The Heroine of Flight 847
I am a listener of National Public Radio better known as NPR. One of the things I missed when I first arrived in the US was serious news channels.

Once, while flipping through the radio dial (is it possible to flip though a dial?), I came across a very British voice and I recognized the renowned BBC World Service. Jennifer (ex) told me of public radio and I was hooked. Back in Massachusetts it was WGBH and WBUR. I supported both though regular contributions and other stations in Minneapolis and Los Angeles while I lived there. Now it is Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).

NPR coined the phrase 'Driveway Moments'. Those stories that are so compelling that you have to listen to the end even if you have arrived home and have to sit in the car until the story ends; hence, Driveway Moments. They even sell CD's of the best.

This morning I listened to The Heroine of Flight 847. I was not in the driveway, but it definitely qualifies. I tells the story of flight attendant Uli Derickson who recently succumed to cancer. NPR says it best. "Her efforts aboard the hijacked plane are a lasting testament to personal courage". Well worth a listen.

If you are not familiar with NPR and your local public radio stations I encourage you to seek them out, learn to enjoy them as an alternate source of news and entertainment to commercial sources and, hopefullly, support them. Public radio is supported though contributions by the public, corporate sponsers and a small Federal grant. It is the closest thing to bias-free broadcast news media America has. I consider it a national treasure.