[grc] Community media during and beyond Covid

[Spencer Graves]

	  KKFI has had a few programmers do their shows remotely, but our Chief 
Operator has discouraged that.  In the first days of the lock down, the 
board operators were often the ONLY individuals in the station.  In 
addition, we had fairly strict sanitation guidelines.  At one point, our 
Chief Operator told people "Do NOT spray disinfectant directly on the 
sound boards."  (We don't want you electrocuting yourself while frying 
our equipment! ;-)


	  I'm part of KKFI's Equipment, Facilities and Technology Committee. 
It has mostly been meeting remotely.  Volunteers have been in the 
station fixing problems, painting, upgrading equipment, etc.  I've 
personally been to the station twice since the lock down began:  Around 
May I carried junk to recycling.  I went in August 13 to produce a show, 
where I sat in a room separated by a wall with a big window from the 
board operator, and we could wave and show big print on paper to one 
another.  The first time, I saw our Chief Operator and a couple of other 
people preparing to go on the air.  The second time, I saw a couple more 
but still not as many as I would have seen before the pandemic.  I think 
all were wearing masks.


	  Spencer Graves


On 2020-09-23 10:51, Paul O'ROURKE BABB via grc wrote:
> At KZFR we have stopped new programmer trainings and limited office hours. We instituted safety (masks and gloves) measures for programmers in March.  Some of our programmers have found substitutes because they don't feel comfortable doing their shows.  We have no way for them to remote in to do shows.  Our underwriting has been flat but not decreasing yet and we have the econmomic impacts of the local fires adding pressure. We just did a 4 day virtual pledge drive which was remarkably successful.  All our station meetings have continued via Zoom.  Our plan is that all this will continue indefinitely but certainly through June 2021.
> Paul O'Rourke-Babb
>> On 09/21/2020 10:39 PM Frieda Werden via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
>>
>>   
>> How are you or your station adapting to the pandemic measures (or trying to
>> adapt), and what do you think will happen for our sector as the epidemic
>> wanes and a new normal sets in?
>>
>>
>> Frieda Werden, Series Producer
>> WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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