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2200 All Hazard Weather Radios Being Distributed to Disadvantaged Indiana Residents

Lakeshore Public Media | By Sharon Jackson
Published March 22, 2017 at 10:13 AM CDT
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Vulnerable and economically disadvantaged Hoosiers are getting a tool to ensure they receive early warning of severe weather emergencies. Lakeshore Public Radio Reporter Sharon Jackson spoke with John Erickson, the Director of Public Affairs for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security about its initiative to distribute 22-hundred all-hazard weather radios to those in-need.
 
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Sharon Jackson
Sharon Jackson is the local host of "All Things Considered" and a reporter for Lakeshore Public Radio. She has been with 89.1 FM since its launch in 2009. Sharon is also a radio DJ in Chicago, and has been since 2004. In her previous job at Metro Networks/Westwood One, she was heard on am 890 WLS, WGN radio 720 am and am 560 WIND. She has also delivered news and traffic reports on radio stations all over Chicago and the suburbs including 95.9 The River, 98.3 WCCQ and Star 96.7.
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