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Cheering Sections: Families Support their Linemen

Oct. 24, 2017
Linemen families are close-knit; the wives and children and parents know only too well the danger their loved ones put themselves into to keep the power on.

Linemen families are close-knit; the wives and children and parents know only too well the danger their loved ones put themselves into to keep the power on. Linemen keep safety their top priority when out in the field so they can return home when the job is done. Linemen families support their men and women in more ways than one, and one way is to cheer them on at the annual International Lineman's Rodeo. Families, friends and coworkers came from all over to watch the linemen compete.

About the Author

Nikki Chandler | Group Editorial Director, Energy

Nikki has 28 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 23 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002 and now leads the content for EnergyTech, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World media brands and supports Endeavor’s energy events, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World Live. She has contributed to several publications over the past 25 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.

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