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Former Fresh Market CEO Buys Omega Sports

The former CEO of The Fresh Market has acquired a Greensboro-based sporting-goods store.

Craig Carlock and his wife Kristin are the new owners of Omega Sports. Omega began as a single store in Greensboro. It was founded in 1978 by Phil Bowman and Thom Rock, and they were later joined by Robert Hager. The News and Record of Greensboro reports Omega has since expanded to 14 locations in the Triad, the Triangle, Charlotte, and beyond.

New owner Carlock says in a news release that he was impressed by the company's commitment to customer service and expansive product offering.

Bowman and Hager will remain as investors in the company and maintain executive roles.

Thom Rock will be leaving to pursue other interests.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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