WakeUP Wake County Establishes Annual Visionary Award in Honor of Thomas Crowder, Friend Jim Goodmon First Recipient
Long-time Raleigh City Councilman Thomas Crowder died last October at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer, but WakeUp Wake County is remembering his legacy and eye towards the future with a new award in his name. CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon proudly received the first annual Thomas Crowder Visionary Award at […]
Seeburg to MicroSPACE…the Final Frontier
“In the broadcasting business, our competition comes from a rapid change in technology.” –Jim Goodmon, CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company Reading through CBC History is a bit like leafing through Broadcasting Magazine and Popular Science at the same time. CBC has a knack for merging the two worlds to stay on the leading edge of […]
Bulls Announce Creation of New Food and Beverage Company
Bull City Hospitality Assumes Control of Ballpark’s Concessions Operation; Job Fair on February 21 to Fill Numerous Seasonal Concessions Positions The Durham Bulls recently announced the formation of Bull City Hospitality, a new company that will manage the food and beverage operation at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Bull City Hospitality, which will be fully staffed […]
VTRs, TCRs, Quads, etc.
“If someone comes to me and says, ‘I’ve got this device,’ I then ask: ‘One, does it give us a better look on the air? Two, is it more reliable? Three, is it cost-efficient?’ If it doesn’t serve one of those three things, I say. ‘There’s the door. I don’t need it.’ – Julius Barnathan, […]
American Underground Honored with TBJ Real Estate Award
American Tobacco has another award to add to its collection. American Underground won the honor for Economic Development for Existing Industry in the Triangle Business Journal’s 2015 Real Estate Awards. “Since its inception in a basement-level office at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, the American Underground’s entrepreneurial co-working space concept will have grown from […]
Give Us 18 Minutes, We’ll Give You the World
“I was cable before cable was cool.” Ted Turner, May 1982. Turner, aka “Mouth of the South,” founder of Cable News Network – CNN, was tooting his horn at the National Cable Television Association convention in Las Vegas. However, a month later another 24 hour news operation would offer some competition; Satellite News Network – […]
WRAL-TV, FOX 50 Win Regional Emmys; Crabtree Inducted into Silver Circle
Capitol Broadcasting had a big night at the regional Emmys in Nashville. WRAL-TV won 10 category awards, sister station FOX 50 won two awards, and WRAL-TV Anchor David Crabtree was inducted into the Silver Circle. The Silver Circle recognizes those who’ve made a significant contribution to broadcasting and have worked in TV at least 25 […]
MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Promotes Sales Manager to GM
Capitol Broadcasting Company’s MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM has announced that Katie Phillips will take over the helm when Vice-President and General Manager Ardie Gregory retires in February. “I am happy for both Katie and the entire MIX staff. She has proven herself to be smart, fair and dedicated to the success of the radio station and […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
The premiere history-in-the-making event to cover is the Inauguration of the President of the United State of America. It is the ultimate visual of democracy on display. The people have spoken, by way of vote, and a peaceful transfer of power is granted to a new leader. Celebrations are glamourous and parades are grand. Sounds […]
Logos and Paint Schemes Through the Years
1. Can you arrange SKY 5 and her logos in order from 1st to current? A . B. C. 2. Place LIVESTAR I, LIVESTAR II, LIVESTAR III in the correct order. A. B. C. 3. Can you name the art director who is placing the “Circle 5” logo on SKY 5? 4. Place the production trucks in […]