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Journeys of Discovery: With 45,000 employees, SFO airport a virtual city

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published December 8, 2020 at 8:58 PM PST
Thomas Wilmer
San Francisco International Airport is served by 45,000 employees providing a seemless travel experience for more than 150,000 travelers daily (pre-Covid).

Join spokesperson Doug Yakel as he shares insights about the world of SFO, where more than 45,000 workers provide services for more than 150,000 travelers daily. SFO is just like a city with fire, police, shops, dining facilities, spas and an onsite Hyatt hotel. You are invited to subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award-winning podcast travel show,  Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, featured on the NPR Podcast Directory,  iHeartRadio, Apple Podcast, the NPR One App & Stitcher.com. Twitter: TomCWilmer. Instagram: Thomas.Wilmer. Underwriting support provided by The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and Honolulu based, Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative.
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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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