If there was a problem with his transmitting equipment on board the chopper he usually figured it out. Herb safely up in the air each day marveled at his trouble-shooting skills. " And not just the best traffic reporter. "We're a little biased cause we work on his stuff. "We were talking about in the shop this morning. Herb will never again strap into the seat of his Bell Jet Ranger, along with his pilot and take to the skies helping untold thousands get to and from work every day. Avionics mechanic Joe Syracuse said it's painful to know that Capt. The crew at DeKalb-Peachtree airport told Channel 2's Tom Regan that Capt. Herb While countless drivers trusted captain herb to get them out of traffic jams, he counted on his pilot and helicopter mechanics so he could do his job. "As sad as Herb's passing is and as devastating as we all are you could not write a Hollywood script for a better ending to that man's life than doing what he did for your son," Arum said. Herb got his son out moments before gasoline began to pour out of the vehicle. My son was actually the young man that he aided and pulled out of the vehicle," the man told Arum. "I have a real close experience with him. Herb rushed to help following a traffic accident. Well, it depends who won the NASCAR race," said Turnball The biggest surprise however was a call from the father of the man Capt. "Did anybody ever see a frown on that man's face?" asked Durden. Herb's favorites, Arum, Durden, Mark MacCay, Doug Turnbull, Kim MacCarthy and Ashley Frasca - gathered in one room helping themselves and so many radio listens get through the commute without him. He was my big brother for 20 years," said Channel 2's Jason Durden. What started out as a tribute by the entire WSB traffic team, turned into a much-needed group therapy session with open microphones. "Honestly we are coming together to reminisce and console ourselves as a traffic team at the loss of our leader," Arum said. Monday afternoon the entire WSB traffic team came together for an on-air tribute to Capt. Walter J."He is an iconic figure and will always be an iconic figure in Atlanta, north Georgia and especially his adopted hometown of Douglasville," said WSB Radio host and Channel 2 Traffic Reporter Mark Arum. Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgiaġ clip (about 1 mins., 19 secs.): black-and-white, silent 16 mm. Clips show two wrecked cars, two tow trucks, a wrecked Ryder truck, traffic moving slowly, and the truck being towed (continued on WSB-TV newfilm clip 47495)Ĭite as: wsbn47494, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of a traffic accident on a expressway, 1964 December 4, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1226, 58:02/59:21, Walter J. This series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from Decemshows a traffic accident on a expressway. Wreckers (Vehicles)-United States Location: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.) Date of Original: Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of a traffic accident on a expressway, 1964 December 4 Records containing the words bread and butter or bread and fruit Records containing the phrase “African American” and art Records with the word Brunswick but not the word stew Records with the word low that also contain girl and/or scouts Truncation and wildcards are not supported This Search You can use parentheses in your complex expressions Use "OR", "AND", and "NOT" (must be capitalized) to create complex boolean logic Use "-" before a word or phrase to exclude Use "+" before a term to make it required (Otherwise results matching only some of your terms may be included) Use quotation marks to search as a phrase Select "Full text" to search only the scanned or transcribed text for items. Select "Records" to search only metadata for items. Select "Records and Full text" to search both the metadata and available full text.
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