Waters and Fletcher Foundation Receive United Arts Awards
Waters and Fletcher Foundation Receive United Arts Awards Recently retired CBC Executive Ben Waters and wife Martha were honored at a United Arts luncheon on Friday, January 12. The Waters received the Campaign Ambassadors of the Year Award. Also, the A.J. Fletcher Foundation was recognized in the Foundation category of the 2001 Business Support of […]
AccessDTV Launches With A New Digital Product
AccessDTV Launches With A New Digital Product Capitol Broadcasting Company makes it a mission to invest in the future and bringing digital television into homes via personal computer seemed an idea in keeping with that goal. CBC, therefore, has contributed to the start-up accessDTV who has that very aim. Raleigh-based accessDTV unveiled its new high-tech […]
Azalea Celebration Applications Being Accepted
Azalea Celebration Applications Being Accepted Applications are now being accepted for the 16th Annual Azalea Celebration. Sponsored by WRAL-TV, MIX 101.5, and Keep North Carolina Clean & Beautiful along with funding from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, the celebration gifts azaleas to non-profits for the beautification of their properties. Cuttings are taken from the plants in […]
Goodmon’s Idea Brings Film Festival Documentaries To UNC-TV
Goodmon’s Idea Brings Film Festival Documentaries To UNC-TV Capitol Broadcasting has been a major supporter of the DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival since the festival’s inception in 1998. Now CBC is helping some of the films find their way to the small screen. DoubleTake prepared four 90-minute programs to air on UNC-TV. Entitled “Real Time,” the […]
WSM’s Jerry Reckerd To Lead CBC Business Development Effort
WSM’s Jerry Reckerd To Lead CBC Business Development Effort Capitol Broadcasting Company reaches across the state of North Carolina with its television stations, radio networks and sports franchises. To take advantage of this plethora of advertising outlets, CBC has created a new position, Director of Business Development. CBC selected Jerry Reckerd, currently General Manager of […]
Capitol Broadcasting Company Buys Wilmington Television Station
What Do You Remember? The CBC & WRAL-TV History Project On December 17, 1953, CBC’s now-Corporate Secretary Louise “Scottie” Stephenson arrived at the FCC office in Washington, DC, with WRAL’s then-Chief Engineer Virgil Duncan. The two held in their hands the final documentation for WRAL-TV’s application for the one VHF frequency reserved for Raleigh, North […]
CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology
CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology CBC subsidiary DTV Plus has been in the test stages for the past several years, but its technology is about to hit the market. Thanks to collaboration between CBC and accessDTV, digital video and data-ready PC tuners will hit the Raleigh-Durham market beginning this summer, thus DTV […]
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency Tom Allen Senior Vice President of Broadcasting The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) recently inducted Capitol Broadcasting Senior Vice President of Broadcasting Tom Allen as President of its organization. On December 19, 2000, Allen was sworn in for the 2001 term. Allen replaces Walker Morris, General Manager/Owner of […]
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show It seemed like every direction one looked at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that WRAL’s HD footage, from the Duke-NCSU football game to the Cape Light documentary, appeared in displays. DTVPlus Vice President & General Manager Sam Matheny said, “WRAL footage was being featured […]
Jim Goodmon Interviewed For IT Magazine
Jim Goodmon Interviewed For IT Magazine Capitol Broadcasting Company President & CEO Jim Goodmon recently interviewed with IT Magazine. The resulting article by Rick Smith appeared in the December issue of the publication. Following is a copy of the article, reprinted with permission of the publisher. Executive Interview A “Shared Vision” Keeps Capitol Broadcasting on […]