Covering the Central Texas Wildfires

December 22, 2011

Time Warner’s 24/7  YNN Austin  found itself in the middle of an exploding story over the 2011 Labor Day weekend:  Wildfires had broken out on several fronts across the drought-striken area and area firefighters and law enforcement were scrambling to save lives and property.  YNN news director Michael Pearson talks with Headliners Foundation Neal Spelce about how his round-the-clock newsroom responded to the crisis.  Visit our Best Practices page to see this and other interviews with top Texas journalists.