raleigh Icon, Fred Fletcher, Sr. Fred Fletcher was the president of Capitol Broadcasting and the General Manager for WRAL-TV until his retirement in 1975, he served on the Raleigh City Council, […]
WRAL-TV Responds To The Governor’s Youth Violence & School Safety Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 2000 For more information, contact Phyllis Parish, Senior Producer, (919) 821-8646 or Cindy Sink, Promotion Manager, (919) 821-86436 WRAL-TV Responds To The Governor’s Youth Violence & School Safety Task Force Raleigh, NC — In direct response to recommendations made by Governor Jim Hunt’s Task Force on Youth Violence and School […]
Microspace Communications Doubles Capacity on GE-1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 5, 2000 Greg Hurt phone: 919-850-4500 fax: 919-850-4518 email: uplink@microspace.com Microspace Communications Double Capacity on GE-1 Raleigh, N.C. — Microspace Communications Corporation has announced the doubling of its transponder capacity on GE Americom’s GE-1 satellite. Joe Amor, Vice President and General Manager at Microspace, states, “We are pleased to make this […]
Pelicans Play Was One Of The Top Ten Events In Myrtle Beach For ’99
Pelicans Play Was One Of the Top 10 Events In Myrtle Beach For ’99 On January 1, The Sun News in Myrtle Beach reported the following story: “For most minor-league clubs starting over in a new area, it would have been enough to simply appeal to the fans. But with a fan-friendly approach and some […]
WRAL-TV Local Production Nabs Telly Award
WRAL-TV Local Production Nabs Telly Award Phyllis Parish WRAL-TV Senior Producer WRAL-TV Senior Producer Phyllis Parish won a silver Telly Award for her writing and producing the WRAL-TV special “Crisis in Kosovo: NC Reaches Out” this past February. The half-hour program, which originally aired in May 1999, won in the TV or Cable Information Program […]
WRAL-TV5 Helps Out WFSS FM in Fayetteville, NC
WRAL-TV5 Helps Out WFSS FM in Fayetteville, NC Continuing in Capitol Broadcasting’s long-standing commitment to public radio, WRAL-TV5 donated money to help a Fayetteville radio station repair a damaged antenna. Bill Peterson, vice president and general manager for WRAL-TV presented the Fayetteville State University public radio station WFSS a check in the amount of $27,425 […]