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Last week word leaked out that Time Warner Cable will begin offering the Fan TV set-top box to work with its services this summer. The hockey-puck-sized box will only connect to your home computer network, and will allow streaming of live TV, TWC’s On-Demand services, and internet streaming services. The selection of live TV will likely be that offered in the current iPad app, which does not include local channels. At launch later this quarter, the supported services will be Redbox Instant by Verizon, Crackle, Target Ticket, and Rhapsody. Unlike Time Warner’s current offerings of set-top boxes, the Fan TV box is fully purchased up front, and carries no monthly charges for basic services. The box will retail at $149, but can be pre-ordered at $99 now. * * * Fan TV is an interesting offering, given the secret insertion of the Integration Ban legislative proposal last week (which would allow cable companies to design equipment that doesn’t use an internal CableCARD, the next...
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Last week word leaked out that Time Warner Cable will begin offering the Fan TV set-top box to work with its services this summer. The hockey-puck-sized box will only connect to your home computer network, and will allow streaming of live TV, TWC’s On-Demand services, and internet streaming services. The selection of live TV will likely be that offered in the current iPad app, which does not include local channels. At launch later this quarter, the supported services will be Redbox Instant by Verizon, Crackle, Target Ticket, and Rhapsody.
Unlike Time Warner’s current offerings of set-top boxes, the Fan TV box is fully purchased up front, and carries no monthly charges for basic services. The box will retail at $149, but
can be pre-ordered at $99 now
.
* * *
Fan TV is an interesting offering, given the
secret insertion of the Integration Ban legislative proposal last week
(which would allow cable companies to design equipment that doesn’t use an internal CableCARD, the next step in their abandonment of the technology –
pay attention, TiVO users
!). Perhaps this is TWC’s set-top box of the future. If TWC can offer
all
of its channels to the FanTV, it can be a fantastic improvement over their awful current selection. This box will not be a DVR, however if the OnDemand services can offer the most recent episodes, that should be enough for non-sports fans. TV behavioral statistics show that people don’t really use their DVRs, so that technology is headed for extinction, anyway.
At first blush the setup seems as simple as the Chromecast, Roku, and AppleTVs, but the remote is simply a touch pad. Interesting (though I much prefer a smartphone/tablet interface that slings to a TV over these 10-foot interfaces on the current devices.) With a $99 introductory price the FanTV might be a great experiment for the summer. Likely the selling prices for these on eBay will be greater than $99, so what’s to lose?
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/04/10/hunt-library-to-be-featured-on-cool-spaces/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/04/10/hunt-library-to-be-featured-on-cool-spaces/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:25:14 +0000
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PBS’ new show, Cool Spaces!, delves deep into some of America’s most outstanding new buildings. Episode 2 features 3 great libraries, including the Snøhetta-designed Hunt Library at N.C. State. The episode airs tonight (4/10) on UNC-Explorer (TWC 1277, UVerse 36) at 9pm. Remember, too, that the library still gives free, guided tours which are fantastic. The tours begin at the BookBot viewing entrance and are given at: Wednesdays at 9:30 am Fridays at 3:30 pm Second Saturday of each month at 10:30 am Note: No tours will be given during Reading Days or Finals, April 24 - May...
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PBS’ new show,
Cool Spaces!
, delves deep into some of America’s most outstanding new buildings. Episode 2 features 3 great libraries, including the Snøhetta-designed
Hunt Library
at N.C. State. The episode airs tonight (4/10) on UNC-Explorer (TWC 1277, UVerse 36) at 9pm.
Remember, too, that the library still gives free, guided tours which are fantastic. The tours begin at the BookBot viewing entrance and are given at:
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Fridays at 3:30 pm
Second Saturday of each month at 10:30 am
Note: No tours will be given during Reading Days or Finals, April 24 – May 6.
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/03/10/gogos-alphabetical-channel-guide-shows-where-the-damned-channel-is/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2014/03/10/gogos-alphabetical-channel-guide-shows-where-the-damned-channel-is/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:42:38 +0000
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Tomorrow Time Warner Cable is putting their channel lineups into a blender. The result will be better groupings of channels, with automatic selection of HD channels. All channels below 100 will stay as-is. The problem is, what do you do when you are used to going to channel 1500 to see SportsCenter? How do you find where Palladia and TLC went? Instead of searching through Time Warner’s Numeric channel guide, you can use the gogoraleigh Alphabetical Channel Guide. Simply fold it in half and keep it in a convenient place. It’s a free download, and it’s gogoraleigh’s way of thanking the readers for keeping gogo going (for 6 years now)!. gogoraleigh’s Alphabetical TWC Channel Guide...
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Tomorrow Time Warner Cable is putting their channel lineups into a blender. The result will be better groupings of channels, with automatic selection of HD channels. All channels below 100 will stay as-is.
The problem is, what do you do when you are used to going to channel 1500 to see SportsCenter? How do you find where Palladia and TLC went? Instead of searching through Time Warner’s Numeric channel guide, you can use the gogoraleigh Alphabetical Channel Guide. Simply fold it in half and keep it in a convenient place. It’s a free download, and it’s gogoraleigh’s way of thanking the readers for keeping gogo going (for 6 years now)!.
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This week Time Warner Cable announced a major shakeup to their channel lineup. By automatically selecting the picture mode and reestablishing channel groups, channels should be easier to navigate. The rearrangement also gives more space for TWC’s higher margin channels, movies and On Demand. The changes take place on March 11, 2014. Channels 1-99 will stay the same, however nearly every channel above 100 will have a new assignment according to the following groups: Entertainment, Life, and Style (100s) News & Information (Lower 200s) Kids & Teens (Upper 200s) Music (Upper Upper 200s) Sports (300s) Movies & Premiums (500s, 600s) Sport Packages (700s) Latino (800s) On Demand (1000s) Local Programming (1200s) International (1400s) Adult (1800s) Radio (1900s) TWC Info (1998) Because high-definition is the new norm, it appears that the SD version of channels with an HD signal are being dropped. This means that there will no longer...
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This week Time Warner Cable announced a major shakeup to their channel lineup. By automatically selecting the picture mode and reestablishing channel groups, channels should be easier to navigate. The rearrangement also gives more space for TWC’s higher margin channels, movies and On Demand. The changes take place on March 11, 2014.
