Helene trapped Asheville broadcasters in their station. They’ve stayed on air ever since (North Carolina)

Trapped in the station by fallen trees, offline, with no power, no water and negligible cell phone reception, a team of local broadcasters stayed on air as Tropical Storm Helene brought flooding and devastation to Western North Carolina.

A week and a half later, they’re still there, fielding nonstop phone calls from community members and trying to connect those with needs to those with the skills and resources to fill them.

It began Sept. 27, as News Director and morning show host Mark Starling rode out Tropical Storm Helene in iHeartRadio’s West Asheville studio. Miles away, his wife, Brandee, was braced in a SUV with their son and four dogs at the Citgo station in Black Mountain, watching waves come over the top of the I-40 overpass. She’d been trying to get to the studio.

The couple had spoken that morning before the worst of the storm rocked WNC. That would be the last time they heard each other’s voices until reuniting on air days later.

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