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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Keeping sky safe over O-Town

Roger Simmons, August 2, 2007

The tragic crash of two news choppers of Phoenix has O-Town stations excercising a little more caution when they are covering news from the air. "Anytime something happens in the industry involving equipment like this, we think it’s very important to apply some due diligence, review our procedures, to make sure our safety practices are the best they can be," Central Florida News 13 GM and VP Robin Smythe told the Orlando Sentiel. Read the full story about local TV pilots coordinate their moves here.

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