CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT MEDIA HITS
NAME OF PUBLICATION	CIRC.	DATE	REPORTER	ARTICLE TITLE	REFERENCE	TYPE
Smithsonian		4/1/2003		100 years ago: The Wright brothers and how they did it	Cover story with famous first flight photo on the cover.
New York Times	1,113,000	4/6/2003	Susan Gilbert	Visiting parks? Take your time	Disucsses what to do when planning a trip to our National Parks. Mentions the 100th anniversary celebration in NC as an option travelers should consider.	Travel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	242,234	4/13/2003	Jack Schnedler	100 years in the air: Wrights' fligth changed century	The 100th anniversary of the Wrights first flight is being celebrated with a number of events and activities across the country.	Travel
Atlanta Journal Constitution	381,833	4/13/2003	Amanda Miller	A driving state of mind	Travelers are choosing to take road trips this summer. NC is listed as one of the vacation ideas because of the 100th anniversary of the first flight.	Travel
Newsday	578,809	4/20/2003	Ellen Ogintz	Top ten: family vacations	Ten ideas for family vacations this summer. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first flight in the Outer Banks is listed as one of the ideas.	Travel
The Baltimore Sun	276,925	4/20/2003	Johnathon Briggs	Wrights saw airplanes as tools of peace; the Wright brothers thought the plane would end warfare	When the Wright brothers invented the airplane they thought it would be a deterrent to war. Includes quote from Tom Crouch and the COFC Web site address.
The Record (New Jersey)		4/20/2003	Ellen Ogintz	Memory makers: 10 great ways for the family to see America	Ten ideas for family vacations this summer. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first flight in the Outer Banks is listed as one of the ideas.	Travel
The Boston Globe	448,817	4/20/2003	Chris Mooney	The Wright Lesson	One hundred years ago the Wright brothers grabbed the lead in the quest for flight.
New Zealand Herald		4/22/2003	Richard Wood	AirsideTV expects web braodcasting to take off	AirsideTV is a webcaster for the COFC.
AAA World		May/June 2003		Up and away	Short piece on Festival of Flight, also mentions the COFC Web site as a place to go for more information.
USA Today	2,162,454	4/25/2003	multiple	100 Years of Flight	6 page spread on the Centennial of flight. Includes articles titled: nationwide centennial celebrations; from dunes of Kitty Hawk to around the world; and 100 trivia questions about aviation.	Life
News & Observer	169,920	4/27/2003	L.A. Jackson	The Wright celebrations	The time has come to celebrate the Wrights' achievements and NC has become the focal point of many activities. Lists COF events taking place in NC.
Southern Living Favorites	2,546,471	Spring 2003		Where the south meets the sea	Feature on southern beaches. Mentions NC as the home of the Wright brothers' first flight and mentions the celebratory acitivites taking place in honor of the Centennial.
USA Today	2,162,454	5/2/2003	Kevin Maney	1903: Year exploded with tech innovation, social change	1903 was a year of invention and social change - Ford, the Wright brothers.	Business
Richmond Times-Dispatch	192,500	5/4/2003	John Hall	Just like Wright brothers, commemoration is on own	Hand to mouth struggle of NC COF celebration is fitting tribute to two men who completed an amazing feat on their own will. Mentions Congress created COFC.
Deseret News	67,248	5/4/2003	John Hall	Just like Wright brothers, commemoration is on own	Hand to mouth struggle of NC COF celebration is fitting tribute to two men who completed an amazing feat on their own will. Mentions Congress created COFC.
Winston-Salem Journal	190,420	5/6/2003	John Hall	Wright stuff: Getting ready for take off	Hand to mouth struggle of NC COF celebration is fitting tribute to two men who completed an amazing feat on their own will. Mentions Congress created COFC.
Time for Kids	4,000,000	5/9/2003		A new dream takes wing	Special issue dedicated to a century of powered flight. Also includes a teachers guide with activities related to the centennial of flight.