The Emergency Alert System – EAS – suffers a love-hate relationship with most broadcast stations. Radio folks may love the fact that EAS handles the burden of alerting the public to life and safety threats. But sometimes the program interruptions are just too much, and the audio quality is often just terrible. Rob Dale is the Regional Planner at the Ingham County, Michigan, Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. He’s also a broadcaster and meteorologist. Rob joins us to discuss the state of EAS, training, and where we might be headed.
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Rob Dale – Regional Planner, Ingham County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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