LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES JEFFREY MCINTYRE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14 , 1998 For additional information contact: John Hutchinson Local TV on Satellite, LLC 919-821-8885 LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES JEFFREY MCINTYRE AS VICE PRESIDENT – BROADCASTING: Satellites Will Transmit All Local Stations in All Markets, Creating Competition with Cable RALEIGH, NC – Local TV on Satellite, LLC (LTVS) announced today […]
WRAL-TV Wins the Triangle Media Softball League Championship
WRAL-TV Wins the Triangle Media Softball League Championship The WRAL-TV softball team earned “bragging rights” when it won the Triangle Media Softball League Championship on Saturday, July 11 with a 14-8 victory over its competition. The Triangle Media Softball League has made a resurgence since the late 1980’s. This year’s season started in May with […]
Dan Wilkinson Rides in Style at the July 4th Festivities in Castalia, NC
Dan Wilkinson Rides in Style at the July 4th Festivities in Castalia, NC Dan Wilkinson was a speaker at the fourth of July festivities this year in Castalia, NC. He spoke about the price the signers of the Declaration of Independence paid for their courage in standing up against the British, and the responsibility each […]
Jim Goodmon’s Recommendations to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters
Jim Goodmon’s Recommendations to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters A few months ago, Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc., was appointed to the President’s Committee on Public Interest Obligations for Digital Broadcasters. The members of that committee were asked to make recommendations on what television broadcasters […]
LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES VETERAN BROADCASTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11 , 1998 For additional information contact: James F. Goodmon (919) 821-8504 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. E-mail:jgoodmon@cbc-raleigh.com LOCAL TV ON SATELLITE HIRES VETERAN BROADCASTER AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: Satellites Will Transmit All Local Stations in All Markets, Creating Competition with Cablee RALEIGH, NC – Local TV on Satellite, LLC (LTVS) announced […]
“Military Medicine” Wins Peabody Award
“Military Medicine” Wins Peabody Award WRAL-TV’s investigative report “Military Medicine” by Stuart Watson and Richard Adkins won a Peabody Award. The May 4, 1998 Broadcasting and Cable Magazine had this to say about the report: The Peabody Awards have often rewarded the courage of local television stations in uncovering damaging truths against high-profile institutions in […]
WRAL Wins Investigative Report Honors
WRAL Wins Investigative Report Honors WRAL-TV5’s October, 1997 investigative report on medical malpractice in the military has received a top award in the 1997 Investigative Reporters and Editors awards. The awards are given for top print and broadcast stories. WRAL’s award, for best investigative report produced by a television station in the “below top 20 […]
Renovations at Western Boulevard
Renovations at Western Boulevard Renovations at the WRAL-TV studios on Western Boulevard are underway. The first major undertaking: to relocate the massive 300 ft. tower. (We had to move it “a little to the right.”) Actually, it was moved into the parking area behind Studio A. The old tower is scheduled to come down by […]
ACC Baseball Tournament at the DBAP
ACC Baseball Tournament at the DBAP The Durham Bulls will be hosting the 1998 ACC Baseball Tournament at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on May 12-17. Tickets will be on sale beginning on March 21. This year’s double-elimination tournament will begin on Tuesday, May 12, and will conclude on Sunday, May 17. Over the course […]
Myrtle Beach Baseball Stadium Construction Begins
Myrtle Beach Baseball Stadium Construction Begins Although it was not very visible from the road due to foliage, construction on the Myrtle Beach stadium officially began on April 13th. The first phase of construction, which consists of land preparation, started near the water tower on 21st Avenue North. “We began by clearing with the emphasis […]