CBC Gives Record-Breaking Grant to Durham Arts Council

CBC Gives Record-Breaking Grant to Durham Arts Council Capitol Broadcasting Company recently presented Durham Arts Council with a three-year $150,000 challenge grant, marking the largest corporate gift in the 50 year history of Durham Arts Council. CBC has given Durham Arts Council $50,000 of the grant and will contribute the remaining amount after the non-profit […]

Opponents of Media De-regulation Get Their Day in Court

Opponents of Media De-regulation Get Their Day in Court The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* Resources: The FCC Press Release spelling out the ruling* Synopsis of the FCC rule changes FCC website *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. To get the reader for free, visit Adobe.com With the Media Access Project serving as […]

Intersouth Signs On As Fifth American Tobacco Tenant

Intersouth Signs On As Fifth American Tobacco Tenant Intersouth will occupy 10,000 sq ft in the Crowe Building. Another tenant has signed on to lease space in the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham. On Tuesday, February 3, 2004, Intersouth General Partner Mitch Mumma and Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon met for […]

Progress Continues on American Tobacco Project

Progress Continues on American Tobacco Project The above rendering shows the master plan for the American Tobacco Campus. The American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham continues to come to life, a sleeping giant that is raising its head and shaking off the dust to begin again. Capitol Broadcasting Company and the AJ Fletcher Foundation have […]

Senate Seals 39% Ownership Cap With Vote

Senate Seals 39% Ownership Cap With Vote The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* Resources: The FCC Press Release spelling out the ruling* Synopsis of the FCC rule changes FCC website *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. To get the reader for free, visit Adobe.com On Thursday, January 22, 2004, the Senate passed an […]

Senate Fails to Pass Ownership Cap Compromise

Senate Fails to Pass Ownership Cap Compromise The Filing: CBC’s 8/18/03 Stay Motion* Resources: The FCC Press Release spelling out the ruling* Synopsis of the FCC rule changes FCC website *You need Adobe Acrobat to view this ruling. To get the reader for free, visit Adobe.com A bill that would set the national TV ownership […]

Interfaith Breakfast Celebrates King Legacy

Interfaith Breakfast Celebrates King Legacy “It is now our turn to accomplish things.”-Charles Meeker, Mayor of Raleigh A crowd of 1,800 gathered at the Sheraton Imperial in RTP on Monday, January 19, 2004, to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. The MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast began at 8:00am with a diverse program of […]

Jim Goodmon Honored as Tar Heel of the Year

Jim Goodmon Honored as Tar Heel of the Year CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon is the N&O’s 2003 Tarheel of the Year. The News & Observer has selected CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon as its sixth Tar Heel of the Year. The newspaper featured Goodmon on the cover of its last Sunday edition […]

Area Seniors Gather To Celebrate Holidays with CBC & WRAL

Area Seniors Gather To Celebrate Holidays with CBC & WRAL Triangle seniors enjoyed the 46th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at the Raleigh Convention & Conference Center Complex. The event, presented by Capitol Broadcasting Company and WRAL-TV in cooperation with the City of Raleigh Parks & Recreation Department, began at […]

WRAL Legend & Friend to Children Everywhere Remembered By Triangle Seniors

WRAL Legend & Friend to Children Everywhere Remembered By Triangle Seniors “Uncle Paul” Montgomery Oct 12, 1924 – Dec 24, 2002 He may have been legally blind, but Paul Montgomery saw what it takes to make people happy. His gap-tooth grin as wide as the brim of the dilapidated top hat he wore, “Uncle Paul” […]