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Video: Linemen’s wives talk about the work their husbands do for customers

May 8, 2019 | Laura King-Homan | powerful life, T&D, video
Wife of a lineman with her daughter looking as a blossoming tree.

OPPD employees in several areas of the utility are always on call to serve customers. Perhaps the most visible of these are OPPD’s line technicians, or linemen. We sat down with some the linemen’s wive and families to get their perspective.

This video, produced by Goswen Visual Marketing, lets you hear about late night call outs and the dangers their husbands and fathers face every day.

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About Laura King-Homan

Laura King-Homan is the supervisor, Brand and Communication Operations, at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, including the Omaha World-Herald.

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