FOX 50s Gimme the Mike! Announces 25 Contestants
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FOX 50s Gimme the Mike! Announces 25 Contestants FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV) is pleased to announce the 25 contestants for FOX 50s Gimme the Mike! The 25 contestants were selected by the producers from among 700 hopefuls who showed up at open auditions held the first weekend in April at Triangle Town Center in Raleigh and […]
Hundreds Turn Out For “Gimme The Mike” Auditions
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Hundreds Turn Out For Gimme The Mike Auditions Phase One of FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike wrapped up recently! Now it’s on to Phase Two: the enormous task of narrowing down 600+ hopefuls to a mere 25 contestants who will appear on FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike. A huge crowd lined up for their change […]
Local Singers Try for a Chance at Stardom on FOX 50’s “Gimme the Mike!”
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Local Singers Try for a Chance at Stardom on FOX 50’s “Gimme the Mike!” FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV) will give 25 local singers the chance of a lifetime, to compete on TV for fame and prizes! FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike! premieres Wednesday, June 2 at 7:30pm on FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV). 25 contestants will be chosen […]
FOX50 Promotion Wins Addy Award
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FOX50 Promotion Wins Addy Award FOX50 Producer Tim Greeney FOX50 Producer Tim Greeney won a Bronze Addy Award in the Television – TV Self-Promotion category for a spot he created for the Durham station. Sponsored by the Ad Club of the Triangle, the awards presentation took place at the Embassy Suites in Cary on Saturday […]
AWRT Luncheon Features TV General Managers
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AWRT Luncheon Features TV General Managers FOX50 VP & GM Tommy Schenck WRAL-TV VP & GM Jim Hefner WRAL-TV VP & General Manager Jim Hefner and FOX50 VP & General Manager Tommy Schenck represented CBC at the annual Triangle Chapter of American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) panel of television GMs. The luncheon took […]
FOX50 Draws Big Ratings with American Idol 3
FOX50 Draws Big Ratings with American Idol 3 The national FOX network is drawing some of its biggest numbers ever with the third season of “American Idol,” and local affiliate FOX50 is no exception. Every episode that has aired this year has been #1 in the time period, with FOX50 actually outpacing the national ratings. […]
CBC’ers Accepted for Spring Leadership Triangle Program
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CBC’ers Accepted for Spring Leadership Triangle Program NCNN’s Rob Hankin FOX50’s Brian Johnson Leadership Triangle kicked off its spring 2004 session on Wednesday, January 22, 2004, with a group including two CBC’ers. NCNN Network Manager Rob Hankin and FOX50 Senior Broadcast Operator Brian Johnson are participating in “Will You Lead? I” with the organization. Hankin […]
FOX50 Scores With Pennant Races
FOX50 Scores With Pennant Races Local FOX affiliate WRAZ-TV pulled strong ratings in the Triangle during the 2003 pennant races between the Chicago Cubs & Florida Marlins and the Boston Red Sox & New York Yankees. FOX50, headquartered in Durham, even garnered higher ratings that the stellar numbers during the 2002 World Series. The Wednesday, […]
FOX50 Throws Clay Aiken CD Release Party
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FOX50 Throws Clay Aiken CD Release Party FOX50 sponsored a Clay Aiken CD Release Party at Raleighwood. Fans started lining up at 4pm for the 8pm party. Raleigh native & American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken released his first CD at midnight on Monday, October 13, 2003, and FOX50 helped Triangle citizens celebrate at the Raleighwood […]
CBC Stations Join Forces To Help Hurricane Isabel Victims
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CBC Stations Join Forces To Help Hurricane Isabel Victims Many of our neighbors to the east are in for a long and difficult recovery due to Hurricane Isabel. WRAL-TV5, WRAL.com, MIX 101.5 and FOX50 are joining the Food Bank of North Carolina, Harris Wholesale and Crabtree Valley Mall to help meet the immediate needs of […]