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NNR Radio is a radio station that plays over the 98.0 MHz frequency. Occasionally, a reporter is sent to a scene or a guest is brought onto the show to speak, though more often, the only speaker on the program is the host.

Crew

• An unnamed host
• Al (Reporter)

Guests

• Dr. Jeff Galbraithe (former Chief Scientist at the Center for Disease Control)
• Professor Jake Wilson (current military scientist)

Content

The content focuses on the Knox Event and the politics surrounding it. The host attempts to stay unbiased, though the tone shifts to be critical of the government's response as the Event progresses. This is true especially after the former CDC scientist, Dr. Jeff Galbraithe, is brought on as a guest and reveals that 'America is not ready for this.' This criticality is obvious when Professor Jake Wilson, a military scientist, is brought on as a guest.

One segment sees a reporter, Al, sent to the scene after the break of the Exclusion Zone. He reports over the military's brutal treatment of the infected and the refugees that remain. Al is clearly shaken at the state of the scene, even while he attempts to remain professional.

The final broadcasting occurs after the media collapse, when Pastor James Hartnell enters the station and transmits his last words. This is one of three times that media adds to the player's panic and fear. (+4 Panic, +5 Fear)

Transcript

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The following is the complete transcript with times taken from media/radio/RadioData.xml

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Initial infection

Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
We're going to break from our regular programming to...
... talk about the Kentucky situation.
So, a huge area of forest and farmland has been cut off.
Roads blocked. The border patrolled.
Barriers intended for military use overseas used on home soil.
A massive logistical operation, and for what end?
The sectioning of an unknown, localized, contagion.
What is this outbreak? Should America be afraid?
We'll be asking the questions you want answered.
Today, all day. On NNR.
Back... after these messages.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 11:30

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
The President today met officials from the CDC...
... the Center for Disease Control...
... on the ongoing Kentucky outbreak situation.
We're expecting an official statement tomorrow, but White House representatives...
... have underlined that the large-scale military maneuvers in and around...
... the towns of Muldraugh and West Point are part of a 'long held and long term strategy'...
... that's in place to deal with 'security events and localized contamination'.
The message seems clear: they know what they're doing.
But shouldn't America know what they're doing too?
So far no word from inside the Exclusion Zone...
... and journalists we know to have successfully cross the border have NOT yet re-emerged...
... although there is reason to believe they are in the care of the military.
What is this outbreak? Should America be afraid?
We'll be asking the questions you want answered.
Today, all day. On NNR.
Back... after these messages.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 9 1993

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
The end of another troubled day in Kentucky.
Here's everything NNR news sources have exclusively uncovered...
... over the last 48 hours.
The Knox Event outbreak is localized.
It is an influenza-like disease that renders the afflicted unconscious.
After a period of illness, sufferers regain motor functions.
They are, however, dazed and confused. Panicked and nauseous.
It's in this state, we are told, that military scientists are finding them.
The infection is widespread in the Zone, and how it spreads is unknown.
We have seen soldiers in HazMat suits, however.
The US Army is taking absolutely no chances.
We're promised a press conference to update the nation tomorrow.
It's there that we'll be asking the questions you want answered.
Tomorrow, all day. On NNR.
Back... after these messages.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
The Knox Evacuation: there WILL be answers.
This morning the President meets with the CDC for a second time.
This afternoon: a press conference to allay fear and explain the Exclusion Zone.
All the while, fear and anger sweep the Nation.
Demonstrations in Washington.
City workers in hygiene masks on the New York subway.
Eyewitness reports suggest extreme flu-like symptoms followed by confusion.
The use of violence between sufferers has been reported.
People displaced from the Zone's outer perimeter...
... three days ago demand answers...
... now joined in camps by concerned relatives of those still inside.
In front of them? A strengthened military blockade.
South of Louisville. Below the Ohio River.
The area remains ringfenced by troops from local military bases.
Equipment due to be deployed overseas brought out to fight the infection.
The question remains: why can't we speak to them?

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR.
General John McGrew has confirmed 'panic' within the Exclusion Zone.
However he underlined there was 'no evidence' of fatalities.
Here is the full statement, recorded just moments ago.

