Jim Goodmon Inducted into the Journalism Hall-of-Fame
Jim Goodmon Inducted into the Journalism Hall-of-Fame UNC-Chapel Hill inducted six people into North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame, including the President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting, Jim Goodmon. The reception and dinner, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill was sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. Jim Goodmon […]
CBCers Participate in Health Fair
CBCers Participate in Health Fair Every spring in Raleigh, CBC presents Health Fair, the company’s annual health screening and wellness program. All employees and their spouses are encouraged to participate. In Charlotte and Durham, CBC conducts Health Fair later in the year. Weather Center Meteorologist Brian Orzel completes his health questionnaire as he waits for […]
Mr. United Way, Jason Botts
Mr. United Way, Jason Botts Jason Botts, Operations Manager for Interpath, will serve as this year’s Raleigh area chairperson of the CBC United Way campaign. Jason has served as a volunteer with the United Way and several agencies in the past. The company campaign is conducted each fall. Jason succeeds Amy Johnson of Capitol Networks, […]
Ray Wilkinson Inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Ray Wilkinson Inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame Ray Wilkinson was inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 14. Ray was recognized for his service to the farmers and agribusiness community of the Southeast for more than 45 years. Ray is a pioneer […]
CBC employees volunteered to help Capitol Broadcasting Companies at the North Carolina State Fair
CBC employees volunteered to help Capitol Broadcasting Companies at the North Carolina State Fair. CBC employees and volunteers promoted CBC services to fair goers throughout the nine day event. They helped out in two separate locations: The Cyberspace Exhibit and Under The Broadcaster’s Tent. With a record setting attendance of 759,429 people, volunteers had their […]
Hurricane Fran – A Meteorologist’s Perspective
Hurricane Fran – A Meteorologist’s Perspective by Chris Thompson Meterorologists have a tendency to isolate ourselves from the elements we talk about. Not that that is good or bad, it’s just the nature of the business. Satellites give us a view from 23,000 miles up, radar gives us a decent advance warning, and of course, […]
CAPITOL BROADCASTING SELLS WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM, BALTIMORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 04, 1996 Contact: Bob Lind 919-890-6101 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Raleigh, NC CAPITOL BROADCASTING SELLS WWMX-FM & WOCT-FM, BALTIMORE RALEIGH, NC, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 — Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., Raleigh, NC, announced today the sale of WWMX-FM and WOCT-FM to American Radio Systems, headquartered in Boston, […]
WRAL-HD, THE NATION’S FIRST HDTV STATION, DEMONSTRATES NEW TECHNOLOGY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 06, 1996 Contact: John L. Greene 919-847-4714 or 919-821-8555 WRAL-HD, THE NATION’S FIRST HDTV STATION, DEMONSTRATES NEW TECHNOLOGY RALEIGH, NC, AUGUST 6, 1996 — WRAL-HD, the first commercial station in the nation to broadcast high-definition, digital signals (HDTV), today demonstrated the new technology to the industry and media. Today’s demonstration was […]
Hurricane Bertha – A Meteorologist’s Perspective
Hurricane Bertha – A Meteorologist’s Perspective by Brian Orzel A meteorologist reporting live from the heart of the first hurricane to strike the Cape Fear coast in over a decade. Part of a team effort that set WRAL-TV 5’s compelling coverage of Hurricane Bertha’s landfall apart from our competitors. In the past, every time a […]
WRAL-HD becomes the nation’s first experimental high definition television station
WRAL-HD becomes the nation’s first experimental high definition television station WRAL-HD became the nation’s first experimental high definition television (HDTV) station to go on-the-air in July. In making the announcement during a news conference, Jim Goodmon said HDTV is critical to the future of free over-the-air television. “Broadcasters,” he said, “must move forward to effectively […]