by R.L. Bynum CBC shuffles sports stations, adds music station The long history of daily local sports radio shows on WDNC (620 AM) ended with a Capitol Broadcasting Company’s shuffle Tuesday that has added a new yet-to-be-named music station to the CBC mix. There will still be sports stations branded as The Buzz, The Ticket… Read more »
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Media Musings: After N&O, Herald-Sun Sports Consolidated, Front Pages Duplicated
by R.L. Bynum Many days, N&O, Herald-Sun sports fronts identical Last summer, the sports sections of The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun became like brothers with access to the same resources when they consolidated, with the section run out of Raleigh. The print editions look more like twins. Many days, they are identical… Read more »
Media Musings: Inside Inside Carolina
By R.L. Bynum Inside Carolina one of nation’s most popular independent school-focused athletic sites The future for the newspaper industry is gloomy as companies focuses on growing digital revenue, knowing that it’s only a matter of time before print dies. Although Inside Carolina’s business model is vastly different, the website has shown that there can… Read more »
Debbie Antonelli: “CBS isn’t looking at me as a female analyst. They’re looking at me as a basketball analyst.”
Media Musings by R.L. Bynum NC native having another marvelous March The relentless drive to prepare and excel that coaches and players need to reach the Final Four is routine for Cary native Debbie Antonelli. The former N.C. State player has offered keen insights as a television game analyst during basketball games — both men’s… Read more »
And The Beat Switch Goes….Back?
By R. L. Bynum The Duke career of Marvin Bagley III lasted longer than the time three sports writers spent on their respective ACC beats. A News & Observer/Herald-Sun beat shuffle that was unpopular with two of the affected writers, and numerous readers, became effective Dec. 1. But, after a change in newsroom leadership, a… Read more »
UNC Loses To Texas A&M in Charlotte. Blame Charlotte.
featured image courtesy goheels.com/J.D Lyon Jr By R.L. Bynum CHARLOTTE — For the second night in three days, the same Charlotte arena that will be host for the ACC Tournament next season turned into a house of horrors for an ACC team. Two nights after Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose to… Read more »
Loose Lipscomb Seeks ‘Ship…but Roy Doesn’t Do 1st Round Losses
8 Things From UNC’s NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb by R.L. Bynum CHARLOTTE — After giving older North Carolina fans stressful purple flashbacks for much of the first half, the Tar Heels finally took control to easily advance past Lipscomb 82-61 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday afternoon. It… Read more »
Virginia Beats UNC. Wins ACC.
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — Even when it’s going well, facing Virginia is a torturous test. North Carolina hung on for so long and came close but could never erase its second-half deficit. When the Tar Heels made mistakes that they were able to survive against Duke a night earlier, the Cavaliers instead took… Read more »