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Glenn Bischoff

Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Urgent Communications
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Glenn Bischoff is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Urgent Communications magazine. Over a 30-year journalism career, his publications have won several ASBPE awards for editorial excellence. He also has written for the Daily Herald, Illinois' third-largest daily newspaper. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northern Illinois University in 1980.

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by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters May. 16, 2013

BayRICS bounces back

Hampered by a lack of transparency during its early days, the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System (BayRICS) Authority has rebounded....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters May. 2, 2013

Regarding 911 abuses, let’s swat the swatters

Laws penalizing those who abuse the 911 system by making non-emergency calls are needed to discourage such actions, which use valuable first-....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Apr. 25, 2013

FirstNet’s Ginn has quite a mess on his hands

In the wake of FirstNet board member Paul Fitzgerald's allegations against fellow board members, Chairman Sam Ginn needs to keep his promise to....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Apr. 11, 2013

A stark reminder of why training is so important

Training often seems to be the first item cut when budgets are tight, but a recent New York transit incident provides vivid evidence of the....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Apr. 4, 2013

Prosecution needed to halt 911 abuses

A former suburban Chicago trustee reportedly has made 35 non-emergency calls to 911 during the first three months of this year, a pattern of behavior....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Mar. 21, 2013

Congress needs to drop T-Band mandate

Based on NPSTC's recent report, Congress should remove the mandate that public-safety entities clear the T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz)....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Mar. 19, 2013

UC wins Neal Award

Urgent Communications received the 2013 Jesse H. Neal Award in the "Best Subject-Related Series" category for its articles on public-safety broadband....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Mar. 14, 2013

Speaker: Firefighter radios are good, but not yet good enough

Without question, firefighter communications have come a long way. But it's not enough, according to Bruce Varner, retired chief of the Santa Rosa (....More
Photo of a high-school student attending class through his VGo robot
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Mar. 11, 2013

Meet VGo, the robot that will make you smile (w/ related video)

What's really fun is to write about is technology that is life-changing. For example, the VGo robot helps a grade-schooler be able to attend his....More
by Glenn Bischoff in Urgent Matters Feb. 26, 2013

Join us for a TETRA webinar on Thursday

With the FCC approving the use of TETRA by non-public-safety entities in the U.S., several sectors are taking a closer look at the technology, which....More
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