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Hooligans on the run!
(00:02:17)
From: John Ryan
The annual hooligan run in Berners Bay, northwest of Juneau, is just about done. Researchers say several million of the small, oily fish have returned to spawn in rivers ...
Animal eavesdroppers
(00:01:59)
From: John Ryan
Researchers have been eavesdropping on the conversations of chickadees in their winter flocks. The little black-capped birds are some of the most sophisticated communicators ...
Alaska's Trumpets of Doom
(00:04:24)
From: John Ryan
The science behind the songs of Alaska's humpback whales
Alaskan eagles rip it up (audio postcard)
(00:03:00)
From: John Ryan
Bald eagles, humans throng to a wild Alaskan river
Bridges over troubled waters (4:50 edit)
(00:04:50)
From: John Ryan
Winner, 2007 PRNDI award for Best News Series
Ripple Rock meets its doom (short version)
(00:04:35)
From: John Ryan
The greatest hazard to navigation on Canada's west coast, then and now.
Flying squirrels + treadmills = Science!
(00:02:08)
From: John Ryan
Alaskan squirrels can fly, but can they run?
Victoria Secretes
(00:06:16)
From: John Ryan
A proper provincial capital poops in the ocean -- but for how long?
Crossing Admiralty Inlet
(00:06:07)
From: John Ryan
The rough seas -- real and virtual -- of Puget Sound
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Piece Description
America's biggest new suspension bridge in the past 40 years is nearing completion in Washington state, high above the turbulence of the Tacoma Narrows. The churning currents have been a deadly hazard for bridge builders, but they also keep Puget Sound from turning into a dead sea. In part five of his series "As the Sound Churns," producer John Ryan takes us deep inside the giant blender known as the Tacoma Narrows.
Broadcast History
A slightly different version aired on KUOW-Seattle, Oct. 20, 2007
Transcript
Lead:
A wind storm sent the bridge known as Galloping Gertie crashing to the bottom of the Tacoma Narrows more than half a century ago. A third Tacoma Narrows Bridge is now under construction in Puget Sound in Washington state. This time, the turbulent waters of the Narrows have been a serious hazard for bridge builders.
(FX: underwater breathing)
Producer John Ryan takes us deep inside the giant blender known as the Tacoma Narrows.
Donohue: ?One-six-five.?
Neumann: ?Divin? in the shallows today.?
THAT BREATHING YOU HEAR IS KIRK NEUMANN. HE?S ALONE IN THE DARK, A HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE FEET UNDERWATER IN THE TACOMA NARROWS.
Donohue : ?Looks like it should be, no tangled wires or anything??
Neumann: ?Negative. That looks good, I?m going down, slack down line, slack diver.?
NEUMAN IS HELPING INSTALL THE UNDERWATER FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEW TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE. I...
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Timing and Cues
Piece starts with :10 of underwater breathing sounds that can be faded up under the host intro. It ends with a long tail (:23) of waves on the beach that can be faded out whenever.
Lead:
A wind storm sent the bridge known as Galloping Gertie crashing to the bottom of the Tacoma Narrows more than half a century ago. A third Tacoma Narrows Bridge is now under construction in in Puget Sound in Washington state. This time, the turbulent waters of the Narrows have been a serious hazard for bridge builders.
(FX: underwater breathing)
Producer John Ryan takes us deep inside the giant blender known as the Tacoma Narrows.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I cover the waterfront | Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra | Jazz Moods - Round Midnight: Billie Holiday. | sony | 1938 | 00:00 |
Additional Files
- Tacoma ironworker Earl White in 1949 and today (earlwhite.jpg)
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