[SBE] SBE Member Mike Dinger

[Barry Thomas]

Here is a cross-post from another list regarding an SBE member.




> > Message: 2

> > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:53:36 -0600

> > From: Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com>

> > Subject: [RT] FLASH....Next Media Engineer Mike Dinger Shot During

> >    Attempted Robbery

> > To: Broadcast Radio Technical Forum <radio-tech at broadcast.net>,

> >    "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>,    Jon

> Morgan

> >    <jonm at elmhurst.edu>, jporay at sbe.org, pmclane at imaspub.com

> > Cc: dfield at 9chicago.com

> > Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20080129232715.02509368 at pop.ais.net>

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> >

> > I heard this evening Mike Dinger, Chief for Next Media's Chicago South

> > cluster, was shot at close range during an attempted robbery last

> evening

> > (1/28) at his apartment parking lot in Joliet, IL. It is my

> understanding

> > he was shot in the leg with a shotgun by the robber who was not happy he

> > could not hijack Mike's car. (The car had it's parking brake on and the

> > robber could not release it. So he shot Mike instead.)

> >

> > I don't know his condition other than he is still with us and was to

> > undergo surgery today (1/29). Beyond that, I know nothing more other

> than

> > he's at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, IL.

> >

> > Please add him to your prayers for a full and speedy recovery.

> >

> > MM

> >