Local Singers Try for a Chance at Stardom on FOX 50’s “Gimme the Mike!”
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Spiritual Awakening Doing Double Time on FOX 50
Spiritual Awakening Doing Double Time on FOX 50 Starting this past Sunday, September 14, 2003, Triangle viewers are getting a double shot of gospel before heading to church with Spiritual Awakening. The WRAL-TV mainstay now appears on WRAL at 6am and again at 8:00am on FOX50. Spiritual Awakening has a long history with WRAL, first […]
Durham 23-Year-Old Sent To NYC as The Triangle’s American Idol
Durham 23-Year-Old Sent To NYC as The Triangle’s American Idol Chris Lewis of Durham (left) won the FOX50/MIX 101.5 American Idol contest. Christian Pearce of Apex (center) took 1st runner up & Justin Carteret of Hope Mills, 2nd runner up. The line of 600 began forming at 3am at the Cary Towne Center. Judges included […]