McGrew:

I am making this statement at 11AM on the 14th July 1993.
There are many rumors circulating. Many falsehoods.
This is an appeal for calm.
I can confirm there has been an outbreak.
The ailment is, as yet, unidentified.
It is flu-like. It leads to panic. It leads to confusion.
There is NO evidence of fatalities within the Exclusion Zone.
We are using judged and judicious force to maintain the border.
Warning shots have been fired.
No civilians have been harmed.
We must ensure that this infection is not allowed to spread.
I am in hourly contact with the President on this matter.
The no-fly zone will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
At this time, we will take no questions.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
The President has claimed he is 'distressed' by the Knox Event.

President:

This is a distressing time.
The situation in Kentucky is unexpected and saddening.
My first thoughts are with the friends and families of those within the Zone.
People have been separated, folk have been evacuated...
I understand the difficulties facing us.
However, I have faith in the fine people of the Center for Disease Control...
... to get to the root of the panic and confusion within the Exclusion Zone.
I have faith in our Servicemen and Women to fulfill their duties...
... and for General John McGrew to command them with the foresight and dedication...
... he has shown throughout his exemplary career.
It is a distressing time America, but you are in safe hands.
Thank you.

Host:

General John McGrew had this to say this afternoon.

McGrew:

There are many rumors circulating. Many falsehoods.
This is an appeal for calm.
I can confirm there has been an outbreak.
The ailment is, as yet, unidentified.
It is flu-like. It leads to panic. It leads to confusion.
There is NO evidence of fatalities within the Exclusion Zone.
We are using judged and judicious force to maintain the border.
Warning shots have been fired.
No civilians have been harmed.
We must ensure that this infection is not allowed to spread.
I am in hourly contact with the President on this matter.
The no-fly zone will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
At this time, we will take no questions.

July 10 1993

Date: July 10, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
With us this morning is Dr Jeff Galbraithe...
... former Chief Scientist at the Center for Disease Control.
What are your thoughts on the Knox situation, Jeff?

Galbraithe:

Outrage.
The way it's being handled...
This is what happens: year after year, cut after cut...
Department after department shut down.
This sort of inefficiency. This lack of respect. This...

Host:

Dr Galbraithe: what's going on in there?

Galbraithe:

Well, there's a very communicable illness. Clearly.
A fever, followed by other - perhaps lasting - bodily impediments.
They're saying it's contained, so I can only imagine...
...that the initial spread has slowed.
They think it's no longer easily communicable.

Host:

But you don't believe in their judgement?

Galbraithe:

America is not ready for this.
We haven't been ready for a long time.
We all know which administration is to blame.
I won't spell it out.
We are reliant on men with tanks rolling out and sitting on roads.
You don't solve problems like this by pointing a gun.

Host:

But what is it? Do believe the reports of violence?

Galbraithe:

I only know there's more to it than what we are told.
With this administration you can take that as a given.

Host:

Thank you Dr Galbraithe.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 10, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR.
What matters to you. What matters to America.
As the day dawned on those impacted by the Knox Exclusion Zone.
A fresh statement has been released to media and obtained by NNR.
General John McGrew has apologised for 'a lack of clarity'.
He underlines, however, that the outbreak IS contained.
Disease control expert Dr Jeff Galbraithe, however...
...has poured cold water on these claims.
Formerly the Chief Scientist at the Center for Disease Control...
...earlier this morning on NNR he claimed he felt 'outrage'.

Galbraithe:

America is not ready for this.
We haven't been ready for a long time.

Host:

A demonstration is set to take place in Washington DC this afternoon...
... where those unhappy with the President's stance aim to make their voices heard.
They want answers? Is this a result of the area's chemical testing in the sixties?
Or is this just the Raleigh outbreak all over again?
Whether they get answers or not, a strong police presence is expected.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 10, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
What matters to you. What matters to America.
Now we're here in the primary military camp south of Louisville.
NNR have exclusive access to General John McGrew's operations today.
Let me introduce you to Professor Jake Wilson.
Now Professor Wilson, I understand that you're a scientist working with the military?

Wilson:

I am, and I'm here to put a few fears to rest.
People in there: they're in a bad way, but they're still standing.
The symptoms are flu-like, then it's panic and confusion.
The situation remains volatile.
We think it's slowed, maybe transmission has... uh...
It remains volatile. We think it's slowed.

Host:

Will they recover?

Wilson:

At this point in time we have no reason to believe they won't recover.

Host:

Why can't we talk to them Jake?

Wilson:

We're actually talking to Knox Telecommunications about that right now.
There's a lot of confusion. It could distress.
At this point in time we have no reason to believe they won't recover.