Channels 1-99 will stay the same, however nearly every channel above 100 will have a new assignment according to the following groups:
Entertainment, Life, and Style (100s)
News & Information (Lower 200s)
Kids & Teens (Upper 200s)
Music (Upper Upper 200s)
Sports (300s)
Movies & Premiums (500s, 600s)
Sport Packages (700s)
Latino (800s)
On Demand (1000s)
Local Programming (1200s)
International (1400s)
Adult (1800s)
Radio (1900s)
TWC Info (1998)
Because high-definition is the new norm, it appears that the SD version of channels with an HD signal are being dropped. This means that there will no longer be a “+1000” HD counterpart for each lower channel. ESPN HD will be 300, and there just won’t be an ESPN SD. This should make navigating easier…until UHD (“4K”) content is offered.
It is an excellent improvement that one can access HD channels with only a 3-digit number. However
the most popular channels, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox, are in disarray in the far reaches of the 1200s
, requiring 4-digits. WRAL, “channel 5”, moves from 1105 to…1209. WTVD, “channel 11”, moves to…1200. How is that an improvement? These new assignments neither follow the patterns of long-held Over the Air channel assignments nor TWC’s arbitrary single digit assignments. These are the customers’ favorite channels, and they should be offered in more intuitive positions. THEY should occupy the 100 tier, while everything else should be pushed up 100 channels. Sport packages, a very light seller, should be in the 1400s (1000 higher than the 400s, where other sports should be), and Internationals should share the 900s with Latino.
There is still no word, thankfully, about any changes to the Clear QAM channels. Last March the FCC removed the requirement that cable companies offer content that can be obtained freely over the air (with an antenna) with no equipment restrictions. In other words until the FCC’s ruling last year, TWC was required to offer WRAL on 5.1 so that your HDTV could scan and tune this channel without a cable box. Now there is no law forbidding TWC from requiring a box for any channel. (eventually the system
will
have to drop their analog channels, thus requiring a set top box for every TV – no 1-99 in other words).
There is no need to obtain new equipment for the new channel lineups. Cable boxes will cough, sputter, and reboot magically on 3/11 and load the new channel assignments. For those of us with CableCard equipment (Windows Media Center, TiVo), however, we will have to run a rescan manually to download the new assignments.
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The Townridge Square location of Blockbuster Video will close on April 28th. This leaves the former video king with just four remaining Triangle locations (Capital Blvd, Cary, Durham, and Wakefield). My how the mighty have fallen. Pummeled by Netflix and OnDemand, Blockbuster’s sales and locations have almost completely vanished. In some ways this is not an improvement, however, as their large stores offered a large variety of titles to take home immediately. While Netflix has a superior collection, it takes a few days to get their DVD delivery. RedBox’s and Blockbuster’s kiosks have a limited selection. OnDemand by TWC, Netflix streaming, and Amazon Prime offer instant services, but their selections are extremely limited. Perhaps consumers are finding themselves in a temporary rut, but I, for one, will miss Blockbuster’s stores. As Blockbuster fades, the classic old Raleigh gem, North American Video, still stands strong in Cameron Village. Anyone remember when they...
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The Townridge Square location of Blockbuster Video will close on April 28th. This leaves the former video king with just four remaining Triangle locations (Capital Blvd, Cary, Durham, and Wakefield).
My how the mighty have fallen. Pummeled by Netflix and OnDemand, Blockbuster’s sales and locations have almost completely vanished. In some ways this is not an improvement, however, as their large stores offered a large variety of titles to take home immediately. While Netflix has a superior collection, it takes a few days to get their DVD delivery. RedBox’s and Blockbuster’s kiosks have a limited selection. OnDemand by TWC, Netflix streaming, and Amazon Prime offer instant services, but their selections are extremely limited.
Perhaps consumers are finding themselves in a temporary rut, but I, for one, will miss Blockbuster’s stores. As Blockbuster fades, the classic old Raleigh gem, North American Video, still stands strong in Cameron Village. Anyone remember when they charged ~$120 for an initiation fee? Those were the days!
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2013/01/25/espn-college-gameday-comes-to-pnc-tomorrow/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2013/01/25/espn-college-gameday-comes-to-pnc-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:25:53 +0000
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ESPN's Saturday morning franchise, College Gameday, will air live from the PNC Arena tomorrow (Sat) from 9am to Noon. The show features talking heads Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Jalen Rose, and host Rece Davis covering the world of College Basketball. The show airs live in front of the home crowd of what is typically the weekend's most anticipated matchup. The show will air at 10am on ESPNU (TWC 1502) for an hour, then will flip over to ESPN at 11am (Who is the advertising wiz who came up with that one?). Then the crew will be on the air again at 6pm for the State/Carolina pre-game. The PNC Arena's East (Wade Ave) doors open to fans at 9am, however according to an excellent itinerary at NBC17's page, it might behoove fans to get there well before 7am. Game tickets are not required for entry for the morning show, and the building will be cleared after the show. Therefore entry for the morning show does not imply entry for the 7pm...
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ESPN’s Saturday morning franchise, College Gameday, will air live from the PNC Arena tomorrow (Sat) from 9am to Noon. The show features talking heads Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Jalen Rose, and host Rece Davis covering the world of College Basketball. The show airs live in front of the home crowd of what is typically the weekend’s most anticipated matchup.
The show will air at 10am on ESPNU (TWC 1502) for an hour, then will flip over to ESPN at 11am (Who is the advertising wiz who came up with that one?). Then the crew will be on the air again at 6pm for the State/Carolina pre-game.
The PNC Arena’s East (Wade Ave) doors open to fans at 9am, however
according to an excellent itinerary at NBC17’s page
, it might behoove fans to get there well before 7am. Game tickets are not required for entry for the morning show, and the building will be cleared after the show. Therefore entry for the morning show does not imply entry for the 7pm game.
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Once a member of the infamous “BBC” line that got the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Bates Battaglia will compete in the upcoming season of CBS’ Amazing Race, reports TBJ’s Jason deBruyn. The show starts February...
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Once a member of the infamous “BBC” line that got the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Bates Battaglia
will compete in the upcoming season of CBS’ Amazing Race
, reports TBJ’s Jason deBruyn. The show starts February 17.
