[ADXA] [The Daily DX] "DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" - MONDAY, JULY 21

[Lenny]

>
> Although not directly DX news this presentation will take place tonight on
> NBC's Dateline.  Here on the US East Coast it runs between 10 PM and 11PM.
> Check you local listings.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/
> 73
> Bernie, W3UR
>
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>
> "DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" - MONDAY, JULY 21
>
> "DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" -- A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN LOOK AT THE MOST
> DANGEROUS JOB IN AMERICA -- MONDAY, JULY 21 AT 10 PM
>
> (New York) - July 16, 2008 - An upcoming "Dateline Presents" takes a
> never-before-seen journey into the perilous world of the tower climbers 
> who
> work on the frontlines of America's high-tech communications system. They
> scale heights of up to 2,000 feet, in all types of weather, to install,
> maintain, and upgrade cell phone, Internet, and broadcast towers coast to
> coast. And according to figures cited by OSHA, these so-called tower dogs
> have the highest death rate per capita of any occupation in the country.
>
> The hour-long broadcast goes up close and personal to give a 
> no-holds-barred
> look at tower dogs' lives - up in the air and on the ground. We experience
> their on-the-job tension and watch them work hard, play hard, and mourn 
> when
> they lose one of their own. In a twist on all the dangerous-job programs
> viewers have already seen, "Tower Dogs" follows an unusual subcontract 
> crew
> boss: a woman named Nikki Collins, a single mom, former cheerleader, and 
> the
> person keeping her tough-guy charges in one piece.
>
> There are approximately 9,500 tower climbers working at any given time, 
> and
> they spend about 300 days per year on the road. A "Dateline" team worked
> with veteran tower dog Doug Delaney for four months documenting this group
> of tower climbers as they worked their way through 40 towns and cities in 
> 24
> states. During this time there were seven fatalities nationwide, including
> five deaths in a 12-day period in April.
>
> "Tower Dogs" airs on Monday, July 21st at 10:00 PM/ET. David Corvo is the
> executive producer.
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