Host:

You really think that's a good enough answer for America?

Wilson:

Uh. We have the very best people looking into the samples we've taken.

Host:

Jeff Galbraithe, former head scientist at the CDC, says America isn't ready for this.
That chronic underfunding has left us unprepared.
What's your take?

Wilson:

I'm sorry, but that kinda talk's not my place.
We've got a guy who handles this stuff, I'll introduce...

Host:

I've already spoken to him several times. Thank you.

Wilson:

And you.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 10, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

Good evening. This is NNR.
Tonight: public anger explodes onto the streets.
A demonstration in Washington DC turned ugly this afternoon.
As protesters were denied access to the Mall...
... a proposed march on the White House ends with dramatic scenes.
Objects were hurled at the police, and the crowd forced back.
At least twenty individuals have found themselves under arrest.
Meanwhile reports of chronic governmental underfunding...
... in disease control just won't go away.
The military insist that the spread of flu-like symptoms...
...within the Knox Event has slowed.
But refuse to speculate on the 'confusion' now found within the Exclusion Zone.
Meanwhile, Knox Telecommunications confirm that phone lines have been down...
... in the area from several days BEFORE the incident.
This isn't enough to calm America.

Guest1:

My aunt's in there. Why can't I hear her?
Why can't they tell us the truth!

Guest2:

What am I doing? I'm panic-buying. What does it look like?
What happens next - that's just panic. It won't be pretty.
These shelves will be empty.
Except for the meat. They say it's in the meat.

Host:

More when it happens, and as it happens.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 11 1993

Date: July 11, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

Good morning, you're with the NNR Network...
...after a night of chaos on our streets.
Washington DC. Detroit. Los Angeles.
Stores looted, buildings set ablaze and running battles with police.
The President has released a statement demanding calm.

President:

I understand the frustration. I can hear you: loud and clear.
I understand the frustration because I'm like you.
I want to know when my fellow Americans...
...fellow Americans who are laid low with sickness...
... can be returned to their families.
To this end I will be talking to the General and the CDC today.
From which I will be able to provide more answers.
However.
The horrifying activities we have seen on our streets over the last 24 hours?
There is no excuse. No excuse whatsoever.
Arrests will be made. Every authority is on high alert.
If you are seeking to disrupt our way of life through fear and scaremongering...
...you will be sorely disappointed.
I will come back to you with more information...
...FULL information...
When I have it in my hand.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 11, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good morning.
Looting. Stores set aflame.
Organized conflict with police officials...
The President has spoken out after this night of violence.
While American allies overseas look at the scene with increasing horror.

President:

I understand the frustration. I can hear you: loud and clear.
I understand the frustration because I'm like you.
I want to know when my fellow Americans...
...fellow Americans who are laid low with sickness...
... can be returned to their families.
To this end I will be talking to the General and the CDC today.
From which I will be able to provide more answers.
However.
The horrifying activities we have seen on our streets over the last 24 hours?
There is no excuse. No excuse whatsoever.
Arrests will be made. Every authority is on high alert.
If you are seeking to disrupt our way of life through fear and scaremongering...
...you will be sorely disappointed.
I will come back to you with more information...
...FULL information...
When I have it in my hand.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 11, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good afternoon.
We have some breaking news.
ALL Flights leaving the US mainland after 6pm EST tonight...
...have been grounded by the World Health Organisation.
Their concern?
The still unidentified Kentucky outbreak'.
The President broke away from crisis talks with General John McGrew...
...to give this statement.

President:

This move is as unwelcome...
...as it is economically unsound.
I will seek to redress this move at every opportunity.
After talks with the General I am satisfied that...
The Knox Event is, to all intents of purpose, contained.
However.
Tests on those recovering from the Knox sickness are inconclusive.
We have labs set up inside the Zone now.
I assure the American people that every dollar I have at my disposal...
...will go toward their healing and rehabilitation.
However, I repeat: the Knox Event IS contained.
Procedures are underway to ensure our safety.
That will be all.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 11, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

Good evening. This is NNR.
On the day when ALL international flights were grounded...
...peacekeeping forces of police and military personnel patrol the streets.
The official line: 'Stay indoors where possible. Do not panic.'
Earlier today the President made the following statement:

President:

The Knox Event is, to all intents of purpose, contained.
However.
Tests on those recovering from the Knox sickness are inconclusive.
We have labs set up inside the Zone now.
I assure the American people that every dollar I have at my disposal...
...will go toward their healing and rehabilitation.
However, I repeat: the Knox Event IS contained.
Procedures are underway to ensure our safety.
That will be all.