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2013/01/16/whats-the-deal-with-this-twc-letter/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2013/01/16/whats-the-deal-with-this-twc-letter/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:31:41 +0000
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In the late fall Time Warner Cable subscribers received a letter informing them of the digital migration of channels like C-SPAN, CMT, OWN, etc. The letter notes that starting around December 4, customers would only be able to tune the channels mentioned using a digital set-top box. While confusing and possibly irritating, this trend isn’t over. Back in 2007 CED Magazine and Engadget’s Ben Drawbaugh wrote about the difficult cable digital transition (not to be confused with the over-the-air “digital transition” that got so much attention.) The articles explain that while companies like Time Warner Cable have a vast installation of wiring installed in our cities, that network, like a highway, can only handle a certain amount of traffic. The classic method of delivering a cable signal, “analog”, is like a series of wide-load trucks barreling down the highway. Digital signals are like motorcycles on the highway, so many more of these signals, or channels, are able to fit...
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In the late fall Time Warner Cable subscribers received a letter informing them of the digital migration of channels like C-SPAN, CMT, OWN, etc. The letter notes that starting around December 4, customers would only be able to tune the channels mentioned using a digital set-top box. While confusing and possibly irritating, this trend isn’t over.
Back in 2007
CED Magazine
and
Engadget’s Ben Drawbaugh
wrote about the difficult cable digital transition (not to be confused with the over-the-air “digital transition” that got so much attention.) The articles explain that while companies like Time Warner Cable have a vast installation of wiring installed in our cities, that network, like a highway, can only handle a certain amount of traffic.
The classic method of delivering a cable signal, “analog”, is like a series of wide-load trucks barreling down the highway. Digital signals are like motorcycles on the highway, so many more of these signals, or channels, are able to fit in the existing network. Customers want more channels, so instead of going through the costly process of digging up the city again, cable companies are converting channels over to the digital method of transmission and shutting off the old analog signals.
The problem with the cable digital transition, is that digital signals need to be received with special equipment. Hearing your neighbor lean out the window yelling,”Hey YO”, doesn’t require equipment, but to receive their telephone call, one has to have compatible equipment on his or her end to receive the neighbor’s call. Our old TVs could only receive these analog shouts, but needed a digital cable tuner to receive the other channels. Newer TVs have a digital tuner only in them, so they can receive digital signals (that aren’t encrypted).
So Time Warner Cable is, rightfully, in the process of converting its cable signal from analog to digital, and in the process is carrying one of each version of the most popular channels. That’s hogging a lot of bandwidth! The letter we received is simply notifying us of the next wave of channels that will be taken off of the analog package of signals. Eventually all of the analog channels will be shut off, requiring every TV to have a digital tuner to receive the signal. This will allow companies to offer faster internet and more HD channels without radical infrastructure improvements.
What’s this CableCARD thing they mention?
Because some people in the 90s were fed up with the cable companies’ crappy cable boxes and numerous remote controls, the cable companies agreed on a standard key that could be inserted into the customer’s own equipment, allowing the customer to get all of the digital signals on his or her equipment. The CableCARD dream was for all TVs to have a slot where the key, the CableCARD, could be inserted, unlocking all of the channels and allowing the user to use the TV’s remote control to see the guide data and all of the channels. Unfortunately the cable companies’ agreement was simply to placate congress, and the companies did everything they could to make the CableCARD concept fail in the marketplace. They discouraged TV manufacturers from implementing the technology and they changed their own technology to make CableCARD incompatible with all offered channels and any on-demand items. CableCARD is still a great option though, allowing superior DVRs like Windows Media Center and Tivo to exist.
What about watching WRAL on 5.1, not with a box?
Ahh encryption. To circumvent piracy cable companies started encrypting their signals, which requires even more specialized equipment to receive and decode the signals. Time Warner’s boxes and DVRs do all of this behind the scenes work for the customer. Currently all channels above 99 are encrypted, and require a Time Warner box or CableCARD to decode the signal, not just receive it. Until October, however, federal law stipulated that cable companies could
not
encrypt signals that were also available over-the-air, ie in the public domain. This meant that cable companies had to provide channels like WRAL, WTVD, PBS, etc to all customer TV sets without requiring special equipment (“in the clear”). This allowed customers who don’t want a Time Warner cable box to scan the channels and get HD signals for WRAL on 5.1, for example, instead of just watching the SD signal on channel 3.
Not anymore. On October 12, 2012,
the FCC ruled
that cable companies are allowed encrypt our local stations, requiring customers to have their special equipment to tune content that is also carried via the public trust of the airwaves. Time Warner Cable has made no reference to this and has not stated any intention of requiring equipment to tune the major networks, however the gate is open for them to do so, which would disable customers’ abilities to tune WRAL-HD with their TVs on 5.1.
I’m just going with U-Verse or satellite
We certainly have options these days, which is great, but Time Warner Cable remains the only option that currently doesn’t require a settop box at every TV, allowing customers to tune programming with the TV’s integrated tuner. My prediction, however is that supplier’s logic will trump market demand and we will all have to have a converter box on every TV regardless of provider.
I’m pulling the plug and going with AppleTV
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Hulu, Roku, Boxee, etc are all trying to figure this out. Currently these companies offer equipment that users plug into the internet and to their TV. While these boxes do use the internet provider’s pipes, they pull their content from sources other than Time Warner Cable. Unfortunately they don’t currently provide the content most users want. Live sports, live news, the latest movies, and the most popular TV shows are difficult to find through these services, and will continue to be as long as cable and satellite providers hold on to content for dear life. Eventually these challengers will win, and companies like Time Warner Cable will continue to thrive as metered internet providers, as will as internet-based video providers. The concept of a live stream that offers shows at certain times will be a thing of the past, and local TV stations will have no role other than as local news agencies. However that day is still a long, long time coming.
If you are interested in sports, pulling the plug will definitely leave you very disappointed. The content offered outside of the mainstream providers is still too scant for most people. These alternative companies are definitely on to something, but the current model of delivering video content to customers is here to stay for quite a while longer.
