Norm Schrein - Born in Toledo, Ohio on September 28, 1946. He holds a a
bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a master's degree n Public
Administration from
The
University of Dayton. Also, he has an associate degree in Business from
Sinclair College. He was the editor of Fox Scanner Radio Listings
Directories and the Betty Bearcat Frequency Directories
from Uniden
America Corporation. Radio monitoring enthusiasts will know him as Mr.
Scanner. He was the president of the Bearcat Radio Club, a ham radio
operator (KA8PGJ), a decorated
United
States Army veteran, a former police officer, fireman and an emergency
medicine manager. He also worked as a consultant to
Uniden
America Corporation,
Cobra Electronics and
RadioShack as well as Fox Marketing
(who used to make scanners, CB radios and radar detectors). Norm also started a
radio enthusiasts magazine known as
National
Communications Magazine. The magazine was known by several names including
the Radiogram, Scanning Confidential, National Scanning Report and
finally
National Communications. Norm published a book; Emergency Radio!
Scanning news as it happens. He also started his own radio business;
Hobby Radio Stop where he sells scanner radios and accessories as well as
programming hundreds of radios for enthusiasts. After moving away from that
business full time he started
Information Radio 1660 in
Kettering, Ohio in 2002 and continues to volunteer as the station manager. As for "real
work" as Norm puts it he spends a couple of days a week driving cars for
Avis
Budget Car Rental out of the
Dayton
International Airport. Finally writing about scanners and electronics has
not always been Norm's big interest. He has also sings with the
Dayton Philharmonic Festival Chorus and has even written a piece of music;
Now is the time.
Left: Norm showing a scanner to reporters at the White House,
Washington DC 1995
Right: Norm at UD Arena ready for a broadcast of a women's basketball game
Dayton OH 2023