About Pete Michaels

EXPERIENCED: .A high performance, commercial, instrument, multi-engine pilot with over 35 years & 25,000 hours of pilot. in command experience and more than 40 years of broadcast experience.

RECOGNIZED:

• The recipient of "The Mayor's Achievement Merit Award" for "Outstanding Achievements" and on-going service to the community.
  

• Named one of the top three traffic reporters in the country by numerous independent research, media and news organizations.
  

• "Pete Michaels" is the name most people know and depend on for East Tennessee's most dependable and accurate traffic information.
  

• For over 20 years other news and traffic reporters have listened to Pete Michaels to find out what's REALLY GOING ON! INFORMED ABOUT TRAFFIC:
  

• The ONLY East Tennessee media personality to have direct radio communications with all East Tennessee law enforcement agencies under the police call signs "Air Watch" and "SkyWatch."
  

• Pete is Knoxville's ONLY traffic reporting pilot, flying his own 200 mile per hour turbo aircraft "AirWatch." He flies higher and faster... using his own aircraft to cover traffic, road and construction problems.
  

• Along with ground spotters and cellular communications, we gather information on all main and secondary rush hour routes.

INFORMED ABOUT TRAFFIC:

The ONLY East Tennessee media personality to have direct radio communications with all East Tennessee law enforcement agencies under the police call signs "Air Watch" and "SkyWatch."

Pete is Knoxville's ONLY traffic reporting pilot, flying his own 200 mile per hour turbo aircraft "AirWatch."  He flies higher and faster... using his own aircraft to cover traffic, road and construction problems.

Along with ground spotters and cellular communications, we gather information on all main and secondary rush hour routes.