A single Mom and a former cheerleader climbing 2000 foot towers? So, what happens when she gets to the top of the tower? A cheer? And at 200 feet, how does she keep tough-guy charges in one piece?
This I gotta see. If she's pretty, maybe I'll consider joining her. Don, KD9PT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Huber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 7:26 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] NBC Dateline story on Tower Climbers > For those interested in seeing what tower climbers go through. > > <<DATELINE NBC ANNOUNCEMENT - final.doc>> > > "DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" - MONDAY, JULY 21 > July 16, 2008 > "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 XXXXX XXXXXXX, 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. > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > !DSPAM:1016,488134af970771644115261! > >
