<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Andy, I will second that recommendation to applause the undying efforts of Mark Allen and Keith Shipman. Their focused guidance made all the difference in the world.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It was nearly a year and a half year ago that I sat with Mark and Keith, and provided passionate verbal testimony to Senator Sam Hunt, Sponsor of SB 6056, giving a technical "boots on the ground" perspective of my Katrina/Rita Hurricane and other disaster incident response experiences. This was provided <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">on behalf of all Radio Broadcast Engineers in Washington State - describing the basis for needing unfettered access to the studios and various transmission sites that are critical to providing broadcast information to the general public in the confusing times surrounding a disaster and recovery effort. No other industry has proven to provide better reach to those directly impacted citizens than Broadcasting. Period.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Subsequent to that meeting, I'm happy to say that my colleague, Keith Nealey, provided his supporting testimony on behalf of the Television Engineers across Washington State.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>It was a great team effort and I know we are all proud of the results and positive implications for maintaining a strong on-air broadcast presence whenever disasters may strike in Washington.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><div dir="ltr">Marty Hadfield, CPBE</div><div dir="ltr">ABIP Inspector</div><div dir="ltr">SBE Chapter 16 Board of Directors<br><div>206-406-1914</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 1, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Andrew Skotdal via SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Keith Shipman deserves twice the thanks since he was integral in getting it done in Oregon, first, with Bill Johnstone. This is an effort that has been discussed
among all of you and at the WSAB board level since Katrina (over 11 years ago!), and it was the dogged handful like Arthur, Clay, Mark, Keith, Bill and others who prioritized it and got it done. The WSAB board and OAB boards also deserve credit along with
the SBE for prioritizing this initiative in order to give their leaders the authority to march. Law enforcement types were initially resistant, and this was truly a broad group effort. Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew Skotdal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle-bounces@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle-bounces@sea.sbe16.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Arthur Willetts via SBE16-Seattle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBE 16 General Mail List <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SBE16-Seattle] Fw: First Informer Broadcaster Legislation: Signed and Delivered!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I'm glad to see the fruition of this legislation from its beginning 3 years ago, when Clay Freinwald and I got in touch with SBE Chapter 124 in Oregon and began the process. I
give a big <span class="3bovmbeapz9pfdcok9szcj">Thank you</span> to the current WSAB/OAB president Keith Shipman and former WSAB president Mark Allen for all their hard work! And of course, thanks to concerned SBE Chapter 16 members and local broadcasters
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I'm registered! I encourage all who need to get to stations and transmitters in a time of disaster to do the same now and not waiting until the emergency to happen first. This
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on behalf of Jim Dalke via SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 30, 2019 9:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBE 16 General Mail List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SBE16-Seattle] First Informer Broadcaster Legislation: Signed and Delivered!</span>
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