[BC] Oakland IA Tower death

[Mark W. Croom]

I just got off the phone with a guy on the staff of our Eagle Grove (IA) 
station. This fellow does production and on-air for us but used to work with 
Leo Deters about 10 years ago--he said he was trained by Leo, and always 
considered him to be an excellent mentor in tower work.

Chris hadn't heard the news about the accident until his news guy read it 
during the noon news on his shift today. What a kick in the head. I had no 
idea that Chris had worked for a tower company, much less knew one of the 
guys who was killed.

I remember getting similar bad news in the middle of an airshift once--it 
really threw me for a loop.

Mark
MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Johnson" <jjohnson at goodnews.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Oakland IA Tower death


> When I attended Comtrain's 'Safety and Rescue' certification course this 
> past March, the greatest emphasis was placed on inspection of safety 
> equipment EVERY TIME the equipment was donned or placed in service.
>
> Even then, something can fail. Sadness.
>
> Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com,CSRE
> RFPROOF.COM
>
>>Leo has been a friend for close to 30 years.  This is a personal loss and 
>>a loss to the industry of a guy who was one of the best.  It's all the 
>>more difficult to hear because Leo was always a stickler for making sure 
>>things were done right and done safely.
>>
>>Rich Haan
>>Sioux Center, IA