RTNDA Session Stresses Continued Post-Katrina Coverage

RTNDA SESSION STRESSES CONTINUED POST-KATRINA COVERAGE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Allison Romano]
The 2006 hurricane season is less than six weeks away, but broadcasters who have covered Hurricane Katrina’s devastation on the Gulf Coast say they are still struggling to cover that storm's far-ranging damage. “There are basic quality-of-life issues,” said Sandy Breland, news director for WWL New Orleans, speaking at the opening session of the Radio Television News Directors Association convention Sunday in Las Vegas. “There is no housing, no schools, no hospitals. People are still waiting for FEMA trailers.” Breland joined New Orleans media executives including WDSU New Orleans News Director Anzio Williams, as well as several network representatives, including CBS correspondent Lee Cowan, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, and CNN executive Jack Womack on a panel to reflect on the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the storm’s aftermath.
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