An article in the Miami Herald explains what the local news outlets are doing to prepare for this hurricane season. WTVJ and WSVN have installed fuel tanks on-site for employees to re-fuel when needed so they can get to work, and for news vechicles.
According to the Herald 7 has spent over $1 million dollars on hurricane preparedness this year and have built a special broadcast transmission center on the 2nd floor in case the studios downstairs got flooded.
WTVJ are installing shutters on top of their hurricane resistant windows and WPLG has purchased a state-of-the-art weather computer programs. The Herald mentions WTJV’s “Weather Plus Hurricane Hummer” which is actually from last year, not this on.
7 has made arrangements to air it’s hurricane programming on Cox radio stations across South Florida, WTVJ has an agreenment with Beasley Broadcast Group.
The newspaper outlets are also putting gas tanks on site, and some are arranging with local gas stations who have generators to give them fuel when needed.
Miami Herald
Last year’s hurricanes taught news a lesson
Cameraman Paul Douglas, soundman James Brolan and correspondent Kimberly Dozier were attacked today while traveling with a U.S. convoy in Baghdad. The crew was covering American troops for Memorial Day. When they got out of their armored vechicle a nearby car packed with explosives detonated. Paul and James died, Kimberly is in critical condition. A US soldier was also killed in the attack and 6 others injured
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