[BC] Greetings from Ike (Houston)

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When everything is back to relative normalcy, I hope someone will write a lengthy article for Barry detailing how you prepared, given the advance warning, and how you fared and recovered.  Those of us lucky enough to have not had to do this would like to learn!

Be well and ask for anything you need.  

John

>>> "Golchert, Michael A." <MichaelGolchert at clearchannel.com> 09/13/08 8:08 PM >>>

	All the CC stations in Houston and Beaumont (except one) are on
Generator.  Senior Road tower (all users, I think) were down for several
hours during the height of the storm, tripped main breaker on Genset.
We lost a STL tower at the KTRH site in Houston, we have both T-1 and
V-sat backups operational.
	Our engineering crews in Houston and Beaumont have done a great
job keeping everything going.  Hats off to Bob Stroupe in Houston and
David Smith in Beaumont for leading the "charge".

Michael A. Golchert
Clear Channel Radio

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] From:  Barry Mishkind

Fred,

our thoughts definitely are with you.

Let us know how things progress.  We've heard of a lot of power outages.

And ... if you know ... how the other cities/stations are faring. Do we
have anyone from Galveston/Corpus Christi/etc on the list?

b
At 03:29 PM 9/13/2008, Fred Morton, wrote
>As most of your readers know, we just went through a major hurricane in

>Ike. So far, no loss of life, but much damage.

. . .

>No towers down afaik, but that will probably change as we're able to 
>get out and about. All I can say is that everyone took it seriously and

>it could have been much, much worse.
>
>Lots of folks hurting, thoughts and prayers will be needed and
appreciated.