Description Channel 7 microphone decal belonging to Donald Joseph DiFranco. The decal is a blue circle with a white border and white number "7."
Historical Notes Lifelong Brooklynite Donald DiFranco was a tech-savvy handyman who helped his family with tasks ranging from home renovations to tax returns. A broadcast engineer at WABC-TV for 13 years, he was responsible for the station’s transmitter on the North Tower’s 110th floor. After the tower was hit on September 11, Donald called the WABC-TV control room to say service might be disrupted. He was 43 years old.