Preparing For The Next "News" Emergency
Thursday March 4, 2004 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel

In an emergency, community and public-sector obligation put a lot on the radio news plate ‚ national security, health alerts, severe weather and breaking news. Is your station prepared? This session provides a checklist of federal requirements on both sides of the border, and a look at the Amber Alert Initiative launched by broadcasters that has led to the discovery of more than 100 missing children in North America.

Moderator: Don Shafer, VP & GM, Standard Radio Inc., BC Interior Group, Kelowna, BC

Panelists: J.C. Douglas, PD, CFRQ-FM (Q104); Steve Kowch, OM, CFRB 1010; Terry Scott, Client Liaison, Broadcast News Limited; John Hinnen, Vice President Radio News Programming, CFTR (680) 680 News, ON, Canada; Mackie Morris, President, Mackie Morris Communications, TX, USA

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