[BC] Why we need EAS... was President Ford dies

[Robert Meuser]

If it were a real emergency, radio (staffed 24/7) in the same building 
would have stepped in without video. The appropriate people would 
subsequently be brought in. There is a big difference between the 
reporting radio can do and what TV can do.

R


Alan Alsobrook wrote:

> This has been one of my points related to EAS for a long time..
> Especially targeted towards those who say we don't need a working EAS 
> system since the news can cover it better.
> Emergencies don't always happen when everyone is in the building.
> Now don't mis construe that I think the president dying was an EAS 
> event, it's not. The point is simply that had this been an EAS type 
> event, news crews would have been unable to cover in time. If a 
> Network in New York City can be caught unstaffed, anyone can.
>
> Robert Meuser wrote:
>
>> I seriously doubt that there was anyone in the building qualified to 
>> go on air.
>
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