Icom Amateur Radios feature in Tim Allen TV comedy show
Icom Amateur radios are appearing in a new TV comedy in the US called Last Man Standing. The program stars Comedian Tim Allen as a radio amateur, Mike Baxter, in an ABC TV show produced by John Amodeo. In the show he uses an Icom IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver and an IC-E92D handheld transceiver. Allen star of Home Improvement, Toy Story, The Santa Clause and Galaxy Quest, just to name a few plays Mike Baxter, a married father of three and the director of marketing at an outdoor sporting goods store in Colorado whose life is dominated by women. While Amateur Radio has not been prominently featured in the first episodes, according to John Amodeo, it is a part of the show and an important part of Mike’s character. The episode that will establish Mike as a radio amateur is currently scheduled to air in the United States in mid-January. Read the full ARRL story at http://www.arrl.org/news/em-ham-radio-in-hollywood-em-comedian- tim-allen-stars-as-radio-amateur-on-new-tv-show Icom UK Marketing - marketing@icomuk.co.uk14/12/2011