WUNC Looks at American Tobacco

WUNC Looking at American Tobacco The American Tobacco Historic District recently offered WUNC radio nearly 8,400 square feet of office space in the district’s Washington Building. WUNC executives are currently looking for studio and office space to ease the overcrowding in their offices at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Jim Goodmon, a long time […]

Fall Leadership Triangle Class Begins with Familiar Faces

Fall Leadership Triangle Class Begins with Familiar Faces AJFF’s Deremia Johnson Corporate’s Angie Emerline FOX50’s Gerald Belton Leadership Triangle kicks off its fall 2004 program today with a group including two CBC’ers and a Fletcher Foundation employee. Corporate HR Administrator Angie Emerline, FOX 50 Research Director Gerald Belton and A.J. Fletcher Foundation Program Coordinator Deremia […]

In Memoriam: Marjorie Fletcher

In Memoriam: Marjorie Fletcher Widow of Former CBC President Dies at 91 Marjorie Fletcher 1913 – 2004 Sadly, CBC has lost a member of the extended CBC family. Marjorie Fletcher, widow of former CBC president, Fred Fletcher, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2004, at the age of 91. As has been inherent in the […]

Second Tenant Moves In At American Tobacco

Second Tenant Moves In At American Tobacco New skylights dot the architecture in the Reed Building, the new home of McKinney & Silver. The numbers are increasing at the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham. Advertising agency McKinney & Silver became the second tenant to move into its offices in the complex on Monday, […]

American Tobacco Signs First Restaurant

American Tobacco Signs First Restaurant The business tenants at the American Tobacco Historic District will soon have a place nearby to eat. ATHD recently signed its first restaurant tenant, Mellow Mushroom Pizza. The restaurant plans to open in January 2005, occupying approximately 5,000 square feet in the Fowler Building. To announce the signing, ATHD held […]

American Tobacco River Comes to Life

American Tobacco River Comes to Life The Durham Fire Department helped begin the process of filling the river. Things are cooling off at the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham. The man-made river built through the heart of the 16-acre complex has been filled with approximately 440,000 gallons of water. On Tuesday, July 13, […]

American Tobacco Hosts Teen Smoking Prevention Tour

American Tobacco Hosts Teen Smoking Prevention Tour TRU – Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. – will be making a stop at the American Tobacco Historic District as part of the traveling program’s summer tour. ATHD will host the afternoon festival on Saturday, July 17th, from 3-6pm. The event will be part casting call and part teen tobacco-use […]

Amphitheatre Dedicated to CBC’s Scottie Stephenson

Amphitheatre Dedicated to CBC’s Scottie Stephenson Scottie Stephenson 1921-2002 Capitol Broadcasting Company, along with the City of Raleigh, dedicated the Raleigh Little Theatre’s Amphitheatre to Scottie Stephenson. In the two years since the death of long-time employee Scottie Stephenson, her reserved parking space at Capitol Broadcasting Company has remained marked and empty as a reminder […]

FCC’s Media Deregulation Takes A Hit

FCC’s Media Deregulation Takes A Hit The Decision: The 3rd Circuit Opinion: Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC* The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* Reaction to the Third Circuit’s Media Concentration Decision: FCC Chairman Michael Powell Reacts* FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps Reacts* FCC Commissioner Joseph Adelstein Reacts* *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. […]

American Tobacco Celebrates Several Firsts

American Tobacco Celebrates Several Firsts The Fowler Building (left) faces the new South Parking Deck. On Thursday, June 24, 2004, the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham will celebrate several firsts. GlaxoSmithKline becomes the first tenant to move into its newly renovated office space and American Tobacco will host its first Alive After Five […]