Mia Vayner: A South Australian Come New-Yorker’s view of Hurricane Irene
In a former Life In Adelaide Australia ,I worked in Radio, TV , Comedy and Entertainment radio people come and go like women’s fashion But great radio personalities stay because their good, Keith Conlon Is just such a person when I was In my teens almost 4 decades ago he was a name to be reckoned and nothing has changed. During Hurricane Irene’s Assault on the East Coast of North America I manned my blog, my phones ,my email and kept Information flowing to the disabled community of New York one Way and to the New York City Council the other through the committed compassionate people of Speaker for the city council Christine Quinn’s office The two way system got help to the disabled and glitches’ back to those who could make the system work Michaela Miller at Christine’s Office was on top of everything from the first raindrop I kept tweeting for people to contact me with problems and much to my joy a name I respect from my past started replying through Keith conlons producer it was arranged for 6:40pm new York time for me to go on Adelaide radio and give the story of being right in the path and being disabled and my opinions on how it was handled . being that it was an icon of aussie radio I was blown away to be asked and the kudos for my blog was a great honour .This blog was started to get the word out in time of need to help those without a voice and to correct those who think our rights are no more than doormats this week I have through my blog had road works done to repair broken access ramps and pavement on this continen,t and speak to the Australian public live to air about surviving Irene as a disabled woman below is the link to my interview.