Tag: AFTN

  • April 10, 1970 – F4 Jet Crash Claims Nine Lives

    April 10, 1970 – F4 Jet Crash Claims Nine Lives

    —

    by

    Terry Pochert
    in

    As a member of a small group of broadcasters that served in Thailand with the American Forces Thailand Network (AFTN), we remember those who lost their lives on April 10, 1970, at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, when a F-4 Jet crashed into the broadcast center. TSgt Jack A. Hawley (37), Wakeman, OH SSgt James T. Howard…

  • Broadcasters: Untold Chaos

    Broadcasters: Untold Chaos

    —

    by

    Terry Pochert
    in ,

    Tantalizing details of news stories are often never told. That changes in “Broadcasters: Untold Chaos,” where a veteran journalist sheds new light on a career reaching from Saigon to Sioux City. These insider accounts—little-known or never told—include threats against CBS News, lunch with Ferdinand Marcos, a shocking on-air protest ignited by censorship and a military…

Verified by ExactMetrics