Explorer Post 50







Explorer Post 50 is a youth based television broadcasting program that provides students, ages 14-20, with an invaluable opportunity to gain exceptional experience in the field of television broadcasting.

All Explorer Post 50 members have the opportunity to learn:

The Explorer Post is designed to make every opportunity a learning opportunity. While we take great pride in teaching the skills needed to produce a television broadcast, we believe our greatest responsibility is to mold our young people into well-adjusted, productive, responsible individuals.

History

Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon created Explorer Post 50 in the fall of 1998 to provide area youth with a positive and productive way to spend their summer. The following spring, Bulls fans were able to enjoy live game action on television sets throughout the ballpark and inside the skyboxes.

After the success of the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Capitol Broadcasting Company decided to put the Explorer Post on the air. Beginning in 2001, the Durham Bulls could be seen more than thirty times per year on WRAZ-DT channel 49 and Time Warner digital cable channel 251.

On September 6, 2002, the very first out of market broadcast of a Bulls game was seen in Toledo, Ohio when the Toledo Mud Hens came to Durham to play Game Three of a five-game playoff series against the Bulls. Though the Toledo fans may not have enjoyed the final score, they were thrilled with the opportunity to watch the game. The Bulls won the game and series en route to the International League Championship.

Success continued for the group in the summers of 2003 and 2004 when the Explorer Post had the privilege to produce and broadcast games for the United States National Baseball Team.

Learning for Life

Explorer Post 50 is a part of a large learning organization called Learning For Life.

Sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America, Learning for Life is an educational program designed to meet the needs of youth and schools. It helps youth meet the challenge of growing up by teaching character and good decision-making skills and then linking those skills to the real world.

Developed by professional educators and child-development experts, the Learning for Life curriculum has thee basic components: school-based learning, connecting activities, and work-based learning. Combined, these components provide a structure through which youth learn the value of respect and responsibility while discovering a world of career opportunities.

To see more about Learning for Life, please visit www.Learning-For-Life.org.

Student Testimonials

“My time with the Explorer Post has allowed me to gain the necessary experience to land a fantastic job in broadcasting!”

Melissa Oates
WRAL-TV 5 Broadcast Operator (2005)
Charlotte Checkers Hockey Team (2003 – 04)
Carolina School of Broadcasting (2003)
Jordan High School Graduate 2002

“Joining the Explorer Post was one of the best choices I ever made. In addition to learning how to effectively use professional production equipment I also made amazing friends, learned invaluable leadership skills, and I made the connections that landed me a job at NC State.”

Robin Segreti
Enloe High School Graduate 2002
North Carolina State University (2002 – Present)
NC State Athletic Department Video Staff (2002 – Present)

Getting Involved

Any parent, teacher, or student interested in the program is encouraged to contact me at the number below for more information.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Aaron Bare at:

Aaron Bare
409 Blackwell Street
Durham, NC 27701
abare@durhambulls.com
919.687.6575