Refer to the The lowly battery-operated radio thread. The storm getting ready to hit the NorthEast is a good reason to have a small battery operated radio in your pocket. I've got the Sony ICF-S10Mk2, but the one in the para below is smaller and has the 7 NOAA channels.

I like the looks of the Small Radio (orange) that CountyComm markets; it's the same radio that Kaito markets as the KA210 (black w/ silver and blue OOS) -- a NOAA/AM/FM radio that runs on 2xAA batteries. I really like that this radio and the LED flashlight in your other pocket will run on the same batteries -- shared spares.

The way they're hyping this storm on FoxNews you'd maybe get the idea that Shep lives in NYC.