 For video streaming, gaming, social media, plus smart home devices and security systems, standard high speed or cellular internet is just too slow. But Broadband keeps your home connected. Call or visit Gearhart Broadband online. A veteran patrolman of the Pikeville Police Department was recently appointed as the public information officer at a city commission meeting in Pikeville. This position will allow the Pikeville Police Department to keep the public and media aware of different police matters in Pikeville. I met with Tony Kahn, the newly appointed public information officer to talk about his experience as an officer of the law and what new duties his job description will include. And we have a new relationship with the media, so yeah, I'm ready for this position. I accept it. It may be 15 years with the city of Pikeville. Of course, over my career, I'm 27 years in as a police officer. My title now is public information officer for the city of Pikeville. I'm also a patrol training officer of the city of Pikeville and basically whatever duties I need to do for the city of Pikeville. But I'm going to be a liaison between the chief of police for the police department and to the media with the social media. Any press releases we do will go through the chief and then I'll be the one that will bring it to the media. We have an obligation to report our activities to the people we serve. That's the big thing about this. We have an obligation for that to let them know what's going on and they have a right to know what's going on. So this will get the information to them faster than them having to wait. Of course, it's going to take a little bit to get everything together, but once it's together, it'll be a way better liaison, way better system for the media and the city of Pikeville. So the Pikeville Police Department is very engaged with so many things that we do in our community. It's not just the day-to-day patrol activities. They're involved with our schools, with youth organizations, all sorts of different things and they do stay really busy. So we now have appointed officer Tony Kahn who has been with the police department for several years. He is going to be at the point of contact for the media and a lot of schools continuing projects that he has done within the school system for a number of years. It's just a point person that anyone can get a hold of to let you know what's going on with the police department. Maybe some opportunities that they're going to start creating to be more engaged with our community. So he is just the perfect person to take over that position within our police department. I always was interested in it, even when I was a child and my deal is I always wanted to help people and I know it sounds kind of corny and stuff, but that's the way it is and I never, I always said there's one job in this in this world that you actually can make a difference and that's what I wanted to be a police officer. And I always said I want to leave the world a little better place than where I found it. And I've tried to do that. Being a cop is great because nothing is the same every day. It's different. And to me that's exciting. I have family members that are law enforcement too. So that's just kind of a natural step for me and it's always been a thing for my family to serve. So that's what I wanted to do. We work for an excellent, excellent administration. They are to say their pro police will be an understatement and they've showed that through equipment and through what they've done for us over the years. But it means a lot to me to do this because it means they've entrusted me to be the spokesperson for the police department, which is a big deal to me and a big deal to them too. You don't want to put just anybody out there. And I really appreciate it and I respect the choice they made.