NC-ARRL PIO Media Hits


	ARRL NC Section PIO Media Hits This page is a collection of media hits - newspaper, TV, radio stories about amateur radio in North Carolina - as reported by the section PIOs. If you've had or seen a media hit, send me a short summary including: your name/callsign media outlet (name of paper, callsign/channel/city of TV/Radio station) date story was published/broadcast brief summary of story Send the info to: kn4aq@arrl.net Gary KN4AQ

Date	Media Outlet	PIO Reporting	Summary
July 31, 2001	Asheville Citizen-Times	Bob WD4CNZ	Keith Galyean KF4MRH receives Miriam Smith KB4C Memorial Award at Western Carolina Hamfest
August 14, 2001	Raleigh News & Observer	Gary KN4AQ	"Check It Out" column reports following a red Dodge pickup with a strange "antennalike" thing, and a "Possum Trotter" bumper sticker. Wondered what the bumper sticker was. (It was Max KO4TV's truck)
September 16, 2001	Winston-Salem Journal	Forsyth ARC Newsletter	FARC President Woody Kinney is featured for relaying messages following the Sept. 11 attacks in NY and Washington.
October 14, 2001	Gaston Gazette	Gene KG4IMC	"Spotters keep their eyes on the skies" - report on SKYWARN spotters in Gaston County features Gene, and Manson Long WA4TIL of Dallas.
October 12, 2001	Asheville Citizen-Times	Bob WD4CNZ	Western Carolina ARS set up a public station to collect donations for the Red Cross following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They raised over $2000.
November 3, 2001	WLFL WB-22, Raleigh	Gary KN4AQ	Interview with Gary on Amateur Radio preparation and testing during the Simulated Emergency Test.
November 9/10, 2001	WTVD ABC-11 WNCN NBC-17 WLFL WB 22 Chapel Hill News	Russ KF4WXD	Phillps Middle School, Chapel Hill ARISS contact. Students talked to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station with help from the Orange County Radio Amateurs.
December 4/5, 2001	WAAV Radio, Wilmington Morning Star News	Bill N2COP	PIO Bill Morine invited SM John Covington W4CC and PIC Gary Pearce KN4AQ for a tour of ham activity in Wilmington. Included was an hour-long appearance on WAAV's "Waveline" call-in show, and in interview for the Morning Star which resulted in an article featuring emergency communications.
February 14, 2002	Wilmington Star	Bill N2COP	Bill demonstrates satellite operation to students during School Roundup.
February 10, 2002	Ashville Citizen-Times	Bob WD4CNZ	Al Williams K4UUQ celebrates his 95th birthday. The article includes his ham activity and callsign in the final paragraph.
March, 2002	Bass Club Digest (national bass fishing magazine)	Gene KG4IMC	Some members of the Carolina Bass Hunters are also Amateur Radio operators, which allows them to communicate on the water, and help with other public service activities.
April 29, 2002	Gaston Gazette	Gene KG4IMC	Article describes SKYWARN spotter class at Gaston County EOC.
March 6, 2002	Ashville Tribune	Bob WD4CNZ	The Southern Appalachian Radio Museum is covered in depth in this story. The museum is currently housed at the AB Technical College in Ashville.
May 2, 2002	WNCN NBC-17, Raleigh	Gary KN4AQ	Meteoroligist was guest speaker on a SKYWARN information net, and a brief video clip of that was part of the weather segment on the 11 pm newscast. Thomas Babb KF4JKQ is the Central Carolina SKYWARN EC.
June 17, 2002	Wilmington Star	Bill N2COP	First of the 2002 Field Day stories. Bill also has radio and TV interviews in the works.
October 2002	Gaston Gazette	Gene KG4IMC	The story previews US Rep Sue Myrick's visit to the Gaston County ARES meeting, reviews their accomplishments and notes the training grant awared to the ARRL .
November 12, 2002	News14 (Raleigh/Durham Cable News Channel)	Thomas KF4JKQ	As a killer line of storms moved from Tennessee into North Carolina, New14 interviewed Thomas about SKYWARN and Amateur Radio's role in severe weather warning.
January 3, 2003	Gaston Gazette	Gene KG4IMC	Short article announced upcoming class, with a review of the kinds of communication possible on Amateur Radio.
February, 2003	Gaston Gazette	Gene KG4IMC	Article on Boy Scout Merit Badge University includes ham radio exhibit by Gaston Co. ARES, comments on ham radio and emergency communications.
February 11, 2003	Presentation to group in Raleigh	Gary KN4AQ	Gary gave a 30 minute talk to 200 members of the Raleigh Ski and Outing Club.
March 23, 2003	Morganton News Herald	Bob WD4CNZ	Article describes Tom Taylor AFA2RC's activity handling MARS messages from his shack, a "converted outhouse."