{"id":1442,"date":"2009-07-06T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2018-01-25T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T22:27:29","slug":"ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8259445@N07\/3165922154\/\" title=\"~life is a rollercoaster~close-up by taranoel, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"life is a rollercoaster\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/KTSA_Interview.mp3\">recording<\/a> of my radio interview last week with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsa.com\/\">KTSA&#8217;s<\/a> Paul Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>We talked about a San Antonio Express-News investigation of the thrill ride industry, and how the public can check a little-known government database that tracks amusement ride injuries in Texas. The Express-News posted the injury data online for anyone interested in checking the safety record of a theme park or carnival.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for updates from John Tedesco\u2019s blog<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a recording of my radio interview last week with KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander. We talked about a San Antonio Express-News investigation of the thrill ride industry, and how the public can check a little-known government database that tracks amusement ride injuries in Texas. The Express-News posted the injury data online for anyone interested in checking &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#more-1442\" aria-label=\"Read more about KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[30,251,282,327,381,421,445,471,472,538],"class_list":["post-1442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-express-news-stories","category-open-records","tag-amusement-rides","tag-injuries","tag-ktsa","tag-mike-geeslin","tag-paul-alexander","tag-rattler","tag-safety","tag-six-flags","tag-six-flags-fiesta-texas","tag-theme-parks","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KTSA&#039;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries | John Tedesco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KTSA&#039;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here&#8217;s a recording of my radio interview last week with KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander. We talked about a San Antonio Express-News investigation of the thrill ride industry, and how the public can check a little-known government database that tracks amusement ride injuries in Texas. The Express-News posted the injury data online for anyone interested in checking ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"John Tedesco\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Tedesco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@John_Tedesco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@john_tedesco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Tedesco\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Tedesco\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c9553e8928f804751fd5f4b84ade59ce\"},\"headline\":\"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":84,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm4.static.flickr.com\\\/3267\\\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Amusement Rides\",\"Injuries\",\"KTSA\",\"Mike Geeslin\",\"Paul Alexander\",\"Rattler\",\"Safety\",\"Six Flags\",\"Six Flags Fiesta Texas\",\"Theme parks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Express-News Stories\",\"Open Records\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/\",\"name\":\"KTSA's Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries | John Tedesco\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm4.static.flickr.com\\\/3267\\\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm4.static.flickr.com\\\/3267\\\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm4.static.flickr.com\\\/3267\\\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/07\\\/06\\\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"John Tedesco\",\"description\":\"Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5\",\"name\":\"John Tedesco\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":233,\"caption\":\"John Tedesco\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg\"},\"description\":\"Investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/johntedesco\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/john_tedesco\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/john_tedesco\",\"https:\\\/\\\/mastodon.online\\\/@John_Tedesco\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Key Topics Editor\",\"worksFor\":\"Houston Chronicle\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johntedesco.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c9553e8928f804751fd5f4b84ade59ce\",\"name\":\"John Tedesco\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"KTSA's Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries | John Tedesco","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"KTSA's Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries","og_description":"Here&#8217;s a recording of my radio interview last week with KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander. We talked about a San Antonio Express-News investigation of the thrill ride industry, and how the public can check a little-known government database that tracks amusement ride injuries in Texas. The Express-News posted the injury data online for anyone interested in checking ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/","og_site_name":"John Tedesco","article_published_time":"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"John Tedesco","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@John_Tedesco","twitter_site":"@john_tedesco","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Tedesco"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/"},"author":{"name":"John Tedesco","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c9553e8928f804751fd5f4b84ade59ce"},"headline":"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries","datePublished":"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/"},"wordCount":84,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg","keywords":["Amusement Rides","Injuries","KTSA","Mike Geeslin","Paul Alexander","Rattler","Safety","Six Flags","Six Flags Fiesta Texas","Theme parks"],"articleSection":["Express-News Stories","Open Records"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/","url":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/","name":"KTSA's Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries | John Tedesco","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg","datePublished":"2009-07-06T16:22:02+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-25T22:27:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/3165922154_306d5ddd15.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/ktsas-paul-alexander-discusses-thrill-ride-injuries\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"KTSA&#8217;s Paul Alexander discusses thrill-ride injuries"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/","name":"John Tedesco","description":"Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/65215f1cfbc6d6af95b00ec1b6e8eac5","name":"John Tedesco","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg","url":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg","width":250,"height":233,"caption":"John Tedesco"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/John-Tedesco-investigative-journalist.jpg"},"description":"Investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle","sameAs":["https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johntedesco\/","https:\/\/x.com\/john_tedesco","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/john_tedesco","https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@John_Tedesco"],"jobTitle":"Key Topics Editor","worksFor":"Houston Chronicle"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c9553e8928f804751fd5f4b84ade59ce","name":"John Tedesco"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1LGaa-ng","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}