Be Prepared for FCC Preparedness Summit…

This is not a test, this is for real.  The FCC wants you to be prepared for a pandemic or any other first response necessity by holding a summit in September.  The focus of the summit will be on communications and coordination between the health care sector, first responders, government and industry in preparation for a pandemic.  The panel will also look for ways to expand how the communications industry can serve an instrumental role in the event such a response is necessary…

The summit will be open to the public but admittance will be limited to the seating available in the Commission Meeting Room.  If you’d like to pre-register for the Tuesday, September 16th, 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. meeting, go to:  http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/summits/pandemic.  The deadline for pre-registration is Friday, September 12th…

If you can’t get in, audio/video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC’s web page at:  www.fcc.gov/realaudio.  The webcast is free to the public and does not require pre-registration…

I’m thinking that the FCC is probably relieved to be doing what they were designed to do rather than act on proposed mergers or play radio cop.  Some might say it’s about time…    

(Extended Weekend Edition July 10 - 14, 2008) 

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1900] Nipper arrives: RCA Victor  registers “His Master’s Voice” a.k.a. “Nipper“. The dog looking into the horn of the gramophone machine becomes the symbol of the label (7/10)…
2. 1914] Debuted on this date: 19-year old Babe Ruth  makes his major league debut as a pitcher for the Red Sox and picks up his first win (7/11)… In 1918 Ruth moves to the outfield…1936] The Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, opens to traffic (7/11)…1960] The first Etch-A-Sketch  goes on sale. What were those black metallic specks anyway? (7/12)…1990] “Northern Exposure” starts a 5-year run (7/12)…
3. 1946] Dr. Spock makes a house call: “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” is published (7/14). At this point the book has sold over 50 million copies with no end in sight…
4. 1966] Killing Spree: 25-year old Richard Speck goes on a rampage in a Chicago dormitory killing 8 student nurses (7/14). Speck will die of a heart attack in prison in 1991. No one claims his body which is cremated…
5. 1970] All-Star highlight: In one of the most famous of all All-Star game plays, Pete Rose bowls over catcher Ray Fosse  to score (7/14)…
6. 1971] Curtains: Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro, the victim of a horrible beaning in August, 1967 announces his retirement at 25 (7/10). Tony C will try to come back in 1975 but he was never the same. Tony’s starstruck life will end way too soon when he suffers a fatal heart attack in 1990 at 45…
7. 1972] Trading Teams: The owners of the Baltimore Colts (Robert Irsay) and Los Angeles Rams (Carroll Rosenbloom) swap teams (7/13). It’s the first and last trade of its kind…
8. 1977] Lights Out: A 25-hour blackout hits the New York City area (7/13)…
9. 1979] “Happy Trails“: Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, who led the orchestra for half a century, passes away from natural causes at 84 (7/10)…1979] Minnie Riperton (”Lovin’ You”) dies from breast cancer at 31 (7/12). Minnie’s daughter Maya (SNL) Rudolph was just 5 years old at the time…1989] Mel Blanc  who provided the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and countless other WB characters, dies from heart disease at 81 (7/10)…1989] Sir Laurence Olivier  dies from cancer at 82 (7/11)…2007] Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson  passes away from natural causes at 94 (7/11)…
10. 1984] Fritz picks a woman: Walter Mondale chooses U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro as a running mate for his Democratic Presidential run. Ferraro from New York is the first woman to run for VP on a major ticket (7/12)…

Music Memories:

• 1959] Number One on this date: “Lonely Boy” - Paul Anka (7/11)…1964] “Rag Doll” - Four Seasons (7/13)…1965] “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” - Rolling Stones (7/10)…1969] “Mama Told Me Not To Come” - Three Dog Night (7/11)…1975] “Listen To What The Man Said” - McCartney & Wings (7/13)…1979] “Bad Girls” - Donna Summer (7/11)…

“Happy Birthday…happy birthday“:

(7/10) Jessica Simpson (28), Arlo Guthrie (61), David Dinkins (81),Eunice Kennedy Shriver (87) & Jake LaMotta (87)…(7/11) Richie Sambora (49), Sela Ward (52), Joe McCoy (65), Giorgio Armani (74) and Tab Hunter (77)…(7/12) Kristi Yamaguchi (37), Jay Thomas (60), Richard Simmons (60), Christy McVie (65), Bill Cosby (71)…(7/13) Cheech Marin (62), Roger McGuinn (66), Harrison Ford (66) & Patrick Stewart (68)…(7/14) Rosey Grier (76), Polly Bergen (78) & Dale Robertson (85)…

Timeline Countdown for July 10th: 5 days until the MLB All-Star Game, 17 days until all NFL training camps open and 29 days until the Summer Olympics…

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