Update-1 podcast covers Fijian cyclone’s impact on residents and media

Cyclone Winston, the worst storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, is the focus of the latest Update-1, the National Press Club’s podcast. Winston had sustained winds of 185 miles an hour and killed 42 people. It also destroyed thousands of homes in Fiji, left many people without water and electricity, and forced tens of thousands of Fijians to live in evacuation centers.

As part of Update-1, Irshad Hussain, a radio station manager in Fiji, talks to Broadcast Committee member Irv Chapman about his experience surviving the category 5 storm. He was at the station when the cyclone hit on February 20, damaging the station's antenna and knocking it off the air in parts of the Pacific Islands. Hussain explains in detail what it was like when the cyclone hit, how the media have covered the story and how Fiji is recovering.

Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen with assistance from Adam Konowe. The podcast can be heard via the NPC website (click on “multimedia,” then “podcast”) or on iTunes, Sticher and Tunein.