WRAZ-TV To Preempt Future Broadcasts of Temptation Island

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2001 For more information, contact Mark Bradley, Promotion & Marketing Manager, (919) 595-5103 WRAZ-TV To Preempt Future Broadcasts of Temptation Island RALEIGH/DURHAM – WRAZ-TV has decided to preempt future broadcasts of the new, FOX network series Temptation Island. WRAZ-TV reached its decision after learning that one of the couples that […]

FOX 50 Recognized At Hurricanes Game

FOX 50 Recognized At Hurricanes Game One For the Community recognized FOX 50. FOX50 received the One for the Community Award for serving as media partner with One for the Community. The award was presented at a recent Carolina Hurricanes game; FOX50 General Sales Manager Evelyn Booker accepted the gift and plaque on behalf of […]

FOX 50 To Broadcast Durham Bulls’ Games

FOX 50 To Broadcast Durham Bulls’ Games The Durham Bulls are taking to the airwaves this season. FOX 50, the Capitol Broadcasting’s WRAZ-TV in Durham, will broadcast 36 Durham Bulls games throughout the summer. Broadcast live, the games will appear in multi-cast on FOX 50’s digital channel 49, available via digital antenna or digital cable. […]

UPDATE: The State Of Digital at CBC

UPDATE: The State of Digital at CBC As the HD conversion continues nationwide, Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) maintains its position as a leader in the field. From permanently converting its newcasts to digital in January 2001 to airing the first all-digital news broadcast from the N.C. State Fair in October John Greene CBC VP of […]

Tommy Schenck Awarded For Public Service

Tommy Schenck Awarded For Public Service Tommy Schenck FOX50 General Manager FOX50 General Manager Tommy Schenck, new board member of Prevent Child Abuse, NC (PCA), recently received the Most Valuable Volunteer Award from the organization. PCA recognized Schenck for his efforts to achieve statewide distribution in airing of the organization’s PSAs and for initiating a […]

FOX 50 Will Not Air Temptation Island 2

FOX 50 Will Not Air Temptation Island 2 WRAZ-TV has decided to preempt this fall’s broadcast of Temptation Island 2. “We do not have confidence in the screening process used to select the program participants,” said Tommy Schenck, WRAZ-TV General Manager. “We have not been reassured that the concerns we had with the initial run […]

Dwayne Ballen Joins The FOX 50 Ten O’Clock News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2000 For more information, contact Mark Bradley, Promotion & Marketing Manager, (919) 595-5103 Dwayne Ballen Joins The FOX 50 Ten O’Clock News RALEIGH/DURHAM – DWAYNE BALLEN will be joining the FOX 50 Ten O’clock News as the FOX 50 Sports Anchor beginning Monday, November 6, 2000. Mr. Ballen joins co-anchors […]

FOX 50 To Broadcast Presidential Debate On Its Digital Channel WRAZ-DT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2000 For more information, contact Mark Bradley, Promotion & Marketing Manager, (919) 595-5103 FOX 50, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., To Broadcast Presidential Debate On Its Digital Channel WRAZ-TV RALEIGH-DURHAM – On Tuesday, October 3, FOX 50 “WRAZ-DT” will broadcast the Presidential debate between Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore […]

Schenck and Ward Appointed To Prevent Child Abuse NC Board

Schenck and Ward Appointed To Prevent Child Abuse NC Board Two members of the Capitol Broadcasting family are broadening the community support so important to their employer. FOX 50 General Manager Tommy Schenck and LTVS Project Coordinator Valerie Ward have been voted onto the Board of Directors for Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, Inc (PCA). […]

FOX 50 To Multicast The Durham Bulls On Its Digital Channel WRAZ-DT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2000 For more information, contact Mark Bradley, Promotion & Marketing Manager, (919) 595-5103 FOX 50, Raleigh, Durham, N.C. To Multicast The Durham Bulls On Its Digital Channel WRAZ-DT RALEIGH-DURHAM – On Thursday, August 10, FOX 50 “WRAZ-DT” will broadcast the Durham Bulls/Ottawa Lynx baseball game live from the Durham Bulls […]