CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS 1997 MEDIA AWARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 1997 For additional information contact: David Tait (904) 906-9224 CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS 1997 MEDIA AWARD TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The National Hurricane Conference announced today that it will give its 1997 Media Award to the Capitol Broadcasting Company of Raleigh, NC. The awards committee cited Capitol ” for superb and […]
CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS AWARD FOR HDTV DEVELOPMENT WORK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 1997 For additional information contact: John Greene (919) 847-4714 CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY WINS AWARD FOR HDTV DEVELOPMENT WORK RALEIGH, NC, APRIL 15, 1997 — A Raleigh, North Carolina television station that has no viewing audience has been named “Broadcaster of the Year” by Television Broadcast magazine. WRAL-HD, an experimental high […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Water Monument Dedication
Martin Luther King, Jr. Water Monument Dedication CBCers were part of the unveiling ceremony for the new Water Monument in the Martin Luther King Memorial Gardens in Southeast Raleigh. The company was a major contributor to the sculpture project. Corporate minority affairs director J.D. Lewis was among the speakers April 4th. Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell […]
Carolina Panthers vs. the Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers vs. the Green Bay Packers Sunday, January 12, 1997 – – – A plane with two lucky CBCers leaves Charlotte-Douglas Airport at 8:00 a.m. to go to the NFC Championship game with the Green Bay Packers. Earlier that week throughout every building, some CBCers said how excited they were that they may win […]
Carolina Panthers vs. the Dallas Cowboys
Carolina Panthers vs. the Dallas Cowboys The hottest ticket in town so far this year was to the NFC semifinal game between the Carolina Panthers and the Dallas Cowboys in Charlotte on January 5th, 1997. Everyone wanted a ticket and Capitol Broadcasting Company was fortunate enough to have a few. Some of the lucky CBC […]
Curtis Media Group to Manager WDNC
Curtis Media Group to Manager WDNC Capitol Broadcasting Company has accepted an offer from Curtis Media Group to assume management of WDNC-AM in Durham, N.C., effective August 18, 1997. CBC’s Capitol Networks has managed the station since April 1994 under a “time management agreement” with the Durham Herald Company, publishers of the Herald-Sun newspaper. “We’ve […]
United Way Campaign 1997
United Way Campaign 1997 CBC raised $108,996 for the Triangle United Way. More than 300 CBCers gave a total of $76,863 for this worthy cause. That is an increase of more than $15,000 over last year’s total. A grand prize drawing was held at the conclusion of the CBC Raleigh area campaign. Robert Hale Roundtrip […]
CBCares – Reese Edwards
CBCares – Reese Edwards Reese Edwards, anchor/reporter for Capitol Sports Network and Capitol AgriBusiness, does his part to help patients with cancer, leukemia and blood disorders at Rex Hospital. Reese regularly donates blood platelets at Rex Blood Plan. Reese began donating blood regularly in 1975 when his wife was diagnosed with an ulcer. He switched […]
CBCers Travel to Charlotte for Carolina Panthers Football
CBCers Travel to Charlotte for Carolina Panthers Football Once again this year, CBC had tickets to see the Carolina Panthers play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a pre-season game and to see the Panthers take on the Washington Redskins in the season opener at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte. Lucky ticket winners, including Diane Richardson […]
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 […]