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/05/16/sun-sets-on-miami/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/05/16/sun-sets-on-miami/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:51 +0000
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After 10 seasons the run is over for CSI: Miami. On Sunday CBS announced that the show would not be renewed. So, it is the end of an era for Emily Procter. The Raleigh native who made her first prime time splash on The West Wing, parlayed her success into the top female role on one of the most popular TV series in the last decade. What’s next for Procter? Probably a lot of time with her 1-year old daughter. Apparently the news of the show’s cancellation wasn’t known to the cast before it was made public. So, many phone calls will likely take place with her manager over the next few weeks. Procter took to Twitter for this message to the fans: To have driven recklessly in high heels and tight pants for 10 years has been more fun than I can say. To know that y'all have had fun with me makes me so happy. There are many things and many people that I will miss with this change but I know there is also beauty in the Impermanence of things. I want to send a big squeeze to...
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After 10 seasons the run is over for CSI: Miami. On Sunday CBS announced that the show would not be renewed. So, it is the end of an era for
Emily Procter
. The Raleigh native who made her first prime time splash on The West Wing, parlayed her success into the top female role on one of the most popular TV series in the last decade.
What’s next for Procter? Probably a lot of time with her 1-year old daughter. Apparently the news of the show’s cancellation wasn’t known to the cast before it was made public. So, many phone calls will likely take place with her manager over the next few weeks. Procter took to
Twitter
for this message to the fans:
To have driven recklessly in high heels and tight pants for 10 years has been more fun than I can say. To know that y’all have had fun with me makes me so happy. There are many things and many people that I will miss with this change but I know there is also beauty in the Impermanence of things. I want to send a big squeeze to all of you: full of love, appreciation and thanks.
Incidentally, the last time I talked to Emily I asked her how much of the show is actually filmed in Miami. Incredulous, she replied, “None.” Of course the scene bumps are filmed in Miami, but every scene with the talent is all Hollywood. It’s actually still surprising, however, because there are many scenes shot in marinas, in front of Miami -looking highrises, and the like that are on completely flat ground with nearly Floridian vegetation.
However if there is one thing that will stick with people about this show, it is the corny Carusso one liners:
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On Tuesday, April 24, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” will tape their show from UNC. The show’s primary guest will by President Obama. Ticketing information is not available...
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On Tuesday, April 24, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” will tape their show from UNC. The show’s primary guest will by President Obama. Ticketing information is not available yet.
http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/03/12/ncaa-tournament-calendar-tools-ready-for-download/ http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2012/03/12/ncaa-tournament-calendar-tools-ready-for-download/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:17:17 +0000
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The 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament is upon us, and all three Triangle teams are in the field. The games begin tomorrow night, however all of the ACC teams in the field play on Friday at these times: 12:40 - NCSU/San Diego St. (TruTV) 2:10 - UVA/FLA (TNT) 2:45 - FSU/St. Bonaventure (CBS) 4:10 - UNC/(Lamar/Vermont) (TBS) 7:15 - Duke/Lehigh (CBS) Time Warner Cable in Raleigh carries these networks on the following channels: CBS (1105, 3, 105) TBS (1302, 34, 302) TNT (1301, 26, 301) TruTV (1313, 44, 313) As usual, gogoraleigh has all of the materials you need for catching the action. Printable Brackets (pdf, via ESPN) Printable Schedule (Thursday) Printable Schedule (Friday) The printable schedules are inverted for optimal black & white printing. They are an outstanding layout of game times. Read left-to-right, the games are in chronological order. Read top-to-bottom, most columns are venue-consistent. Television network...
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The 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament is upon us, and all three Triangle teams are in the field. The games begin tomorrow night, however all of the ACC teams in the field play on Friday at these times:
12:40 – NCSU/San Diego St. (TruTV)
2:10 – UVA/FLA (TNT)
2:45 – FSU/St. Bonaventure (CBS)
4:10 – UNC/(Lamar/Vermont) (TBS)
7:15 – Duke/Lehigh (CBS)
Time Warner Cable in Raleigh carries these networks on the following channels:
CBS (1105, 3, 105)
TBS (1302, 34, 302)
TNT (1301, 26, 301)
TruTV (1313, 44, 313)
As usual, gogoraleigh has all of the materials you need for catching the action.
The printable schedules are inverted for optimal black & white printing. They are an outstanding layout of game times. Read left-to-right, the games are in chronological order. Read top-to-bottom, most columns are venue-consistent. Television network assignments are also shown.
Finally, all of the games can be easily added to your Android phone, iPhone, Outlook, Google Calendars and more! Simply visit
gogoraleigh’s Calendars tab
, and use the links provided in the “2012 NCAA Tourament” line.
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Tomorrow morning (Monday) the Broughton Band will take another long-awaited step into the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. The Golden Regiment first marched this parade in 2008 and ever since rumors have floated about the actual retirement date of the band’s director, Jeff Richardson (“JR”). It was this second shot for which JR held out, and it was completely worth the wait, according to JR. After becoming active in the hosting process of the parade in recent years, the band was invited to not only return to the parade, but to march in the parade's coveted final band slot. JR’s retirement is for real, this time, however, as his replacement will take the reins on February 1.. The parade will be aired from 11am to 1pm. While NBC is the more prominent network covering the event, HGTV (TWC Channels 1350 and 350) blows NBC’s coverage away year after year. Not only is their commentary about the craft of each float superb, they also show the marching bands for more...
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Tomorrow morning (Monday) the Broughton Band will take another long-awaited step into the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. The Golden Regiment first marched this parade in 2008 and ever since rumors have floated about the actual retirement date of the band’s director, Jeff Richardson (“JR”). It was this second shot for which JR held out, and it was completely worth the wait, according to JR. After becoming active in the hosting process of the parade in recent years, the band was invited to not only return to the parade, but to march in the parade’s coveted final band slot. JR’s retirement is for real, this time, however, as his replacement will take the reins on February 1..
The parade will be aired from 11am to 1pm. While NBC is the more prominent network covering the event, HGTV (TWC Channels 1350 and 350) blows NBC’s coverage away year after year. Not only is their commentary about the craft of each float superb, they also show the marching bands for more then 5 seconds each.
Take a look at the Broughton Band during their first pass of the Raleigh Christmas Parade six weeks ago:
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With the bowl season in full swing, it can be difficult to keep up with the voluminous offering of bowl games. Never fear! gogoRaleigh has your ticket with a Google Calendar of all bowl games. The events include time, bowl name, and TV listing, so you can quickly plan your viewing this week. Have fun! gogoRaleigh Bowl...
