Henry J. "Hank" Schwartz M.D.

Photos and captions by Kent Randles

(I worked for Hank between 1978 and 1983 at KXOA AM/FM)

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Hank_prepares_198X_800X600.jpg (142776 bytes) The 1470 KXOA transmitter is between the levee and the American River in a floodplain.

Gotta do the weekly inspection, no matter what, so we suit up and row out to the transmitter.

You can see the actual transmitter pictures at http://www.sbe124.org/old_xmtr_rescue/our_old_xmtr.html

Hank_rows_198X_425X600.jpg (135875 bytes) The raft is such that only one person can row...
Hank_floats_198X_800X600.jpg (144320 bytes) And when the water gets shallow, the assistant/cameraman in the hip waders, tows the boss.

I like how my KXOA logo stencil worked out.

Hank_directs_Chili_Cookoff_traffic_198X_800X600.jpg (143938 bytes) KXOA-FM aka K108 had an annual Chili Cookoff which ended up in Old Sac.

Firefighter Schwartz (as opposed to Engineer Schwartz and Pilot Schwartz) directed traffic