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THE ROLE OF BROADCASTING IN THE JUNE 9TH FLOOD DISASTER (A Casebook on Community Service)

I. INTRODUCTION

Setting our purpose ., B. Disaster statistics
v C. KOTA profile and other media in town

II. FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH (6 pm-12 pm)

A. EARLY WARNINGS (tele calls and police radio) (other public warnings?)
B. First formal news report (10 pm)

C. Evacuation statment by Mayor (10:39)

D. Stu in the field

E. KKLS people in (BILL SPITZER)
F. Decision to sig TV off and Keep AM on

III: BLACKOUT (Sat 12:10 am -4:10 am)

A. Communications failure (lights, phones out)

B. Best arrives

C. Discussion of EBS

D. Executives leave

E. Atmosphere on the street

F. The silent newsroom (Shane and Denky)
G. Call from New York and AM news of flood from out of state
IV: EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM (Sat. 4:14 am)

A. Stu's view of the 4-hour silence

B. My mike vigile begins (and my attitude)

C. Nature of the "messages"

D. Equipment being used and atmosphere in broadcast room

E. Other stations on the line

V: DAWN JUNE 10

A. Civil Defense mobilized

B. Fiasco with S.L. and EBS leaves air from basement (9:30?)
C. A-M reports from studio
V.	E. Return to air from basement by telephone

F. Governor, Congressman, etc. arrive

G. The Deerfield problem

H. Building confusion as men tire out

I. I leave "mike" (5 pm)

(WHAT WAS TV DOING DURING THE DAY Saturday?)

VI: COMMUNITY SERVICE

A. News special on TV (5:30? 6/10)

B. Volunteer force at station

C. Sunday 6/11 panel program AM-TV

D. Newscasts all flood copy (victims listed)

E. Reading names of the missing on AM
(note when EBS off officially)

VII: SATURDAY, JUNE 17? REPLAY

A. "Marshall Law"
B. Voice over TV

C. "Wall of Water" reports

D. Panic and traffic jams?
VIII:LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

A. Official warning system

B. Pool EBS

C. Remote control equipment
Special Category: National and other media representatives (negative aspect on tourism)
ALSO: PUBLIC COMMENTS