IMS: Satellites, TechNation

Satellites


Dr. Gunn interviews GREG MONTI, Technical Project Director for FISPO, the Future Interconnection System Project Office at NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO. Hear how your public radio programs come to you, how they will be transmitted to you in the future and what happens when trouble strikes.

In the second half, Moira interviews DICK TAUBER, Director of Satellites and Circuits for the Cable News Network (CNN), on his experience in getting live reports back from the Persian Gulf War. Learn about "fly aways," those crucial early hours of Operation Desert Storm, and how CNN learned Saddam Hussein was watching.

Tapes, transcripts, and more information on TechNation is available by calling technation@aol.com or by sending e-mail to technation@usfca.edu. Rebroadcast of TechNation is made possible by the sponsors of the Internet Multicasting Service.


[audio] .au format (28.6 Mb), .gsm format (5.9 Mb), .ra format (3.5 Mb)