Lyndon passed this along to me this morning. It's from the latest Broadcast Dialogue magazine. It's a good reminder that what we do really matters, and that our radio brothers and sisters in Haiti are doing some amazing, important work right now.

HAITI: The charitable donations by Canadians for Haitian relief has been well documented in the mainline media. And our broadcast media has been doing outstanding work, from the largest of chains to the smallest of community stations. But in Port-au-Prince, it’s Signal FM, the only radio station left standing, that has broadcast non-stop since the earthquake. As you might expect, the station has been THE key source of information. Journalists and hosts announce names of the missing and provide info about stores that are open and
dead celebrities, all the while calmly dealing with frantic calls and e-mails. Outside, people crowd Signal FM’s parking lot hoping that the on-air people will help them locate family members or provide locations where the hungry can be fed. As one spiritual leader in Port-au-Prince is quoted as saying: “The radio station is the people’s life right now. Without (it), the country is dead. Without the radio station, we can’t communicate. We don’’t have
anything.” And out on the dusty streets, it’s common to see survivors trudging along with tiny transistor radios pressed to their ears...