‘Call 911’: Listen to Jan. 28 ‘MTSU On the Record’

Producer/Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Katherine Rowe

Synopsis: The graduate student, who has worked as a 911 dispatcher for nearly a year, explains why these emergency professionals deserve better pay and benefits for performing a very stressful job.

‘MTSU On the Record’ guest explains how ‘911 Saves’ with dispatchers’ help

An MTSU graduate student discussed 911 dispatchers’ critical roles in ensuring rapid, efficient emergency responses on a recent “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Katherine Rowe, who’s worked as a 911 dispatcher for the city of Murfreesboro for nearly a year, first aired Jan. 28 on WMOT-FM Roots…

January 28, 2020

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Pictured, from left, are Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency/Public Safety Director Chris Clark, Rutherford County Emergency Communications District Director Steve Smith, Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, John D. Hood, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks, and retired Murfreesboro Police Department Chief Glenn Chrisman. The Rutherford County 911 center was named Friday in honor of Hood, the 911 Board’s longest-serving member and treasurer and current director of government relations at MTSU. (Photo by Ashley McDonald/Rutherford County Mayor’s Office)

Rutherford County 911 center named for MTSU’s John Hood [+VIDEO]

John D. Hood, MTSU alumnus and current director of the university’s government and community affairs, was recognized Friday, Sept. 11, by having the Rutherford County Emergency Communications District’s 911 administration and training center named in his honor. As the 911 center’s longest-standing board member and treasurer, Hood was honored in…

September 11, 2020

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MTSU enhances security with active shooter guides, more cameras

Middle Tennessee State University has created and distributed an active shooter guide as well as increasing video surveillance and planning to reintroduce emergency call stations to the campus. With the recent Ohio State University attack as the latest example of the security concerns facing campuses throughout the nation, MTSU’s Division of…

December 19, 2016

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