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Is radio taking precautions?

davideduardo

davideduardo

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With the spread of the Coronavirus, we should share cautionary precautions being employed at radio stations:

Are events and remotes being suspended, or other precautions taken in personal appearances?

Are staff members working from home? In particular, how do multi-person morning shows work together even if they are in separate locations?

How do sellers deal with calls on clients? Is more phone contacting or email correspondence being employed?

How about contest winners... are prizes being mailed, or is some kind of protection being given to the station staff and the listeners?

Is staff being encouraged to stay at home if they feel unwell? Big companies like Microsoft have already done this, of course.

And, of course, for the few stations that deliver news today: are reporters going out on the street, or are sources being pooled or even are stringers and listeners being asked to report stories?

How about packages and mail and UPS deliveries? Since the last report from the "gub'ment" says that the virus can live many hours on a surface, is mail being disinfected, or isolated, before opening?

File under: "An ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure".
 
DavidEduardo said:
With the spread of the Coronavirus, we should share cautionary precautions being employed at radio stations:

Are events and remotes being suspended, or other precautions taken in personal appearances?

Are staff members working from home? In particular, how do multi-person morning shows work together even if they are in separate locations?

How do sellers deal with calls on clients? Is more phone contacting or email correspondence being employed?

How about contest winners... are prizes being mailed, or is some kind of protection being given to the station staff and the listeners?

Is staff being encouraged to stay at home if they feel unwell? Big companies like Microsoft have already done this, of course.

And, of course, for the few stations that deliver news today: are reporters going out on the street, or are sources being pooled or even are stringers and listeners being asked to report stories?

How about packages and mail and UPS deliveries? Since the last report from the "gub'ment" says that the virus can live many hours on a surface, is mail being disinfected, or isolated, before opening?

File under: "An ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure".
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Is this ever going to go away? But a lot of questions, but i would think a lot of people will work at the studio in less they have a syndicated show, but bottom lime I ma sure if anybody does get sick I am sure that they can get a fill in, even if if a radio host..
 
Today was supposed to be the annual American Lung Association Fight For Air Climb at Presidential Towers in Chicago. and WGN Radio's mid morning host had it all set to broadcast hs show from the climb, but less then a week ago Presidential Towers canceled the event, https://wgnradio.com/2019/12/17/american-lung-association-fight-for-air-climb-sunday-march-8-2020/ . And WGN Radio even had it set up wider their sports director and morning sports anchor/reporter was set to led a team up the stairs, where people cold have signed up to clim 1 or all 4 towers. And this morning the show is being broadcasted from their normal radio studios. As it would have bene broadcasted in a smaller enclosed space that people could have still attended the broadcast.
 
DavidEduardo said:
With the spread of the Coronavirus, we should share cautionary precautions being employed at radio stations:

Are events and remotes being suspended, or other precautions taken in personal appearances?

Are staff members working from home? In particular, how do multi-person morning shows work together even if they are in separate locations?

How do sellers deal with calls on clients? Is more phone contacting or email correspondence being employed?

How about contest winners... are prizes being mailed, or is some kind of protection being given to the station staff and the listeners?

Is staff being encouraged to stay at home if they feel unwell? Big companies like Microsoft have already done this, of course.

And, of course, for the few stations that deliver news today: are reporters going out on the street, or are sources being pooled or even are stringers and listeners being asked to report stories?

How about packages and mail and UPS deliveries? Since the last report from the "gub'ment" says that the virus can live many hours on a surface, is mail being disinfected, or isolated, before opening?

File under: "An ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure".
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Coronavirus or no, watch for more and more air talents working from home going forward. Look at the new WMEX in Quincy, Mass. Larry Justice will be in Florida and Joe McMillan in Maine.
 
xkxrx said:
A station in Redlands, CA (San Bernadino County) has "suspended" their annual cruise trip giveaway due to the virus. They're going to try to replace it with something else.

https://www.pe.com/2020/03/07/south...giveaway-contest-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/
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KOLA is licensed to San Bernardino, one of the two major cities of the "Inland Empire" Nielsen market, ranked 26th nationally. Redlands is one of the slightly smaller communities that make up the market.

The market has 2,245,000 persons 12+.
 
TV News crews are getting hit the hardest with COVID-19. I am not sure how the precautions are even being enforced on the TV side especially when reporters are being sent to record quarantine areas and hospitals because the CDC officials and state leadership had to make an announcement that a COVID-19 investigation or State of Emergency is happening in their area. Also in some cases like in Seattle and Sacramento they have to report on deaths in relation to the fallout of Coronavirus.
 
DavidEduardo said:
And, of course, for the few stations that deliver news today: are reporters going out on the street, or are sources being pooled or even are stringers and listeners being asked to report stories?

