[EAS] Does anyone expect the unexpected?

[Robertm]

Logical people can understand local and regional threats. If I were in an area where tornadoes were a reasonable possibility, I would recommend to management to auto forward those alerts so long as NWS doesn't over do it. But, remember, we are the servants who help programmers achieve their goals. Interrupting programming when it is not their priority is a potential career ender. Our job is to stay on air. I was at one station where I got ripped for a 1/4 second of dead air for a transmitter changeover. They had to be scheduled and approved by the PD but only at 3 AM. 


> On Sep 7, 2016, at 20:52, Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:
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> If every broadcast station was still staffed 24-hours a day, you
> don't need automated warning systems when unexpected things happen.
> The 24-hour staff could handle it.  Staff can just rip and read.
> If you are fortunate to still have fully staffed stations 24 hours
> a day, they can handle all types of news reporting including warnings.