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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 02 2016 06:41 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2040, Friday, December 2, 2016
*** CLOSED CIRCUIT ADVISORY ****
The following is a closed circuit advisory and not for broadcast.
Newscast #2040 is an expanded edition of Amateur Radio Newsline, containing
a special report on Pearl Harbor Day in the third and final segment. This
newscast has three segments and there are two breaks for identification.
And now, here's this week's anchor, Jim Damron, N8TMW.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2040 with a release date of Friday,
December 2, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. An amateur radio operator is killed by a suspect
being pursued by police. Hams assist with shelter communications during
Tennessee wildfires. An uninhabited Hawaiian island comes alive with
radio -- and we share memories of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. All this
and more, as we bring you Amateur Radio Newsline Report #2040, in an
expanded edition this week.
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***BREAKING NEWS***
RADIO AMATEUR FATALLY SHOT IN CHICAGO
JIM: As Amateur Radio Newsline went to production on Thursday, Dec. 1,
this news broke about the tragic killing of an amateur radio operator in
Chicago. Tyrone Hardin KD9ERC, who worked as a railroad security guard,
was fatally shot after his vehicle was stolen by a man being pursued by
police for an earlier car theft. He was pronounced dead of bullet wounds
to the abdomen at South Suburban Hospital by the Cook County Medical
Examiner's office. It was 6:25 p.m., not quite two hours after the
shooting on Saturday, November 26.
Tyrone got his license after testing with the 220 MHz Guys Amateur Radio
Club in Chicago.
Police have issued a warrant for 24-year-old Rashad Williams of East
Hazel Crest. He is being charged with first-degree murder in Tyrone's
killing.
His wife, Gwinette Oliver, told the Chicago Sun-Times he was working the
security guard post as a second job, so he would have enough money to
give his family a nice Christmas. She said he asssured her the job wasn't
dangerous.
Tyrone Hardin was 38 years old, and the father of a 5-year-old son.
(CHICAGO SUN TIMES)
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SILENT KEY: WORLD WAR II VETERAN, FORMER CHILD ACTOR JEROME SCHATZ W2MFW
JIM/ANCHOR: The ham community lost a proud radio amateur on November 23rd,
one with a long, interesting and varied life. A World War Two veteran, he
was also a former child actor. Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson,
KC0DGY, spoke recently with his daughter.
KENT: Jerome Schatz, W2MFW, has become a Silent Key. If the name doesn't
quite ring a bell, then maybe Jerry Tucker does. Still don't know the
name? Here's Jerry's daughter, Renee Wolf, KC2SXN.
RENEE: He got his start by being at a prize fight with his father, and
the act that didn't show up between the fights, my grandfather put my
father in the ring, and he recited the poem, "Gunga Din," from memory.
There was a man from Paramount in the audience, and that's how he got
his start. Off to California they went!
KENT: Yes, Jerry was a child actor. His screen name was Jerry Tucker,
and his debut was in the 1931 Buster Keaton comedy, "Sidewalks of New
York," which was followed by his first "Our Gang" comedy, "Shiver My
Timbers." With his freckled complexion, he fit in perfectly with the
rest of the "Our Gang" comedies. In his favorite episode, "Hi, Neighbor,"
he played a rich snob who uses his fancy fire engine to win the affections
of a pretty blond girl.
RENEE: He worked not just with "Our Gang," he worked with Shirley Temple,
Maurice Chevalier, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard. He was in a lot of movies,
but he is well-known for his "Our Gang" comedies. When he left show
business, they always say Jerry Tucker - that was his stage name - died
and Jerome Schatz came alive again. If somebody brought it up, he
absolutely would talk about it, but he would never be the one to bring
it up.
KENT: Jerry was introduced to radio when he joined the Navy during World
War Two.
RENEE: When he was in the Navy, he was a radio man on the destroyer ships.
Sometimes when they were in battle, he was shooting a gun. I think when he
got out, that's where it came. He was always in my lifetime a ham radio
operator. As a matter of fact, he taught ham radio at Copiague High School
for a few years.
KENT: Renee studied for her ham ticket, and one day totally surprised
Jerry when she called him on the air.
RENEE: And then I came out to my car, and I called him, and he was shocked.
I totally shocked him, it's not easy to do. I didn't tell him about that
either until it was done. I went on to get my General, and I didn't tell
him about that either.
KENT: Renee says Jerry was an active ham, until his wife became ill. He was
devoted to her, and his ham radio activity dropped off.
RENEE: He was a child actor, he was a Mason, he was a Shriner, he was an
Odd Fellow, he was a WWII disabled vet with two Purple Hearts, he was a
ham radio operator, and most of all, he was my dad. If you asked my father
what he was most proud of, between the "Our Gang" and the Navy, he would
always say the Navy.
KENT: Jerome Schatz, W2MFW, was 91.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
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DEADLY WILDFIRES RAGE IN TENNESSEE
JIM/ANCHOR: Deadly wildfires are in the news again, consuming hundreds of
buildings in and near eastern Tennessee's resort towns of Gatlinburg and
Pigeon Forge. While no ham radio operators were asked to step in and
assist local authorities, hams have been helping with communications at
American Red Cross shelters housing evacuees.
Keith Miller, N9DGK, the Tennessee Section Manager for the ARRL, told
Amateur Radio Newsline in an email that amateurs were specifically advised
not to self-deploy, but simply to remain vigilant, in case the situation
changes.
Amateur Radio Newsline will follow this story, and post any updates on
our Facebook page, and in our Twitter feed. Meanwhile, we hope everyone
stays safe.
