Remote Trucks Threaten Health of WNYW Staffers

By Andrew Gauthier 

Daily News

Staffers at WNYW/Ch. 5 are upset about a life-threatening problem with the station’s remote trucks that has sent four on-air reporters and a handful of off-air staff to the hospital.

Reporters Lisa Evers, Andrea Day, Nicole Johnson and Ti-Hua Chang all were treated in recent weeks for carbon-monoxide poisoning after working in the station’s remote trucks for long periods of time.

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“This is a serious situation,” said an insider who requested anonymity. “There have been repeated incidents.” More…

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