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With the bowl season in full swing, it can be difficult to keep up with the voluminous offering of bowl games. Never fear! gogoRaleigh has your ticket with a Google Calendar of all bowl games. The events include time, bowl name, and TV listing, so you can quickly plan your viewing this week. Have fun!
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With fog advisories this morning, it is no surprise that the cloud layer was low. However at around 7:30am WRAZ showed this rare view of downtown Raleigh as seen from the WRAL tower on Western Blvd....
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With fog advisories this morning, it is no surprise that the cloud layer was low. However at around 7:30am WRAZ showed this rare view of downtown Raleigh as seen from the WRAL tower on Western Blvd.
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WRAL welcomed new sports reporter Mandy Mitchell this week. This is from her story about, well, I have no idea what she said. There were plenty of distractions from the work she was hired to do. Check the...
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WRAL welcomed new sports reporter Mandy Mitchell this week. This is from her story about, well, I have no idea what she said. There were plenty of distractions from the work she was hired to do. Check
the video
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Tomorrow (June 16) Time Warner Cable will add Blue Highways to its lineup. The network features “grassroots television for regular folk” and brings shows such as Woodsongs, America’s Backroads, Cookin’ Outdoors, and Mule Training. Changes will also come to WTVD’s family QAM assignment. In order to get WTVD, WTVD HD, WTVD Live Well HD D2, and WTVD Accuweather D3 on a device other than a cable box, one will need to rescan the channels in order to receive these channels. On Monday, June 20, TWC is adding Tennis Channel HD (1542), Gol TV HD (1819), Sportsman Channel (516). Tennis Channel HD and Sportsman Channel will be available as part of Sports Pass. Gol TV Channel 819 along with Gol TV HD will be available as part of Sports Pass, Nuestra Tele, and El Paquetazo. Don’t forget gogoraleigh’s alphabetical channel guide (.PDF) and Google Spreadsheet displaying the channel lineups and...
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Tomorrow (June 16) Time Warner Cable will add Blue Highways to its lineup. The network features “grassroots television for regular folk” and brings shows such as Woodsongs, America’s Backroads, Cookin’ Outdoors, and Mule Training.
Changes will also come to WTVD’s family QAM assignment. In order to get WTVD, WTVD HD, WTVD Live Well HD D2, and WTVD Accuweather D3 on a device other than a cable box, one will need to rescan the channels in order to receive these channels.
On Monday, June 20, TWC is adding Tennis Channel HD (1542),
Gol TV
HD (1819), Sportsman Channel (516). Tennis Channel HD and Sportsman Channel will be available as part of Sports Pass. Gol TV Channel 819 along with Gol TV HD will be available as part of Sports Pass, Nuestra Tele, and El Paquetazo.
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Across the nation local TV affiliates are finding ways to fill the 4pm hour recently vacated by the retirement of the Oprah Winfrey Show. WTVD has found their solution: more news. Yes, that’s right, WTVD will hit the air with their 6 o’clock news at 4pm. The newscast will run for 2 1/2...
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Across the nation local TV affiliates are finding ways to fill the 4pm hour recently vacated by the retirement of the Oprah Winfrey Show. WTVD has found their solution: more news. Yes, that’s right, WTVD will hit the air with their 6 o’clock news at 4pm. The newscast will run for 2 1/2 hours.
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A crowd of around 8,000 was on hand last night at the RBC Center to watch as garnernorthcarolina–native Scotty McCreery was named the American Idol for Season 10. Congratulations to Scotty! I had a chance to be in that crowd and saw the event from an unexpected perspective. As is evident in the video, the crowd went nuts when Scotty’s name was announced. As you watch the video, however, note the general amount of noise in the room as Ryan is leading up to the pause, then notice the total silence as the Idol monotone sound effect is finally heard. With 8,000 waiting with baited breath, all it took was the “Sss” sound by Ryan Seacrest to send the room into a frenzy. We never even heard “cotty McCreery”. This was a special aspect of the evening that local news outlets have missed. Here are a few other points: Production The RBC Center staff welcomed the crowd with a lower level of security than we typically see at NCSU and Hurricanes events. As the crowds filed in ushers...
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A crowd of around 8,000 was on hand last night at the RBC Center to watch as garnernorthcarolina–native Scotty McCreery was named the American Idol for Season 10. Congratulations to Scotty! I had a chance to be in that crowd and saw the event from an unexpected perspective.
As is evident in the video, the crowd went nuts when Scotty’s name was announced. As you watch the video, however, note the general amount of noise in the room as Ryan is leading up to the pause, then notice
the total silence
as the Idol monotone sound effect is finally heard. With 8,000 waiting with baited breath, all it took was the “Sss” sound by Ryan Seacrest to send the room into a frenzy. We never even heard “cotty McCreery”. This was a special aspect of the evening that local news outlets have missed. Here are a few other points:
Production
The RBC Center staff welcomed the crowd with a lower level of security than we typically see at NCSU and Hurricanes events. As the crowds filed in ushers guided people sequentially filling each lower level section in order to get the best flying camera shots on the national television production. A few concession stands were open selling basic concessions including beer, however probably 70% of the crowd was under 21 years of age.
With the hockey season over, the RBC Center floor has no ice and the hockey walls have been removed. Therefore we got the unusual view of an empty, gray arena floor that was dotted with a few chairs and a boom camera. Sections 106 thru 117 of seating were completely empty, so the empty seats and empty floor presented some odd acoustical problems for the RBC Center’s presentation on the scoreboard video screens. The audio was loud, but somewhat shrill and echoing, so the sound quality would have been much better in my den. However the crowd on hand cheered at the exact times the crowd in Los Angeles did, so it made the event unexpectedly come to life.
American Idol sent
Matt Rogers
, a Season 3 Idol contestant, to be the Master of Ceremonies. Matt’s banter with the crowd and crew during commercials was refreshing. One of the biggest responses of the night came when he noted that the cameraman was on the floor of The Pit the night of April 4, 1983.
The highlight of Rogers’ duties came at the end of the night. Swarming with elated fans, Matt was pictured on the video boards holding and kissing a cardboard cutout of Scotty. If only National had time to show that hilarious moment.
