[EAS] A Different Perspective

[Bill Ruck]

At 08:57 PM 1/25/2011, you wrote:
>At 09:19 PM 1/25/2011, Bill Ruck wrote:
> >That is why I said that the SBE and APCO may not be the best
> >organizations to lead the way.  Both groups are very similar -- we're
> >boiler room kinda guys.  We need broadcast owner/manager groups and
> >police chief and fire chief groups and elected representatives to
> >make it happen.  If those groups get together and agree that a
> >working public warning system is desired then the resources to let
> >the worker bees do the job will be available.
>
>         I have said for some time that it will require
>         the owners, managers, and PDs to "suddenly"
>         have an interest in the EAS. Personally, I
>         do not believe the programming community
>         as a whole (much less ownership) is aware
>         of the open-ended GMC requirements and
>         what that may entail.
>
>         This is NAB/NASBA territory. Their active
>         attention to this aspect will be essential
>         to the outcome of the process.

Barry,

Exactly.  And whatever group (s?) that program directors hang out with.

I don't know of any program director that would be caught at an SBE 
meeting.  Different animals.

Bill Ruck