[VHFcontesting] Tower climbers to get their day in the sun

[W0WOI at aol.com]

Climbers to get their day in the sun
NBC's "Dateline" to explore the perilous world of tower dogs on  July 21
July 16, 2008 - NBC's "Dateline  Presents" says it will take "a 
never-before-seen journey into the  hazardous world of the tower climbers who work on the 
frontlines of  America's high-tech communications system." 
The program, "Tower Dogs," will air on  Monday, July 21 at 10:00 PM/ET.

The hour-long broadcast is  expected to give an up close and personal 
no-holds-barred look at tower  dogs' lives - up in the air and on the ground. 
"We experience their on-the-job tension  and watch them work hard, play hard, 
and mourn when they lose one of their  own," NBC said in a press release. 
In a twist on all the dangerous-job  programs that solely feature males, 
typically narrated with muscular  prose, "Tower Dogs" follows an unusual tower 
crew boss: a woman named  Nikki Collins, a single mom, former cheerleader, and 
the person keeping  her tough-guy charges in one piece. 
Although there has been a noted increase  in tower construction company 
owners and _climbers  that are women_ 
(http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=Women Climbers) , they are in a small minority in a predominately 
male  profession.  

The "Dateline" team worked for four  months documenting this group of tower 
climbers as they worked their way  through 40 towns and cities in 24 states. 
During this time there were  seven fatalities nationwide, including five deaths 
in a 12-day period in  April. Please see: _National  exposure long overdue, 
say many_ (http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=Tower Dogs)   
 





**************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for 
FanHouse Fantasy Football today.      
(http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)