Cy Bahakel

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Cy Bahakel
Member of the
North Carolina State Senate
In office
1972–1976
Personal details
Born(1919-04-12)April 12, 1919
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 2006(2006-04-20) (aged 87)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Alabama (AB, LLB)

Cy Nesbe Bahakel (April 12, 1919 – April 20, 2006) was an American politician. He was a North Carolina state senator and a media magnate.[1][2] He was a member of the Democratic Party. His son-in-law is former US Representative Robert Pittenger (R-NC).

Bahakel was born to a poor

WDEF and WDEF-FM, also Chattanooga, all still owned by Bahakel Communications. As the era of television dawned in the 1950s, Bahakel tried his hand in this new fad as well, and founded WABG-TV in Greenwood, the Mississippi Delta's first TV station, in 1959. Bahakel later acquired stations in Charlotte, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (WCCA-TV), and Montgomery, Alabama
.

Bahakel was instrumental in bringing the

franchise to Charlotte in 1987. He was a primary investor in the team and was the guarantor of the $32 million loan for the franchise fee to bring the team to Charlotte.

Bahakel ran unsuccessfully as a

Bahakel served in the North Carolina Senate from 1972 until 1976.

Bahakel died at his home in Charlotte on April 20, 2006, at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife, six children, and five grandchildren.

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
  2. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.

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North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Harry Stroman Bagnal
Hamilton C. Horton Jr.
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 22nd district

1973–1977
Served alongside: Haden Edward Knox, Herman Aubrey Moore, Michael P. Mullins, Frederick Douglas Alexander, James Doyle McDuffie
Succeeded by
William Craig Lawing
Carolyn Williamson Mathis