Bay Area Cop Croons Traffic Safety to Travelers Between California and Las Vegas - Elvis Style.Lifestyle & Assignment Editors ALBANY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2003 The legend of Elvis Presley is hard at work reminding motorists to buckle up and use a designated driver designated driver Public health A person at a social function who volunteers, or is 'volunteered' to chauffeur inebriated revellers chez elles at festivity's end. Cf Squash it. during the new year. For the past four months, an estimated 10 million motorists tuned in to Highway Radio have had the opportunity to hear a traffic safety public service announcement recorded by Albany California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Police Department Lieutenant Bill "Elvis" Palmini. Highway Radio is broadcast over an area that extends into California, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , and Arizona. The singing traffic safety messages are based on a song titled "One Way Ride," written by Palmini's former partner, retired sergeant Art Clemons, and turned into a PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. for radio stations. Palmini, who uses the persona persona /per·so·na/ (per-so´nah) [L.] in jungian psychology, the personality mask or facade presented by a person to the outside world, as opposed to the anima, the inner being. per·so·na n. of Elvis, is also a spokesperson for the Chief Operator Teen Driver program funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. When not chasing crooks, Palmini is hard at work promoting the Chief Operator traffic safety song and rap writing contest targeting middle school and high school students in the State. Selected teens are professionally recorded in a studio and the CD albums are used in traffic safety education. Sometimes the teens perform with Palmini, who has conducted over 500 musical traffic safety shows and presentations. He and Clemons are the only cops in history to receive an honorary Gold Record from the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. . The Chief Operator Teen Driver program is a fine-tuning of the adult designated driver concept. More information is available by calling (510) 528-5701. |
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