CBS "Eye On Travel" Lands at Southern Cal's Ontario International Airport
This week’s “Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg” takes an up-close look at Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT). A renowned travel expert and the most recognized journalist covering the travel industry, Greenberg talks with airport officials, aviation industry executives and others in media to explore the secrets to ONT’s success since its transfer to local control just three years ago. The ONT feature airs Saturday, February 29, on the CBS Radio Network.
“The Ontario airport commission and all of our employees were excited to welcome Peter and honored that he chose our airport for his next broadcast,” said Mark Thorpe, chief executive officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority. “Peter has spent a lifetime traveling the world and his observations and insights have influenced those of us who operate airports and airlines, others who provide travel-related services and, of course, travel consumers.
In addition to Thorpe, Greenberg’s three-hour broadcast includes in-depth interviews with:
- Alan Wapner, president, Ontario International Airport Authority Commission;
- Susanne Boda, senior vice president for Los Angeles, American Airlines;
- Andrew Watterson, chief commercial officer, Southwest Airlines;
- Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst, co-founder Atmosphere Research Group;
- Tim Conway Jr., host of The Tim Conway Jr. Show, KFI Radio Los Angeles; and
- Scott McCartney, travel editor and “The Middle Seat” columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
While at ONT, located in the heart of Southern California’s Inland Empire east of downtown Los Angeles, Greenberg was accompanied by a production team to capture video footage throughout the airport complex for a future installment of “The Travel Detective,” a separate broadcast produced and co-hosted by Greenberg for PBS.
A winner of multiple Emmy awards for his investigative reporting, Greenberg appears regularly on CBS programs including “CBS This Morning” and the “CBS Evening News.”
