FBI Works with Clear Channel Outdoor to Raise Awareness and Improve Security via Digital Displays
Digital Billboards Debut in Baltimore
Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO)
WHAT: The Baltimore Division of the FBI will provide details on its
agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor to provide recruiting
information and vital security notifications to the
Baltimore community via the company's digital billboard
network. Media are invited to join a press conference
announcing the joint effort.
WHO: Amy Jo Lyons, FBI Special Agent in Charge
Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld, III of the Baltimore
City Police Department
Colonel Mike McCleese, Baltimore County Police Department
Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Russell, Maryland State Police
Department
Steve Ginsburg, President, Clear Channel Outdoor -
Washington, D.C./Baltimore Division
WHEN: September 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: FBI Baltimore Division Headquarters - 2600 Lord Baltimore
Drive, Baltimore
WHY: Learn how digital billboards can be made available for use by
the Baltimore City and County Police Department and the
Maryland State Police to disseminate emergency information.
Clear Channel Outdoor works with the FBI to display "wanted"
messages on its digital billboards across the country, and
the initiative has proven successful in assisting in the
apprehension of criminals.
Three Clear Channel Outdoor digital displays in Baltimore
have been operational since September 7, 2008, successfully
reaching 221,400 18+ adults in the area daily. Locations
include I-95, I-895 and Russell Street.
Source: Clear Channel Outdoor
Released September 5, 2008