COVID-19: How Is This Pandemic Reshaping Your Life, Our Society, Your Work Environment? How Far Off Are We From A New Normal?

Covid-19, Causing Many Societal Changes (Photo: CDC.gov)

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) dominates everything! Entire countries, and now individual states in the U.S., are going into lockdown/quarantine in an effort to slow or stop the spread of this virus which is killing people in its wake.

There are dire predictions about infection rates, death rates and what it will do to our global and local economies as news of celebrities, politicians as well as those not in the national spotlight are now diagnosed as infected.

The concerns are real and there are many of them, including some profound changes to our daily lives:

• Fear for personal health and that of family and co-workers
• Shortage of food, bottled water and household supplies
• Maintaining adequate social distancing
• Working remotely
• Isolation
• Cancellation of advertising orders

Putting your service hats on:

• How are you assisting clients that still want to do business?
• What special information segments are you running to handle closings/rescheduling of events and other changes to assist your listeners?

While much of the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) news is tragic, radio and its allied industries are doing many positive things to help their audiences and customers to help find the new normal, which so far, is a moving target.

ALL ACCESS would like to share your daily routine and setup to help others make the adjustment and to let people know how you're serving the public and helping make the audience safer. 

Here are some examples from this week:

• NuVooDoo Explores Coronavirus Coverage: What Should Be On The Air?
• Apple Music’s Radio Station, Beats 1, To Broadcast Remotely From Anchors’ Homes During Pandemic
• Beasley Media Group & Borrell Associates Team Up On Complimentary Webinars About Crisis Marketing For Local Businesses
• Report: GEMA Launches Emergency Aid Fund For Songwriter And Composer Members
• Womble Bond Dickinson Present 'Families First Coronavirus Response Act Webinar' Today (3/23) 1-2p (ET)
• NAB's Pres./CEO Gordon Smith, Guest Interview On C-Span Regarding COVID-19
• Celebrities Help CDC Raise Funds To Fight Coronavirus
• Will Radio Step Up During The Coronavirus Pandemic?
• Rockcastle Media Networks Devotes 30% Of Ad Inventory To Coronavirus PSAs
• Crooked Media Establishes Coronavirus Relief Fund
• Matty Staudt Offers Free Consulting On Work-At-Home Setups For Radio Hosts
• The John Tesh Radio Show Offers 'Quarantine Workouts' With Prima 
• Grace Broadcast Sales – We’re All In This Together
• The Coronavirus Pandemic Needs Some Light Moments, Too!
• KUBL/Salt Lake City's Travis Moon Begins Storytime For Kids On Facebook Live
• WFUZ (ALT 92.1)/Wilkes-Barre-Scranton's Tom Ferguson Now Broadcasting From Home
• Entercom's Radio.com Launches Show On Mental Health During Coronavirus Crisis
• KSL/Salt Lake City Adds Daily Coronavirus Call-In Show
• GrassRoots Promotion Launches 'Live From The Living Room' Streaming Concert Series
• WYXL-HD3-W242AB (96.3 The Buzzer)/Ithaca To Air Loop Of COVID-19 Testing Information Weekdays
• New Dates For 'CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour' Revealed
• TikTok Joins Global Fight Against Coronavirus
• WYMS (88Nine Radio Milwaukee)/Milwaukee Debuts Special Programming For Staying At Home
• KSOF(Soft Rock 98.9)/Fresno Morning Host Returns Home Following Coronavirus Travel Scare

Here are some examples from last week:

• WDRV/Chicago Launches TV Marketing Campaign On COVID-19
• WNNX/Atlanta's Bailey And Southside Morning Show Broadcasting From Bailey's Home
• KWJJ/Portland Morning Show Adds ‘On Air Job Fair’ Segment
• KMXB/Las Vegas' Shawn Tempesta Gets Creative During Coronavirus Crisis
• WNFN/Nashville Helps Listeners And Clients During Coronavirus Crisis
• Go To A Concert While On Your Couch Thanks To WTTS (92.3 FM)/Indianapolis
• WQDR/Raleigh Shares Creative Programs For Listeners Quarantined At Home
• KSSN/Little Rock Engages Kids Stuck At Home With New ‘Junior DJs’ Feature
• iHeartMedia/Cleveland Commits To 10,000 PSAs During COVID-19 Crisis
• Beasley/Boston Launches 'Operation Gift Card' To Help Local Restaurants
• Weather Restrictions During Coronavirus Crisis
• Big Radio Offers Help To Local Businesses And Consumers
• Beasley Media Group #WeAreGrateful Campaign Honors Front Line Workers During Pandemic
• WDBO (News 96.5)/Orlando Expands Evening News Hour To Cover Coronavirus News
• Kim Komando's Workin' From Home
• Radio One/Indianapolis To Air 10,000 PSAs During COVID-19 Crisis
• KYGO/Denver Presents 'The Country Crusade Against Hunger' To Benefit Local Food Bank
• WZEW (92Zew)/Mobile “Bands Together” To Support The Local Music Community
• Federated Media/South Bend-Elkhart Offers 'Operation: Restaurant Rescue'

Feel free to include pictures of your home setup and details of how you're working, including what equipment you're using, what kind of connection you use to get on the air, and how you communicate with your staff and producers. Please, click here!

Also, let us know how you've been coping with the anxiety and stress of the crisis, and what resources you've found that help. And if you have your own questions for others, include them, too. Just click here.

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