Goodmon’s Idea Brings Film Festival Documentaries To UNC-TV
Goodmon’s Idea Brings Film Festival Documentaries To UNC-TV Capitol Broadcasting has been a major supporter of the DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival since the festival’s inception in 1998. Now CBC is helping some of the films find their way to the small screen. DoubleTake prepared four 90-minute programs to air on UNC-TV. Entitled “Real Time,” the […]
WSM’s Jerry Reckerd To Lead CBC Business Development Effort
WSM’s Jerry Reckerd To Lead CBC Business Development Effort Capitol Broadcasting Company reaches across the state of North Carolina with its television stations, radio networks and sports franchises. To take advantage of this plethora of advertising outlets, CBC has created a new position, Director of Business Development. CBC selected Jerry Reckerd, currently General Manager of […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Buys Wilmington Television Station
What Do You Remember? The CBC & WRAL-TV History Project On December 17, 1953, CBC’s now-Corporate Secretary Louise “Scottie” Stephenson arrived at the FCC office in Washington, DC, with WRAL’s then-Chief Engineer Virgil Duncan. The two held in their hands the final documentation for WRAL-TV’s application for the one VHF frequency reserved for Raleigh, North […]
CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology
CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology CBC subsidiary DTV Plus has been in the test stages for the past several years, but its technology is about to hit the market. Thanks to collaboration between CBC and accessDTV, digital video and data-ready PC tuners will hit the Raleigh-Durham market beginning this summer, thus DTV […]
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency Tom Allen Senior Vice President of Broadcasting The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) recently inducted Capitol Broadcasting Senior Vice President of Broadcasting Tom Allen as President of its organization. On December 19, 2000, Allen was sworn in for the 2001 term. Allen replaces Walker Morris, General Manager/Owner of […]
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show It seemed like every direction one looked at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that WRAL’s HD footage, from the Duke-NCSU football game to the Cape Light documentary, appeared in displays. DTVPlus Vice President & General Manager Sam Matheny said, “WRAL footage was being featured […]
Jim Goodmon Interviewed For IT Magazine
Jim Goodmon Interviewed For IT Magazine Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon recently interviewed with IT Magazine. The resulting article by Rick Smith appeared in the December issue of the publication. Following is a copy of the article, reprinted with permission of the publisher. Executive Interview A “Shared Vision” Keeps Capitol Broadcasting on […]
WRAL-TV Sponsors 2000 Holiday Gathering For Raleigh Seniors
WRAL-TV Sponsors 2000 Holiday Gathering For Raleigh Seniors WRAL-TV joined Winn-Dixie in hosting the 43rd Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration at the Raleigh Convention and Conference Center Complex at noon on Thursday, December 14, 2000. The luncheon included traditional holiday entertainment, part of which will air on WRAL-TV’s 30 Minutes program at 8:30am on Sunday, […]
Healing Place Raises Sculpture In “Healing Space”
Healing Place Raises Sculpture In “Healing Space” Hopes in Wake County have been raised by the promise of the Healing Place and now a literal raising has taken place. At 11:30am on Wednesday, December 13, artist Thomas Sayre raised the second of a set of sculptures he created for the courtyard of the facility. A […]
21st Annual Messiah Sing-In Held In Raleigh
21st Annual Messiah Sing-In Held In Raleigh Edenton Street United Methodist Church played host to the 21st annual Messiah Sing-In. WRAL sponsored its 21st Annual Messiah Sing-In at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in downtown Raleigh on Friday, December 8, at 8:00pm. As is tradition, the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra provided the musical accompaniment for the […]