Winding Down in Rio: DBBC’s Kinas Finishes Olympic Announcing
DBBC Radio Announcer/Account Executive Patrick Kinas called a lot of history while at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He called the final Olympic swimming races, and wins, of legend Michael Phelps, as well as the record-breaking swims of Katie Ledecky. After finishing up at the pool, Kinas moved on to call a variety of […]
HSOT Live Debuts TONIGHT!
For the first time ever, Triangle high school football fans can see LIVE coverage of local games online. CBC’s HighSchoolOT.com debuts HSOT Live beginning at 6:55pm tonight, Friday, August 19, 2016. Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel did such a terrific job promoting on his blog, Note to Self, we thought we’d step aside and […]
CBC Sports Radio To Host #FanTownHall Addressing Race Relations in American Sports
CBC Sports Radio’s Town Hall is coming back for another round later this month. The #FanTownHall series continues on Tuesday, August 30th from 7-8p with “Race Relations in American Sports.” We have a great panel assembled to talk about the question “Do today’s African-American Athletes bear any responsibility to commenting on social issues?” WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Gerald Owens […]
And the Hits Keep Coming: More Olympic Interviews and Venues from the WRAL-TV in Rio
The Super Six in Rio are delivering a staggering number of stories, interviews and inside looks at the Summer Olympics to Triangle viewers. WRAL-TV’s very own Renee Chou, Debra Morgan, Jeff Gravley, Ed Wilson, Keith Baker and Brad Simmons have been sharing their journey, and kindly allowing Capcom to in turn share their great social […]
Random Assignments in Rio for DBBC Announcer
From watching the heart-breaking semifinal loss of Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross, to cheering with The Today Show stars, from calling men’s volleyball, to rubbing elbows with USA gymnastics royalty, the Rio run of DBBC Announcer/Account Executive Patrick Kinas goes on. He finished his gig calling swimming events when that portion of the 2016 Summer Olympics drew […]
Andy Griffith Discovered by Fred Fletcher?
The case can be made that Andy Griffith owes his start in showbiz to Fred Fletcher. Actually, Fred Fletcher made that claim in his book Tempus Fugit. One thing for sure, Fred knew talent when he heard or saw it. Read on to see how Fred makes his case. I still claim that the good […]
Patrick, Gold, Kaiton and Forslund Headline All-Star Canes Coverage
WCMC-FM/99.9 The Fan unveils new host and new reporter for the 2016-17 Carolina Hurricanes season Carolina Hurricanes fans will hear two familiar voices when the 2016-17 season begins on 99.9 The Fan. Morgan Patrick, host of the Canes’ pre- and post-game shows from 1999 to 2006, returns to that role. He will be joined on […]
Swimming Wraps But Adventure Continues for DBBC’s Kinas in Rio
DBBC Radio Announcer/Account Executive Patrick Kinas wrapped up his gig calling Olympic swimming events on the radio from Rio as the venue wrapped up its competitions on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Westwood One is now having Kinas event-hop, covering various other sports during the final week of the Olympics. As he continues sharing his Olympic […]
WRAL Team in Rio Still Going Strong
As the 2016 Summer Olympics rolled from week one into week two, the WRAL-TV team in Rio is still going strong. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporters Renee Chou, Debra Morgan and Jeff Gravley and WRAL-TV Photojournalists Ed Wilson, Keith Baker and Brad Simmons have met medal winners, covered coaches, and reported from the Games on WRAL newscasts and the […]
Goodmon to be Honored by Boy Scouts
CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon recently received notice he has been selected to receive the Boy Scouts’ highest local honor. Several board members of the Boys Scouts of American Occoneechee Council, along with the CEO John Akerman, stopped by WRAL-TV on Thursday, August 4, 2016, to share the good news with Goodmon and to […]