Barbara Goodmon Receives YWCA Human Services Award
Barbara Goodmon Receives YWCA Human Services Award Barbara Lyons Goodmon has spent nearly 30 years working on behalf of needy Triangle residents. On Thursday, November 12, 1998 she was recognized for these efforts during The 16th Annual YWCA Academy of Women held at the North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh, NC. Scottie Stevenson (left), Corporate Secretary of […]
Annual Azalea Celebration Adds Beauty to the Community
Annual Azalea Celebration Adds Beauty to the Community Each October, Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Annual Azalea Celebration gives away over 10,000 azalea plants to nonprofit groups. The hope is that come spring, both the plants and people’s environmental awareness will begin to bloom. CBC Horticulture staff helps recipients get their azalea plants. This event began 13 […]
Author Gary Burns, Myrtle Beach Ticket Manager, at Book Signing in Triangle, NC
Author Gary Burns, Myrtle Beach Ticket Manager, at Book Signing in Triangle, NC Gary Burns, the ticket manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, has written a just-released book, Home Plate, a compilation of recipes from major league celebrities. He will be in the Triangle, NC area for book signings on Saturday, October 3 at the […]
CBC at the Fair
CBC at the Fair Thanks to fantastic weather, the 1998 North Carolina State Fair exceeded everyone’s expectations with a record setting attendance of over 779,000 visitors. And to those working the CBC booth, it seems like most came through our tent. Everyone agrees it was a great success, and most giveaways were distributed before Sunday’s […]
WRAL-HD Brings High Definition Television to Wilson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17 , 1998 For additional information contact: Susan Dahlin, 919-790-5720 E-mail:sdahlin@cbc-raleigh.com WRAL-HD Brings High Definition Television to Wilson Raleigh, NC — On Saturday, September 26th WRAL-HD will be at the Parkwood Mall in Wilson, NC from 10:00am until 1:00pm to demonstrate High Definition television (HDTV) to the public. Special Projects Marketing […]
Schatzie Joins MIX 101.5’s Morning Show
Schatzie Joins MIX 101.5’s Morning Show Let’s extend a big welcome to Schatzie, who has joined Bill Jordan in co-hosting the number one morning show in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. The microphone sizzled as she officially took to the air on Friday, September 11. Schatzie was born in the booming cultural mecca of Anchorage, Alaska. […]
WRAL-HD Gets Extension On Experimental High Definition (HDTV) Station
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11 , 1998 For additional information contact: Susan Dahlin, 919-790-5720 E-mail:sdahlin@cbc-raleigh.com WRAL-HD Gets Extension On Experimental High Definition (HDTV) Station Raleigh, NC —The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted an extension of authority to Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) to continue transmiting an experimental digital television (DTV) signal on Channel 32 in […]
FOX Up and Running in Durham, NC
FOX Up and Running in Durham, NC WRAZ (FOX 50) is now firmly entrenched at DiamondView in Durham. Fox 50 made its debut 10:00 news cast on Saturday, August 1 to a crowd of onlookers, staff, fans, and clients. To celebrate this new era in news, Fox held a launch party at their new offices […]
A Change is Underway for WRAZ
A Change is Underway for WRAZ On July 28th at 11:05am, the Certificate of Occupancy was issued by the city of Durham for FOX 50’s office space at the new Diamondview Building, 512 South Mangum Street in downtown Durham. The FOX 50 staff that had been utilizing space at Corporate and at WRAL-TV began an […]
Myrtle Beach Baseball Announces New Name and Logo
Myrtle Beach Baseball Announces New Name and Logo The Myrtle Beach Professional Baseball Club announced its new name, “Myrtle Beach Pelicans,’ and showed off its new logo on July 21 to an anxious public. After all, when it was announced that the Atlanta Braves Class A affiliate was moving to Myrtle Beach, SC, it was […]