[grc] [ADV] Coronavirus & KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       Below and attached please find instructions from one of the 
leading volunteers at KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio.  The details 
are slightly different, but the instructions are similar to what we are 
hearing from other sources:  If you do not feel well, call the station 
to arrange a replacement and self-isolate.  If you feel a need to see a 
physician, call first.[1]  Do phone interviews rather than having guests 
come into the station.  Where feasible, avoid in-person meetings and use 
conference calls and videoconferencing.


       Spencer Graves
       former Secretary of KKFI's Board


[1] I had a different health problem not too long ago.  I called my 
primary care physician's office and was directed to an emergency room I 
did not even know existed and was treated instantly;  I likely would 
have had to wait hours at the one I knew about.


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Subject: 	kkfi-programmers IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ: Station Operations 
and the Coronavirus
Date: 	Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:44:44 -0500
From: 	Ladonna Sanders <ladonna.sanders29 at gmail.com>
Reply-To: 	ladonna.sanders29 at gmail.com
To: 	kkfi-programmers at googlegroups com <kkfi-programmers at googlegroups.com>



_Programmers,_
KKFI implemented protocols earlier this week to limit the COVID-19 virus 
in our space.  This was a first step.

1. Sick people should stay home.
2. Disinfectant products (wipes, paper towels with disinfectant spray or 
liquid) should be made readily available in the studio and other common 
areas.
3. The daily manager and front desk staff should coordinate efforts to 
wipe down common surfaces (doorknobs, faucet handles, countertops, etc) 
daily.
4. People should use disinfectant products before and after touching 
common surfaces such as keyboards and sound board equipment. 
(Programmers should use wipes, not spray or liquids, on sound board 
equipment.)
5. Kleenex should also be made readily available in the studio and other 
common areas.
6. Reminder signs to raise awareness of protocols should be posted in 
common areas.

Supplies of convenient disinfectant are running low in our community and 
it may not always be possible to provide wipes and sprays.  You may wish 
to bring your own with you when you come to the station.  We can try to 
have bleach available also which works (see the attached document).

TODAY OUR CHIEF OPERATOR Chad Brothers, along with Acting Station 
Manager Mike Lytle, and Board President Una Nowling, have 
additional recommendations to further restrict the spread of the virus 
and handle station operations.

  * Limit all non-essential staff, volunteers, and guests from coming
    into the station. This includes guest DJs and front desk staff.
  * Encourage programmers to conduct phone interviews in place of
    in-person interviews.  (see Phone Interview Instructions
    <https://kkfi.org/wp-content/uploads/Phone-Instructions-for-Studio-1-Telos-2020-03-12.pdf>)
  * Require any Programmers who don't feel well to stay home. Please try
    to find a fill-in Programmer for your show. You may contact LaDonna
    Sanders (ladonna.sanders29 at gmail.com
    <mailto:ladonna.sanders29 at gmail.com>) for help.  You may wish to
    develop a buddy system: Programmers who agree to sub for each
    other--now so that it doesn't become an emergency later.
  * Remind everyone at the station to continue cleaning common surface
    areas (keyboards and mice, toilet handle, light switches, faucets,
    chair arms, coffee pot) around the station. Programmers, don't
    forget the turntable surfaces, mic arms, phones, CD player buttons,
    chair arms, desktop, writing instruments, and any other surfaces you
    may have touched.
  * Continue monitoring CDC guidelines closely (see CDC guidelines
    <https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html>). Bill
    Sundahl has also added a link on our website
    <https://kkfi.org/cdc-information-on-covid-19-safety/> with CDC
    information, which will be linked on our home page shortly.
  * Create and air PSAs for our listeners to refer to CDC guidelines
    <https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html> for direction
    on how to deal with the outbreak.
  * It is also suggested that Programmers prepare
    several prerecorded shows and provide them to Chad to load into PAL
    so that we can air your program in the event you are unable to come in.

_A growing concern is:_
How will we continue station operations if/when programmers and 
volunteers decide it's in their best interest to stay home, or if/when 
our government instructs the general public to stay home for an extended 
period of time?  At this point, we are somewhat limited in our ability 
to automate the station or fully operate remotely.  Some options are:

  * Replay previously aired shows from the KKFI Archive, etc
  * Utilize our Pacifica/AudioPort affiliation with airing syndicated
    content to cover gaps, etc

We would need to run regular spots to notify listeners that they are 
listening to re-broadcasted material when/if that situation becomes reality

MORE INFORMATION will be provided to you as decisions are made or 
circumstances require. This will be emailed to you and posted in the 
station.  If you have questions, please let me know (reply to all will 
not go to all programmers--only to me and others with "manager" level 
permissions in this google group.)

LaDonna Sanders, Programming Committee Chair
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