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If its radio news I say its harder for some such as the Entercom all-news O&O's and the NPR News/talk affiliates because these staff members are sent to go to the hospital or designated quarantine area because state level public health and CDC officials wanted a press conference at that area. Case and point Entercom O&O KCBS Radio, Capital Public Radio and KQED-FM were sent to Travis Air Force base last month to cover the COVID-19 quarantine operations at the base in Solano County, CA. Also UC Davis Medical center because some of the COVID-19 patients were sent there.
 
RadioPatrol said:
staff members are sent to go to the hospital or designated quarantine area because state level public health and CDC officials wanted a press conference at that area.
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Hospitals & CDC aren't going to put members of the media in dangerous or infected areas. These are all large facilities and there are some parts of them that are kept clean.

But sure, if you're a reporter and you're sent to a war zone, there is a chance for something to happen.
 
TheBigA said:
Hospitals & CDC aren't going to put members of the media in dangerous or infected areas. These are all large facilities and there are some parts of them that are kept clean.

But sure, if you're a reporter and you're sent to a war zone, there is a chance for something to happen.
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True not where the doctors, nurses and patients are at though but usually in a press conference room or in some cases outside the building though with hospital management and CDC spokespersons.
 
https://www.iheart.com/music-festival/


I heart has a music festival by September but that is far away from now and all they can do is wait on how other concert promoters are handling the COVID-19 warnings. Iheart is in the same seat as IOC here they have to wait and see how existing sports leagues and concert promoters are handling the coronavirus scares and meeting CDC guidelines.
 
TheBigA said:
Hospitals & CDC aren't going to put members of the media in dangerous or infected areas. These are all large facilities and there are some parts of them that are kept clean.

But sure, if you're a reporter and you're sent to a war zone, there is a chance for something to happen.
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https://deadline.com/2020/03/corona...-positive-susan-zirinsky-new-york-1202880034/

Now apparently CBS News has 2 staff members affected by COVID-19. We don't know which ones though if its TV or Radio staff that is affected.


With a number of members of the media in America and around the globe already sequestered due to growing coronavirus fears, CBS News today saw two of its own team test positive.

In a memo sent to staff in the last hour, CBS News President Susan Zirinsky made the announcement. The network new boss also told NYC employees to “work remotely for the next two days while the buildings are cleaned and disinfected.” (Read the full memo below)

This does not affect the fabled Black Rock corporate offices in Manhattan, sources tell me. However, that is probably not much comfort to the people who work in the now emptying out of the buildings at 57th Street.

As more and more live shows decide to go with an studio audience and CBS’ own Survivor joins the network’s The Amazing Race in production delays, the WHO today declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.


We have learned that two employees – one working on the 5th floor of the 524 building of the Broadcast Center and another on the 9th floor of 555 West 57th Street – tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been planning for this possibility and want everyone to be assured that we are taking all necessary measures. We are asking that employees in both buildings work remotely for the next two days while the buildings are cleaned and disinfected. In addition, we have identified employees who may have been in direct contact with these individuals in question, and they will be asked to self-quarantine and work remotely for the next 14 days.
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RadioPatrol said:
https://www.iheart.com/music-festival/


I heart has a music festival by September but that is far away from now and all they can do is wait on how other concert promoters are handling the COVID-19 warnings. Iheart is in the same seat as IOC here they have to wait and see how existing sports leagues and concert promoters are handling the coronavirus scares and meeting CDC guidelines.
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All of the late night TV shows (and the Daily Show) are happening without audiences. I'm sure that many radio promotions at the bars will also take a hit.
 
Born2Rely said:
what the world needs now is love! Love can move mountains and love itself can end ncov19! Please heal the world, Lord God.
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A vaccine would help a lot too.


Listening to a local station tonight and they gave a really good sports update (obviously pre-recorded) with the local team's NBA schedule for the rest of the week into the weekend, then 5 minutes later had a special iHeart announcement including the NBA suspending the rest of the season. Whoops.
 
Jesus Radio Selma is staying on.

Not shutting down, because of the virus.

Happy to say no one in my home has been affected.

Hope we can keep it that way.

Dan <><

P.S. Just so you know, still doing the all local and automated thing 24/7. I have no future plans of axing it.
 
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Born2Rely said:
what the world needs now is love! Love can move mountains and love itself can end ncov19! Please heal the world, Lord God.
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Agreed!
Meantime.......Love Thy Neighbor --- from home.....;)
Disinfect your radio before turning it on....and sit at least 100 feet from the speaker to avoid contact.....
That's for your CAR......now, in your HOUSE......:rolleyes:
 
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