Timing
Rogers also alerted the crowd to times that National was possibly going to cut to Raleigh, and kept us apprised of the finale’s timing difficulties. One of the planned acts for the show was to include live interviews from both Lauren’s and Scotty’s home crowds, but these segments were cut due to overruns. During one of the TV show’s acts, the Raleigh crowd was told to be silent as Rogers and the production crew blocked a revised Raleigh cut, however that segment was cut, too.
We can’t understand how a 2 hour production runs so long that acts are cut. There were no free-form blocks in the acts outside of Ryan Seacrest’s introductions. All of the musical performances were preblocked with the lighting crews, and all of the video packages are all a finite length.
As the Raleigh segment was cut, we noticed Ryan Seacrest blowing through the introduction of performances and even wondered if the abbreviated performance of “Dream On” by Steven Tyler was a late change. It seemed to be the only act in the second hour with flexibility, as production crews could not cut Lady Gaga’s song or that dreadful Spiderman performance.
Ratings Behemoth
Early numbers are in and it appears that last night’s finale drew 29.3 million viewers, so it will likely be the #2 watched television show of 2011, falling second only to the Super Bowl. For reference, the NCAA National Championship Football and Basketball games drew 15 million and 12 million, respectively. Dancing With The Stars’ Finale drew 21 million.
Garnernorthcarolina
It was an exceptional night for the town of Garnernorthcarolina, as Scotty calls it. The Blue Crew of Scotty’s high school friends completely filled section 119 and did a good job of cheering on the rest of the crowd. The Wave even made an appearance during one of the show’s final commercial breaks.
Choral Directors
One of the great moments of the show was the introduction of Lauren and Scotty’s most influential teachers. Not only did the two get invited to the AI Finals, they were acknowledged on international television and given new Ford cars. Garner High School choral director Meredith Clayton was stunned and elated as one of her greatest moments as a teacher got even better.
I’m here to say that any male at Garner High School who isn’t in that woman’s program is a complete idiot. She is adorable and added to the fantastic presentation of this area. Oh, and she’s probably a pretty good choral teacher; it’s in her pedigree. (Clayton’s mother was Clay Aiken’s choral teacher.)
Something In The Water?
Raleigh native and Broadway star
Lauren Kennedy
was ecstatic watching the American Idols finale. She even went to Twitter wondering if there is something in the water in North Carolina given, yet another, American Idol impact performer. Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, and Anoop Desai were all sensational on the show, but Scotty is the area’s first champion. Kennedy’s point makes one wonder if the area has even more to give in future seasons…
I Saw It Coming
The reason I took my family to the RBC Center last night is because I had a strong inclination that Scotty was going to win. Scotty never gave me “WOW” moments like other contestants did, however winning Idol depends on getting votes, and getting them from the people who vote. A lot more goes into this equation that simply soaring vocals. One of the interesting facets to Dentistry is getting a sense of the buzz in the general population. After the last 5 seasons, I think that American Idol has become something that is largely determined by middle-aged, strong Christian women who would like to lose 20-50 pounds. This demographic has been right on par with who wins in each of the last 5 seasons. The result is a clean-cut, somewhat talented singer who doesn’t show off. Let’s look at those last 5 seasons:
Jordin Sparks vs. Blake Lewis – Jordin Sparks is an All-American type woman with a great voice. Blake Lewis is a good singer, but his beat-boxing, rap-leaning music did not resonate with the demographic. Had Lewis been a more of a smiling pop singer, he could have won.
David Cook vs. David Archuletta – At first one would think that the devout Christianity of Archuletta would excite the demographic, but that isn’t what totally excites them. They actually like rock-leaning pop music over vanilla pop.
Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert – No one will argue that Adam Lambert doesn’t have a phenomenal voice, however he was too flamboyant and screamed too much to overcome that smile that the demographic loves.
Lee Dewyze vs. Crystal Bowersox – Crystal was the one that blew everyone’s doors off in Season 9. However when it came down to two, the grunginess of Crystal didn’t excite the demographic as much as Lee’s moderate pop and smiling eyes.
Scotty McCreery vs. Lauren “Alaina” – (Lauren’s last name is not Alaina, btw) Season 10 featured an accurate singer with low, but narrow range winning over a beautiful voice that needs more seasoning. That’s not what swayed the vote at all, though. Genre was a wash as both singers exclusively sang Country songs. Scotty has a big smile and never projected a cocky demeanor. That’s difficult to overcome, even for a really good voice. Lauren was my family’s early pick based on who would get the cascading loser votes, however that was based on Scotty finishing around 5th. In the end it appears that Scotty is the only person that Lauren could not beat. Match Lauren against any of the other 11 final contestants, and The Demographic picks her every single time.
The Judges
So, the demographic I mentioned seems to be the set that is most likely to pick the winner, but they are swayable each year, and this was no exception. In each of the last 4 finals, the judges have unofficially anointed the better voice as the winner. However in each of those nights, we’ve seen a huge backlash. This season the backlash was exacerbated by the show’s emphasis on Lauren’s vocal injury in rehearsal. The result was: people who would have voted for Scotty 10X voted 150X. This is exactly the case with someone I know, and I’ll venture to say those numbers were repeated throughout The Demographic.
Lauren’s Future
We did some digging and found where Lauren Alaina lives. It’s at the dead end of a country road near Chattanooga. Sounds like the beginning of a country song, doesn’t it. Lauren’s family has obviously struggled financially and it is great to see Lauren get this chance. She has been gifted with an excellent voice and has noticeably improved as a performer over the last 3 months. Lauren had serious confidence issues in the first half of the competition, and learning more about her background helped to explain this. She still needs to perform past the first two rows of the auditorium and she still needs to work on hitting the climax of a song correctly. I have complete confidence this will come with more training and maturity, and fully see Lauren Alaina having an excellent career in Nashville along the lines of Lee Ann Womack or LeAnn Rimes.
Scotty’s Future
The one overriding question in the American Idol aftermath is whether Scotty can overcome the Idol Curse. Of the nine Idols, only Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood have been able to advance their career’s beyond “Idol Winner” status. Scotty has a very decent chance of being the third, not because of his talents per se, but rather because of the market.
