Jacobs Media: How Radio Can Best Deal With A Global Pandemic

Fred Jacobs

On the latest blog post, JACOBS MEDIA Pres. FRED JACOBS weighs in, "So, now the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION has declared what many of us have known for weeks – COVID-19 or the coronavirus – is, in fact, a global pandemic. It is not a hoax, it is not media hype. It's the real deal, barreling down on us, impacting life as we know it.

"Yesterday felt more like 9/11 than any day I can remember since my radio career began more than four decades ago.  The NAB cancelled its huge LAS VEGAS conference, and ALLACCESS postponed its WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT scheduled for just two weeks from today. Like with SXSW and COACHELLA, GORDON SMITH and JOEL DENVER had no choice under the circumstances.

"Our lives are changing…rapidly. Yesterday, the NCAA announced the MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT will be closed to public spectators. And last night, the NBA suspended its season until further notice when it was discovered UTAH JAZZ all-star center RUDY GOBERT tested positive for the virus."

Read the full post here.

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