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December 28th, 2007
Posted: 03:40 PM ET
(CNN) — Mug shots of the FBI’s most-wanted criminals and fugitives will soon be displayed on more than 150 digital billboards in 20 cities as part of a joint initiative between the agency and global advertiser Clear Channel Outdoor, both parties announced this week. The billboards, owned and operated by Phoenix-based Clear Channel Outdoor, will allow the FBI to repetitively transmit mug shots, wanted bulletins and critical security messages, according to a Clear Channel news release. The billboards “connect the FBI with Clear Channel scheduling managers so that if the FBI needs to post an emergency message when there’s a high-profile crime, they can get a hold of a scheduler and post a message on the display within minutes,” said Tony Alwin, Clear Channel’s senior vice president of marketing and public relations. |
 
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