Country music used to be only popular in rural areas and the South. However since Garth Brooks’ breakthrough, the genre has steadily seen growth in other areas of the country and social strata. With Rock being as dead as it has ever been and stations like G105 forcing Lady Gaga and Kanye West into pop radio, a very serious backlash is about to occur. Teens are quickly turning toward Country music in droves, and there really is no end in sight.
Scotty’s new single, “I Love You This Big” was released this morning, and the producers have done a sensational job of capturing the powerful portions of his voice. The song will be a hit this Summer in Country radio. Scotty is hitting the wave at the perfect time, as there aren’t any big teen country singers right now. Paired with good songs (and that has been a problem for so many Idols), Scotty can be the next Idol to break through.
The Others
This year’s show produced an extremely good group of finalist. James Durbin is quite likely to have success in the dormant Rock realm, Pia is likely to be a hit in Adult Contemporary, and the sky is the limit for Casey and Haley. Casey is enormously talented and keeping him focused will be a key while Haley showed with her version of Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” that she doesn’t have to shout to be outstanding. Paul McDonald and Jacob Lusk are a couple of others who, if matched with the right songwriters, could also see good careers. We’ll see.
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It’s crazy that we are even talking about this. Two months ago many of us thought we had an versatile, typical young country voice on our hands. Now here we are talking about Scotty McCreery being the next in a
long list of Springtime major, national successes in the Triangle
area. The Idols tour comes to the RBC Center on July 27, and you can expect one of the longest ovations in
that building’s impressive history
when McCreery takes the stage.
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American Idol will host a Season Finale Results Show viewing party at the RBC Center on Wednesday night. On that night we will learn who the next American Idol is. Will it be Chattanooga’s Laurin Alaina or our favorite Garnerian, Scotty McCreery? Fan reactions from the RBC Center will be broadcasted live on FOX. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. While admission is free, parking is $10. So, baby, lock them doors and go out to the RBC Center to pull for Scotty! Calendar Note: For some reason the Google Calendar plug-in in the right margin is showing this week’s American Idol events as being on Wed and Thur, though the actual Google Calendar from which the data is copied shows the correct days of Tue and Wed. Please make a note of this. Gogoraleigh apologizes for any confusion this may have...
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American Idol will host a Season Finale Results Show viewing party at the RBC Center on Wednesday night. On that night we will learn who the next American Idol is. Will it be Chattanooga’s Laurin Alaina or our favorite Garnerian, Scotty McCreery? Fan reactions from the RBC Center will be broadcasted live on FOX.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. While admission is free, parking is $10. So, baby, lock them doors and go out to the RBC Center to pull for Scotty!
Calendar Note: For some reason the Google Calendar plug-in in the right margin is showing this week’s American Idol events as being on Wed and Thur, though the actual Google Calendar from which the data is copied shows the correct days of Tue and Wed. Please make a note of this. Gogoraleigh apologizes for any confusion this may have created.
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Tonight the results of the American Idol final four week were announced and Garner’s Scotty McCreery has made the show’s Top 3. This weekend Idol producers will go home with its top 3 contestants, therefore Garner is preparing for a parade and a 3pm concert by Scotty at Lake Benson Park. For those planning on participating in all of the events, be sure to be at the park BY NOON. All parking will be at Bryan Farm (1832 New Bethel Church Road – map it), and no pets, tents, or coolers will be allowed. Be sure to show your consideration of others by using ponchos and raincoats instead of umbrellas. Here is the schedule for Saturday’s rain-or-shine events: 10am – 5pm: Shuttles will run from Bryan Farm 10am – 7pm: Buffaloe Road closed to thru traffic 11am – 4pm: Entertainment, crafts, and inflatables Noon: Parade Lineup on Buffaloe Rd. 2pm – 3pm: Parade 3pm – 4pm: Concert Congratulations,...
For those planning on participating in all of the events, be sure to be at the park BY NOON. All parking will be at Bryan Farm (1832 New Bethel Church Road –
map it
), and no pets, tents, or coolers will be allowed. Be sure to show your consideration of others by using ponchos and raincoats instead of umbrellas.
Here is the schedule for Saturday’s rain-or-shine events:
10am – 5pm: Shuttles will run from Bryan Farm
10am – 7pm: Buffaloe Road closed to thru traffic
11am – 4pm: Entertainment, crafts, and inflatables
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With Scotty McCreery’s appearance in next week’s American Idol Semifinals, the Raleigh area has, once again, found itself as a factor in a national Springtime competition. Given all of the hoopla surrounding Duke’s lofty ranking for most of the basketball season, and with UNC’s genesis once Larry Drew II mercifully withdrew from school, it looked like this area would once again celebrate another Final Four event. However this year it’s the world’s most famous Garnerian that has captivated us. Over the past 50 years, the area has had a local competitor in a large-scale national event during 36 of the past 50 Springs, and 22 of the past 24. The only down years since 1962 have been 1962*, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, and 2007. Click after the break for the detailed events per year since 1962 1962: *Wake Forest in Final Four (6-yrs after their move from the town of Wake Forest) 1963: Duke in the Final Four 1964: Duke in the...
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With Scotty McCreery’s appearance in next week’s American Idol Semifinals, the Raleigh area has, once again, found itself as a factor in a national Springtime competition. Given all of the hoopla surrounding Duke’s lofty ranking for most of the basketball season, and with UNC’s genesis once Larry Drew II mercifully withdrew from school, it looked like this area would once again celebrate another Final Four event. However this year it’s the world’s most famous Garnerian that has captivated us.
Over the past 50 years, the area has had a local competitor in a large-scale national event during 36 of the past 50 Springs, and 22 of the past 24. The only down years since 1962 have been 1962*, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, and 2007.
