Durham Elected Officials Get A Tour Of The Old American Tobacco Building

Durham Elected Officials Get A Tour Of The Old American Tobacco Building According to the Sunday, April 8 edition of the News and Observer Newspaper, Durham elected officials took a tour of the American Tobacco building at the heart of a redevelopment proposal for the southern edge of downtown Durham. Those officials that attended the […]

News & Observer Editorial Commends Free Political Airtime

News & Observer Editorial Commends Free Political Airtime An editorial appeared in the Monday, April 3 edition of the News and Observer Newspaper commending Jim Goodmon for his public spirit when he committed Capitol Broadcasting Company’s television stations to air free, issue oriented spots for political candidates running for the office of North Carolina Governor. […]

American Tobacco Development Project Featured in N&O

American Tobacco Development Project Featured in N&O Story from the News and Observer Web Site: March 31, 2000 American Tobacco vision wows Durham council By J. ANDREW CURLISS and BARBARA BARRETT News and Observer Staff Writers An artist’s rendering of a cityscape in the proposed American Tobacco complex of offices, shops hotels and restaurants just […]

Capitol Broadcasting Company Offers Free Air Time For Political Candidates

Capitol Broadcasting Company Offers Free Air Time For Political Candidates As part of Capitol Broadcasting Company’s commitment to its role as a good corporate citizen and a holder of the public trust, CBC will be airing free political spots for five major Campaign 2000 gubernatorial candidates. These two-minute spots, which began to air on Saturday, […]

New Lane Opens In Political Freeway

New Lane Opens In Political Freeway Story from the News and Observer Web Site: March 31, 2000 TV stations try different format By Rob Christensen News and Observer Staff Writer You won’t see any slick Madison Avenue ads conjured up by political consultants. Nor will you hear any personal attacks. Instead, coming into your living […]

Capitol Broadcasting Lays Out Plans For American Tobacco Warehouse

Capitol Broadcasting Lays Out Plans For American Tobacco Warehouse American Tobacco Warehouse, located adjacent to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Capitol Broadcasting Company went before the Durham City Council outlining its plan to redevelop the old American Tobacco Warehouse into a $200 million dollar complex complete with office, retail and entertainment space. The addition of […]

Durham Newspaper Outlines American Tobacco Plan

Durham Newspaper Outlines American Tobacco Plan The Herald Sun Newspaper ran this article, written by Ronnie Glassberg, on Capitol Broadcasting’s proposed redevelopment of the American Tobacco Warehouse in downtown Durham, NC. Story from the Durham Herald Sun Newspaper : March 29, 2000 Click on photo for larger view      

CBC Proudly Supports The 2000 CIAA Basketball Tournament

CBC Proudly Supports The 2000 CIAA Basketball Tournament CBC is proud to be involved with this year’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) conference, the oldest black athletic conference in the nation. The CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held in the new Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, NC from February 28 to […]

Project Tanzania 1985-2000, The Zanzibar Doors Dedication Dance Ceremony

Project Tanzania 1985 – 2000 The Zanzibar Doors Dedication Dance Ceremony Project Tanzania was an ongoing effort to help people in the East African nation of Tanzania overcome the effects of hunger, drought, and poverty. It was a way for North Carolinians to make a difference in the lives of people in the Shinyanga Region […]

Project Tanzania 1985-2000: The Zanzibar Doors Dedication Ceremony

Project Tanzania 1985-2000: The Zanzibar Doors Dedication Ceremony In 1997, Project Tanzania commissioned a Zanzibar carved wooden door that would serve as a reminder of this successful undertaking. As of the spring of 1997, there were only two known Zanzibar doors in the United States; one at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC and another in […]