Host:

Meanwhile, as a part of the military mobilization...
... the Knox Exclusion Zone boundary is being widened.
The office of General John McGrew has stated that this is...
... 'to remove any element of doubt'...
...that the Knox Event is being dealt with 'safely' and 'responsibly'.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 12 1993

Date: July 12, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good morning.
Public anger at the Government's handling of the Knox Event...
...continues to spill out onto the streets.
A confirmed fatality in New York, and many injured in Miami.
A stand-off between armed locals and police forces in Missouri was calmed...
...with water cannons and tear gas.
Meanwhile, the outbreak is said to be contained while...
... tests on the recovery of those afflicted are carried out...
...inside the Zone.
To further secure the incident, the Exclusion Zone has been widened.
Everyone within the new perimeter has been moved to temporary camps.
The reason? 'To remove any element of doubt' that...
... the Knox Event is being dealt with safely and responsibly.
Displaced locals, however, were quick to criticise the move.

Guest:

They came when it got dark - threw me and my boy in a truck!
Said it's for our safety! I said 'safety from what?'
I heard rumors y'all wouldn't believe.
I heard are people trying to escape from inside.
They want us away from there.
They put us in a school hall. Too many people, too few beds.
We started walking, and we ain't stopped.
Those Army boys are scared.
You can see it in their eyes.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 12, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

Good morning, you're listening to NNR.
Breaking news this hour!
A curfew announced in New York, Miami and LA with more to follow.
The President addressed a press briefing just moments ago.

President:

It is time to face facts. It is time to settle down.
We only ask for your responsible actions as an American citizen.
I, personally, take responsibility for the perceived lack of communication.
And for the rumor-mongering that has grown around the so-called 'Knox Event'
At this time we have no reason to believe residents of Kentucky will not recover.
However, as the picture clears, and more information is made available...
... its likelihood is starting to recede.
We have been hesitant to discuss specifics, yes, but with reason.
The Knox Event IS contained, but its panic and confusion are not.
We wanted to establish facts, but public alarm has not provided enough time.
From 6pm tonight there will be curfews in some of our biggest cities.
This is for your protection. Please do not leave your house.
Please have faith in both our military and our emergency services.
I ask our journalistic community to report responsibly.
We are examining all potentialities.
I will update you whenever we have new information.

Message:

This is NNR.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 12, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR, good afternoon.
The President today announced a 6pm curfew in major cities.
He went on to reiterate that the Knox Event is contained.
He, however, admitted responsibility for the 'perceived lack of communication'.

President:

It is time to face facts. It is time to settle down.
We only ask for your responsible actions as an American citizen.
I, personally, take responsibility for the perceived lack of communication.
And for the rumor-mongering that has grown around the so-called 'Knox Event'
At this time we have no reason to believe residents of Kentucky will not recover.
However, as the picture clears, and more information is made available...
... its likelihood is starting to recede.
We have been hesitant to discuss specifics, yes, but with reason.
The Knox Event IS contained, but its panic and confusion are not.
We wanted to establish facts, but public alarm has not provided enough time.
From 6pm tonight there will be curfews in some of our biggest cities.
This is for your protection. Please do not leave your house.
Please have faith in both our military and our emergency services.
I ask our journalistic community to report responsibly.
We are examining all potentialities.
I will update you whenever we have new information.

Message:

This is NNR.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 12, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

This is NNR.
Shocking pictures have emerged from the Exclusion Zone.
Earlier today the President discussed a 'receding likelihood'...
... of recovery for those afflicted by the Knox Event.
Photography leaked from the Exclusion Zone, however, paints a...
... more extreme picture.
Some listeners will find the following description shocking.
The photo is of a crowded street, but in focus is a man.
His age thirty. His clothing bloodstained.
One arm is raised as if in greeting.
The other is missing.
He is bloody. Covered in what would appear to be bite marks.
Or perhaps wounds inflicted by a bladed weapon.
He is still standing. He is apparently unharmed.
We have established the validity of this photograph.
We would also remind listeners that throughout it all - the message has been:
The Knox Event is contained.
The public have been shielded, rightly or wrongly, from a truth.
But the Knox Event IS contained.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 13 1993

Date: July 13, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Static:

