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Whether you are on the road to a job site or storm restoration effort or relaxing after a long workday, you can listen to stories about storm restoration efforts, best practices in line work and the men and women in the line trade. You will also have the opportunity to share your comments on topics covered in the podcasts. We invite you to subscribe to the podcast today and become part of our Line Life community.
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Friday Jan 19, 2024
Training Lineworkers in the Military: Featuring SSG Dalton Kruse
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Aspiring lineworkers who want to serve their country and learn the line trade at the same time can join the U.S. Army's Prime Power program through the 249th Engineer Battallion.
By working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army soldiers can train for future careers in line work while serving as soldiers in the military. In this podcast episode, SSG Dalton Kruse, a combat engineer for the U.S. Army, dives into the two options: Army Reserve and active duty.
To learn more, listen to the episode featuring Rustin "Nemo" Owen or read the articles, "Veterans in the Line Trade," or Military Linemen at www.tdworld.com. Also, make sure to email us with your comments on this episode and suggestions for future podcast guests to linelifepodcast@gmail.com.
Friday Jan 12, 2024
ICYMI: Line Trade Unites At 2023 Rodeo Week
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
New for 2024, T&D World is featuring audio stories on the second and fourth Fridays of each month and interview-style episodes on the first and third Fridays. To kick off the "In Case You Missed It" (ICYMI) series, we are featuring an article from the December 2023 field-focused Electric Utility Operations section of T&D World. This article titled, "Line Trade Unites at 2023 Rodeo Week," was narrated and written by Field Editor Amy Fischbach. Email us with your comments on this episode and suggestions for future guests to linelifepodcast@gmail.com.
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Rustin Owen’s Journey from the U.S. Army to the Line Trade and Beyond
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
This episode of T&D World's Line Life Podcast features Rustin Owen, a U.S. Army veteran who has worked in the power industry for 20 years. Rustin started working in the line trade in the U.S. Army's Prime Power Unit. During his time with the military, he traveled the world providing power to U.S. forces and helping in natural disasters. He was also one of the founders of the U.S. Army Power Line Distribution Course to train Army lineworkers.
Rustin competed at the International Lineman's Rodeo before serving on the sidelines for the International Lineman's Rodeo Association safety committee. He also worked as a safety professional for an IOU before moving on to his current role at Honeywell Salisbury.
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
David Mendonca worked in the line trade as a lineworker for 16 years before founding the Show Up Dad Foundation. He is a husband and father of three who is helping other dads in the line trade to reignite engagement with their families. He is also the host of the Show Up Dad podcast, which has two special series: the Lineman Chronicles and Marriage on the Line, Lifeline. His show, which is available on all major platforms, releases new episodes each Monday. His podcast is also aired on a national radio show.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 2: Line Families and Climbin for Kids
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Lineworkers must work in challenging conditions and in the middle of the night to keep the lights on for customers. During one special week each year, however, line families can come together to celebrate the line trade at the International Lineman's Rodeo.
This episode shines the spotlight on line families. It features interviews with Crystal Tompkins, the wife of a Jackson EMC senior team competitor and Eddie (Frank) Hutter, the dad of David, a Duke Progress apprentice lineworker. It also features the voices of line kids including Kale Lindquist; Esteban and Isabella Byrd; Preston Draper; Kipton Koehler and Bristol Novak.
In addition, this episode features a segment on the Climbin for Kids program, which is organized by Ameren Illinois to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Lineworker Paul Koehler, who recently lost his daughter, Guiliana, to childhood cancer, speaks out about how the program helped him and his family. He also shares how the line trade can continue to support the fundraiser to help other families.
If you would like to donate to the Climbin for Kids fundraiser, you can email Climbinforkids@ameren.com or visit the new page on Instagram or the fundraising website.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 1: Competitors and Supporters
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
The 2023 International Lineman's Rodeo shattered records across the board with 1,316 competitors, 292 teams, 440 apprentices, 541 judges and 100 volunteers. To bring the event coverage to life, we conducted live interviews in our T&D World booth at the Lineman's Expo.
Everyone from line kids to competitors and event judges stopped by our booth to share their stories about why they were participating in the Lineman's Rodeo Week.
Part 1 features interviews with competitors and supporters, while Part 2, which will air in November 2023, will focus on the line families and the Climbin for Kids fundraiser. Visit the T&D World website for more event coverage and to see a photo gallery of those featured in this episode, visit https://tdworld.com/21275912
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
T&D Talk, Episode 5: Undergrounding High-Voltage Transmission Lines
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
For our latest episode of T&D Talk, a special series on the T&D World Line Life podcast channel, we are focusing on the installation of high-voltage transmission lines. Our guest is Randy Denmon, director of high-voltage services for Southwire. He has been in the industry for 25 years and is responsible for the safe, quality installation of 69 kV through 500 kV underground transmission projects. For more information, visit Southwire's website or T&D World's website.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
New Line Life Podcast: Celebrating a Lineman’s Rodeo Championship Team
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
With the 2023 International Lineman's Rodeo Week right around the corner, we are building excitement for the competition with a Line Life podcast episode highlighting a past championship team. Two years ago, Duke Energy's journeyman lineworker team of Sandy Barnhill, Jay Tipton and Keith Griffin rose to the top of the competition and won the championship title. The trio share their memories from their years of competing at the Rodeo. For them, the Rodeo is both a time for competition and to spend time with their families and friends in the line trade.
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