Click after the break for the detailed events per year since 1962
1962: *Wake Forest in Final Four (6-yrs after their move from the town of Wake Forest)
1963: Duke in the Final Four
1964: Duke in the Final Four
1966: Duke in the Final Four
1967: UNC in the Final Four
1968: UNC in the Final Four
1969: UNC in the Final Four
1972: UNC in the Final Four
1974: NCSU National Champions
1977: UNC in Championship Game
1978: Duke in Championship Game
1981: UNC in Championship Game
1982: UNC National Champions
1983: NCSU National Champions
1986: Duke in Final Four
1988: Duke in the Final Four
1989: Duke in the Final Four
1990: Duke in Championship Game
1991: UNC and Duke in the Final Four, Duke National Champions
1992: Duke National Champions
1993: UNC National Champions
1994: Duke in Championship Game, UNC Women National Champions
1995: UNC in the Final Four
1997: UNC in the Final Four
1998: UNC in the Final Four
1999: Duke in Championship Game
2000: UNC in the Final Four
2001: Duke National Champions
2002: Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals
2003: Clay Aiken in American Idol Finals
2004: Duke in the Final Four, High Point’s Fantasia Barrino wins American Idol
2005: UNC National Champions
2006: Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Champions
2008: UNC in Final Four, Kristi Yamaguchi wins Dancing With The Stars
2009: UNC National Champions, Carolina Hurricanes in Stanley Cup Final Four
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Thanks to the hair and makeup crew behind the WRAL news productions for salvaging the mess that was Deborah Morgan’s new hairstyle. It appears that cut and color have both been addressed, and the result looks great. Good thing we aren’t talking about a bad...
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Thanks to the hair and makeup crew behind the WRAL news productions for salvaging
the mess that was Deborah Morgan’s new hairstyle
. It appears that cut and color have both been addressed, and the result looks great. Good thing we aren’t talking about a bad tattoo!
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Recently WRAL was on Twitter pimping the new hairdo for one of their top anchors, Debra Morgan. I am a fan of Debra Morgan, however with that said, what in the world did she do to her hairdresser to deserve THIS? Morgan has always sported a blonde bob and other variations (1,2) but now it seems that things have gotten out of control. The color is maxed out and the shape isn’t flattering at all. Was this a move to try to get her from cutesy/perky realm to FoxNews Hot? If so, that isn’t what Debra Morgan is about. She’s too good for this....
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Recently WRAL was on Twitter pimping the new hairdo for one of their top anchors, Debra Morgan. I am a fan of Debra Morgan, however with that said, what in the world did she do to her hairdresser to deserve THIS? Morgan has always sported a
blonde bob
and other variations (
1
,
2
) but now it seems that things have gotten out of control. The color is maxed out and the shape isn’t flattering at all.
Was this a move to try to get her from cutesy/perky realm to FoxNews Hot? If so, that isn’t what Debra Morgan is about. She’s too good for this.
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How many times has someone said something like: “Watch this show. It’s on Bravo.” or “the game is on CBS College.” Where the hell are those channels? You flip through a hundred pages of guide data and still can’t find the damned show! Sweet relief is here now with the alphabetical Time Warner Cable channel guide from gogoraleigh. Print the PDF as a 2-sided document, fold it in half, and you have a neat little half-page alphabetical listing of the more than 350 networks included in Time Warner’s service. Remember that SD channels are those under 1000 and HD channels are 1000 and above. Gogoraleigh’s Alphabetical Channel Guide...
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How many times has someone said something like: “Watch this show. It’s on Bravo.” or “the game is on CBS College.” Where the hell are those channels? You flip through a hundred pages of guide data and still can’t find the damned show!
Sweet relief is here now with the alphabetical Time Warner Cable channel guide from gogoraleigh. Print the PDF as a 2-sided document, fold it in half, and you have a neat little half-page alphabetical listing of the more than 350 networks included in Time Warner’s service. Remember that SD channels are those under 1000 and HD channels are 1000 and above.
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Today Sidney Lowe officially resigns from his coaching post at N.C. State University, casting a new light on the NCAA and NIT tournaments for NCSU fans seeking the right coach. Back in January I posted a list of coaches who are fairly young and finding success at smaller schools. Some of these coaches continued to have excellent seasons, and others didn’t. Let’s revisit this list, however, with the tournament schedules in mind. The list appears in the order in which each coach’s team will play over the next four nights. Format: Name (school) – Sagarin Computer Ranking, Tourney Seed, Air Time (Network) Season Over (No Bid or Tourney Loss) Fred Hoiberg (Iowa St) – #87 Ron Everhart (Duquense) – #75 Randy Bennett (St. Marys-Cal) – #43, NIT 2-seed. 11p (ESPN2) – Lost by 1 in 1st round Wednesday Gregg Marshall (Wichita St) – #64, NIT 4-seed. 7p (ESPN2) Tad Boyle (Colorado) – #49, NIT 1-seed. 9p (ESPN3.com) Ken Bone (Wash. St) – #55, NIT...
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Today Sidney Lowe officially resigns from his coaching post at N.C. State University, casting a new light on the NCAA and NIT tournaments for NCSU fans seeking the right coach. Back in January I posted a list of coaches who are fairly young and finding success at smaller schools. Some of these coaches continued to have excellent seasons, and others didn’t.
Let’s revisit this list, however, with the tournament schedules in mind. The list appears in the order in which each coach’s team will play over the next four nights.
Format: Name (school) – Sagarin Computer Ranking, Tourney Seed, Air Time (Network)
Last week word leaked out that Time Warner Cable will begin offering the Fan TV set-top box to work with its services this summer. The hockey-puck-sized box will only connect to your home computer network, and will allow streaming of live TV, TWC’s On-Demand services, and internet streaming services. The selection of live TV will likely be that offered in the current iPad app, which does not include local channels. At launch later this quarter, the supported services will be Redbox Instant by Verizon, Crackle, Target Ticket, and Rhapsody.
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In the late fall Time Warner Cable subscribers received a letter informing them of the digital migration of channels like C-SPAN, CMT, OWN, etc. The letter notes that starting around December 4, customers would only be able to tune the channels mentioned using a digital set-top box. While confusing and possibly irritating, this trend isn’t over.
With the bowl season in full swing, it can be difficult to keep up with the voluminous offering of bowl games. Never fear! gogoRaleigh has your ticket with a Google Calendar of all bowl games. The events include time, bowl name, and TV listing, so you can quickly plan your viewing this week. Have fun!
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Today Sidney Lowe officially resigns from his coaching post at N.C. State University, casting a new light on the NCAA and NIT tournaments for NCSU fans seeking the right coach. Back in January I posted a list of coaches who are fairly young and finding success at smaller schools. Some of these coaches continued to have excellent seasons, and others didn’t.
