Carroll Crowned As First Gimme the Mike Champ
Carroll Crowned As First Gimme the Mike Champ Twenty-five year old Jason Carroll sang his way to victory on the Gimme the Mike finale. Franklinton’s Jason Carroll won the hearts of the audience and the votes of the judges to become the Triangle’s first Gimme the Mike winner during the live finale on Wednesday, July […]
Gimme the Mike Completes Slate of Finalists
Gimme the Mike Completes Slate of Finalists The list of finalists for FOX50’s Gimme The Mike is now complete. At the end conclusion of the last semi-final show on Wednesday, June 30, 2004, the judges chose Cheryl Scott of Rocky Mount to round out their five finalists. The viewing audience got the chance to make […]
Gimme the Mike Adds to Finals List
Gimme the Mike Adds to Finals List After a couple more episodes of Gimme the Mike, two more finalists have been added to the slate for the live finale airing on July 7, 2004. The third and fourth episodes of the Triangle program aired on Wednesday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 24, each at 7:30pm. […]
Gimme the Mike Competition Advances Towards Finals
Gimme the Mike Competition Advances Towards Finals The judges have now selected two finalists for Gimme the Mike, FOX50’s Triangle musical talent competition. The second episode aired on Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 7:30pm, with Jason Carroll of Franklinton advancing to the live one-hour show finale. Carroll is a 25-year-old operator for a Wake Forest […]
Gimme the Mike Premiere Episode Airs Tonight
Gimme the Mike Premiere Episode Airs Tonight Premieres tonight WEDNESDAY June 2, 2004 at 7:30pm on FOX 50! Fantasia Barrino made North Carolina proud by winning American Idol last week. But since the third installment of AI is over, what will you do on Wednesday nights? Watch Gimme the Mike! FOX50’s local talent search, Gimme […]
Local Crowd Attends Gimme the Mike Tapings
Local Crowd Attends Gimme the Mike Tapings American Idol wraps up its third season on FOX50 this week, but a local phenomenon is just beginning. Last week Capitol Broadcasting Company’s Durham station taped the five semi-final shows for Gimme the Mike, a local competition in the style of AI. From hundreds of auditions, a panel […]
CBC’ers Graduate From Leadership Triangle Program
CBC’ers Graduate From Leadership Triangle Program Leadership Triangle held its spring graduation ceremony at the State Capitol building in downtown Raleigh on Monday, May 10, 2004, and two CBC’ers were among those who became Goodmon Fellows. NCNN Network Manager Rob Hankin and FOX50 Senior Broadcast Operator Brian Johnson completed the program and received their Leadership […]
Watch Local Television and Local Stars in the Making!
Watch Local Television and Local Stars in the Making! Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal with local television as it’s created. You are invited to attend the taping of FOX50’s newest local program, Gimme The Mike. The competition heats up next week when the 25 contestants, chosen from hundreds of auditions, […]
Durham Bulls Games Multi-cast on FOX50
Durham Bulls Games Multi-cast on FOX50 The Durham Bulls will once again be coming to a television near you. For the fourth year running, FOX50 (WRAZ-TV) will be multi-casting select home games over the air on digital channel 49 or via the Time-Warner digital cable service on channel 251. Students from Explorer Post 50 will […]
FOX 50s Gimme the Mike! Announces 25 Contestants
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 […]