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Date: July 13, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good morning.
Our apologies for this morning's break in programming.
Another night of violence nationwide...
... as more shocking details on the Knox Event emerge.
Conflict is endemic throughout the Exclusion Zone.
Those suffering from the affliction... hunt those unaffected.
Mothers. Fathers. Children.
The change is total.
The change is, observers claim, absolute.
When questioned officials refused either to confirm or deny these revelations.
Answering only that the Knox Event is contained...
... and that further information would be discussed later today.
The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
God bless America.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 13, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good afternoon.
Shocking detail continues to emerge from Kentucky...
... while America asks: is the Event truly contained?
Those who suffer from the infection prey on the healthy.
While survivor testimony claims the military have been holding civilians...
... suspected of contact with the illness INSIDE the Exclusion Zone.
As of last night, however, many found freedom.
Curfew Officials talking to NNR have refused to comment.
Their assurance: that the Knox Event is contained.
A briefing from General John McGrew is expected this evening.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 13, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
We're going straight over to General John McGrew.

McGrew:

First and foremost: we are safe.
America is safe.
Today we can confirm that, yes, the nature of the Knox Event is degenerative.
It causes panic and confusion among sufferers
Some of whom will then perform acts that are... un-American.
The initial period of contagion is over.
There is absolutely NO need for further panic.
Panic... engendered by irresponsible and unofficial reporting.
Sufferers are NOT deceased.
We ARE establishing the likelihood of discovering a cure.
At this stage the infection is passed only through DIRECT fluid contact.
This means bites. This means scratches.
My thoughts are with those poor souls behind the Event line.
But this is contained.
It has always been contained.
We are safe.
America is safe.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 14 1993

Date: July 14, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

This is NNR.
This was a statement from General John McGrew recorded earlier today.

McGrew:

First and foremost: we are safe.
America is safe.
Today we can confirm that, yes, the nature of the Knox Event is degenerative.
It causes panic and confusion among sufferers
Some of whom will then perform acts that are... un-American.
The initial period of contagion is over.
There is absolutely NO need for further panic.
Panic... engendered by irresponsible and unofficial reporting.
Sufferers are NOT deceased.
We ARE establishing the likelihood of discovering a cure.
At this stage the infection is passed only through DIRECT fluid contact.
This means bites. This means scratches.
My thoughts are with those poor souls behind the Event line.
But this is contained.
It has always been contained.
We are safe.
America is safe.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 14, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good morning.
The President left the White House through angry crowds last night.
As protesters incensed by the secrecy surrounding the Knox Event...
... broke curfew once again and converged on the Mall.
General John McGrew has spelled out that, despite rumor to the contrary...
... sufferers are not deceased.
At this stage only direct fluid contact can spread the disease.
This, however, is no comfort to those with friends and relatives...
... inside the Exclusion Zone. Or close by.
Reports are coming in of violent clashes on the perimeter.
We'll have news on that as it happens.
And as ever we must report:

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 14, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

Good afternoon. This is NNR.
The President has made the following recorded statement.

President:

Fellow Americans.
We must have peace.
Please: tonight, stay in your homes.
Mistakes have been made, I know.
But at this point the Knox Event is contained.
The world is watching us.
We don't have to panic.
The curfew is there for a reason, and I would ask you to stick by it.
We intend to make deliberate action within the Exclusion Zone very soon.

Host:

This is still NNR. We're still getting reports of violence and gunfire...
... on the Zone perimeter south of Louisville.
We can't get in touch with our team right now.
More as it happens.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 14, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
Survivors are reporting developments on the perimeter.
The Primary Exclusion Zone camp has been compromised.
Running battles between civilians and military enforcement...
... resulted in the deployment of tear gas and later...
... gunfire.
The conflict was nearing an end when...
When a huge movement of people came from INSIDE the Zone.
Hundreds of people - thought to be infected - entered the area.
The ground is littered with the dead and the dying.
It's impossible to tell who has the infection, and who does not.

