... what they really need to do is get rid of dan shively. that guy doesnt know anything he talks about, especially when it comes to him circling police and fire scenes.
I listen to a lot of these incidents with many different scanner channels while watching anything live on KCRA-TV. Dann is incredibly busy up there FLYING and talking to other pilots on Metro Air frequency. He gets most of what he talks about via a UHF frequency with KCRA (usually a producer or director on the other end).
These scenes are quite dynamic and change rapidly. By the time they get to air the situation has changed and what Dann has been told (or not told) may no longer be accurate. I only know differently because I am hearing traffic on other scanner channels that provide details.
But you know, this is NOT new for most news reporters; whether TV, radio, print or pilots. You'll often read "information not available" or "unknown" when an article is posted or broadcast. I usually laugh when I read that because I was monitoring the incident and did hear what the correct information is.
Now if stations want to make a big difference out there with the quality of their work, all reporters and Chryon operators should have to pass some test with regard to where streets are in this county. And people need to check their own work - ever hear of proof reading? Last night I caught something on News10 (make that KXTV) that was keyed "In Their Own
Worlds" while the story was about "In Their Own
Words". LMFAO
I will miss Dann if he leaves the area/profession.
