Re: obit files...

[Mike Thomas <nostatic@earthlink.net>]

When I was at WLIS-Old Saybrook, CT, we had one pre-done obit, complete with sound,
that the news director used to maintain.  It was for the town's most famous
resident, Katharine Hepburn.  Since she is still alive, I guess it's just sitting in
a filing cabinet somewhere.

Mike Thomas
WXLO & Mediabase 24/7

Scott Saloway wrote:

>         How many of you work at/have worked at stations that keep a file
> of obituaries of notable people just in case they should die suddenly?
>
>         I know it's a common practice in the newspaper industry. What do
> you think of it and, if you keep one, what's the procedure? (how often is
> it updated, who writes them, who do you write them for, etc)
>
>