Guest:

I was in there. I got away.
Look at this. Look at my arm.
One of them got to me. Sunk her teeth right in.
What are they saying?
Do you know what this means?
Does this mean I'm infected?
Don't look at me like that!
Screw you man! Fu-

Static:

<bzzt> <fzzt>

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 15 1993

Date: July 15, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

This is NNR.
Horrific events have played out in Kentucky.
Pitched battles between civilians and crowd control experts...
...resulted in sporadic gunfire and casualties throughout yesterday afternoon.
At one point tear gas was deployed and...
... during a break in the fighting...
... a wave of infected came from the South.
Defences were overwhelmed.
A considered assault by military forces took place.
The death toll is in the hundreds.
In terms of the infected... many hundreds more.
Their bodies lie together now, all as one.
Crowds of people have escaped the chaos.
Some on foot. Some in vehicles.
Some themselves victim to fluid contact with the infected.
In tense scenes: a military convoy is moving alongside them.
The Knox Event is compromised.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 15, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

Good morning. This is NNR.
Our reporter is on Route 31W south of Louisville.
Al. Al can you hear me?

Al:

I can.
Eyewitness accounts suggest a scene of devastation to the South.
Unburied bodies left on the ground.
An eerie silence.
People are running.
I'm seeing occasional conflicts on the road.
People are doing their best to keep separate.
The Event's military force now absent...
Apart from some occasionally seen away from the crowd...
Suspicions and emotions are running high.
I'm standing next to the body of a man...
... apparently injured by the infected assault.
Now he lies dead. A bullet wound to the chest.
What the infected began, the uninfected have finished.
Anarchy reigns in Kentucky this morning.
Back to the studio.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 15, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR. Good afternoon.
Chaos in Louisville.
Traffic gridlock and violent confrontations...
...during a mass surge to the North.
Louisville officials have urged residents to stay in their homes.
A request now seeming futile - with chaos on the Interstate...
... and huge lines at gas stations.
Many are driving, some are even walking.
Their aim? To get north. Over the Ohio river.
While confrontations with those displaced by yesterday's horror...
...are breaking out throughout the city.
Our reporter submitted this report.
We apologise for its emotive content.

Al:

I've seen... infected people outside of the Zone.
There was an attack at a rest stop.
A child, a child that was thought to be sleeping.
He suddenly awoke, and inflicted a wound on his mother.
A crowd formed.
I walked away. I don't know what happened next.
I'm sorry.
I just didn't want to know.
I couldn't.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6PM.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 15, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

This is NNR.
Breaking news from the Knox Event.
Illness ravages survivors from the camp assault.
Our reporter is on the ground.

Al:

There are people here who have had NO contact with the infected.
They're running fevers. They're incapacitated.
Without urgent medical attention many will soon die.
Medical attention, right now, is yet to arrive.
The Knox Infection is spreading without fluid contact!
We repeat: the Knox Infection is spreading without fluid contact!

Host:

Before we were handed this... shocking news...
... plans for a strengthened curfew had been put in place.
Please folks: stay indoors.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6pm.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 16 1993

Date: July 16, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
Good morning.
We have confirmation that the Knox Event infection is...
...spreading without ANY contact with an infected body.
Flu-like symptoms, panic, confusion...
Symptoms that result in incapacitation and, possibly, death.
Or a status much like it.
The President's Office has requested America not to panic.
A statement reads:
Stay in your homes. Avoid public places.'
Emergency teams are en route.'
Mass movement on major roads will delay help being sent'.
The curfew will remain in place'
God Bless America'

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6PM.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 16, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR.
As we've been reporting this morning.
The Knox Event infection is spreading in Kentucky.
How it is contracted remains unknown.
The illness that precedes... Knox Event symptoms...
...can enter the human body WITHOUT fluid contact.
Huge numbers of people - men, women and children - are falling ill all over Louisville.
No-one knows why, or how.
People are...
...starting to change.
Avoid them if you can.
Again, the statement by the President's Office reads:
Stay in your homes. Avoid public places.'
Emergency teams are en route.'
Mass movement on major roads will delay help being sent'.
The curfew will remain in place'
God Bless America'

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6PM.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 16, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

You're on the NNR Network.
It is a day of panic throughout Kentucky.
The Knox Event infection is spreading, and spreading fast.
Hospitals are full. Incapacitated people are left on sidewalks.
Many of them are dead.
Some are standing.
Some not.
As one, whole families are falling ill.
Those who can, race to the North over the Ohio River.
Those who cannot...
This is just too much...
Just play the damn curfew message.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6PM.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 16, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

I'm here with some breaking news.
This... uh... this is NNR.
Cases of the Knox Event infection are being reported around the world.
The scenes of horror in Kentucky are not alone.
There are pictures coming in from... England and...
...and Africa.
Horrific images.
Although it seems impossible.
It has happened.
The Knox Event is not alone.
NNR are <cough> not aware of cases in mainland America...
...outside of Kentucky.
Our advice, not the President's...
No: my advice...
Stay inside, but if you see one of them?
Run like hell.

