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Off-Ramp

Richard Yokley, America's Emergency! Expert

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Jun 26, 2010
Emergency!
Emergency!
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Richard Yokley, America's Emergency! Expert
John Rabe talks about TV history, rapid responders, and radio license numbers (Just what does KMG 365 mean?) with Richard Yokley, author of Emergency: Behind the Scene about the hit '70s program.

The LA County Fire Museum is raising money to restore Engine 51, the actual fire truck used in Emergency, the true-to-life tv series. John Rabe talks about TV history, rapid responders, and radio license numbers (Just what does KMG 365 mean?) with Richard Yokley, author of Emergency: Behind the Scene about the hit '70s program.

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