Message:

The curfew will be enforced until further notice.
For your own safety, stay indoors beyond 6PM.
Your regional NNR station will have all the details.
NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 17 1993

Date: July 17, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Static:

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Date: July 17, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

Host:

This is NNR
The Knox Event infection is confirmed in the following locations.
Louisville and surrounding area, Kentucky.
Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
Norfolk, England. London, England.
Newcastle, England.
Mogadishu, Somalia - in Africa.
Seoul, South Korea.
Okinawa, Japan.
The cause of the sudden spread is unknown.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 17, 1993
Time: 12:00 – 18:00

Host:

This is NNR.
We have received a pre-recorded message from General John McGrew.

McGrew:

This is addressed to those unaffected by the second wave of the Knox Infection.
You might know who you are by now.
If you don't, you will in coming days.
The disease will not spread to you as it has to others...
... but through fluid contact, by which I mean bites...
... it surely will.
The time has come to bear arms against this threat.
They may be your family, they may be your friends.
Do not hesitate to pull the trigger.
These are dark days, but as a nation we can and will prevail.
You have not been forgotten.
We will come for you.
General John McGrew, out.

Host:

Meanwhile unconfirmed outbreaks of the Knox Infection have been reported...
...in New York and Chicago.
Confirmed outbreaks: England, Somalia, South Korea and Japan.
There appears to be no end to the descent.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 17, 1993
Time: 18:00 – 23:30

Host:

This is...
This is NNR.
Earlier today we received the following recording.
The voice - that of General John McGrew.

McGrew:

This is addressed to those unaffected by the second wave of the Knox Infection.
You might know who you are by now.
If you don't, you will in coming days.
The disease will not spread to you as it has to others...
... but through fluid contact, by which I mean bites...
... it surely will.
The time has come to bear arms against this threat.
They may be your family, they may be your friends.
Do not hesitate to pull the trigger.
These are dark days, but as a nation we can and will prevail.
You have not been forgotten.
We will come for you.
General John McGrew, out.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

July 18 1993

Date: July 18, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 06:00

Host:

Good morning.
This is NNR.
Earlier today we received the following recording.
The voice - that of General John McGrew.

McGrew:

This is addressed to those unaffected by the second wave of the Knox Infection.
You might know who you are by now.
If you don't, you will in coming days.
The disease will not spread to you as it has to others...
... but through fluid contact, by which I mean bites...
... it surely will.
The time has come to bear arms against this threat.
They may be your family, they may be your friends.
Do not hesitate to pull the trigger.
These are dark days, but as a nation we can and will prevail.
You have not been forgotten.
We will come for you.
General John McGrew, out.

Message:

NNR Network: What matters to you, matters to America.

Date: July 18, 1993
Time: 06:00 – 12:00

person1:

This is NNR
The Knox Event infection is confirmed in the following locations:
Louisville and surrounding area, Kentucky.
New Orleans.
New York.

Static:

<bzzt>

Host:

Los Angeles, Cali <fzzt>

Static:

<bzzt>

Host:

Berlin.

Static:

<bzzt>

Host:

Tokyo.

Static:

<fzzt>
<bzzt>

Host:

God save us all.

Pastor

Date: July 9, 1993
Time: 00:00 – 23:30

Hartnell:

My name is Pastor James Hartnell.
I am in what was once a place for radio broadcast.
It is now a mausoleum.
A walking mausoleum.
I have been bitten. I am not long for this world.
I came here, to this room, to pray with you. For our souls.
Our Father, who art...

Background:

*CRASH*

Hartnell:

Oh but here they come.
Do not worry. I am... ready for this.
God bless you.
Get back! GET BACK!
*SCREAM*
Who art in heaven...
Hallowed be..
...
thy name...

Trivia

• NNR Radio seems to be the Project Zomboid equivalent to the United States' NPR News.
• NNR is the news station that lasted the longest during the Knox event. It sends out its final transmission with the report that the Knox infection has spread globally on the morning of July 18th.
• When Pastor James Hartnell is on the air is one of three times that media adds to the player's panic and fear. (+4 Panic, +5 Fear)

See also

• Hitz FM
• KnoxTalk Radio
• LBMW - Kentucky Radio