Covering COVID

I will be talking to my mother about her job and what they have to face before, during and after quarantine and how he office will remain clean as much as possible to ensure all of there customers safety. So we will be talking about how they planned to do this and how long it will take for them to be able to work safely.

Bio:

I am Joseph De Cesaris, I am from Springfield, PA. I am a senior majoring in Broadcast Journalism who has a passion for sports and sports history.

Credit:

Photo Credits: Gina De Cesaris

We’ve all seen photos of Times Square looking like a ghost town following New York City’s shut down due to COVID-19. But what was it like to live in the Big Apple during the beginning of the spread? On this week’s episode of Clearing COVID, host Matt Lingerman talks with Tim Booth, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City who had to make the decision to leave the city before it was too late.

Bio:

Matt Lingerman is a senior at Penn State and Philadelphia native. He will graduate in May with a major in broadcast journalism and minors in psychology and international studies. He spent four years on The Daily Collegian’s sports staff, serving as sports editor and football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey reporter.

Credits:

Photo courtesy of Tim Booth

Theme Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes

Special Guest: Tim Booth

We are constantly hearing from the CDC that along with the elderly, people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Patrick McAnally is among those with an underlying health condition. He was diagnosed with COPD about 13 years ago. On this week’s episode of Covering Covid, host Paige Hooven talks with Patrick and his wife to find out how they are coping with the pandemic.

Bio:Paige Hooven is a senior at Penn State with a major inbroadcast journalism and a minor in sociology. She is from Bucks County, PA where she plans to live after her graduation in May.

Photo Credits:Paige Hooven

Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes

Special Guests: Patrick McAnally & Celeste Bach

During COVID-19, Tori Cacciotti got the news that she had to stay in a partially constructed house during a 14-day quarantine. This is the story of her strange odyssey.

Thanks to the following for the use of their work in the production of this podcast:

Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party

Birds Singing by Ivolipa

License is under the Creative Commons 0 License

https://freesound.org/people/ivolipa/sounds/274882/

Corded Drill Drilling into Wood by Shelbyshark

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https://freesound.org/people/shelbyshark/sounds/501175/

Handling furniture by RolleAnderson

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https://freesound.org/people/RolleAndersson/sounds/447467/

Cinematic Moments - bizarre by Setuniman

License is under the Attribution Noncommercial License

https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/171770/

This is Covering COVID. A podcast brought to you by Penn State students in the Bellisario College of Communications. We take you through the impact the coronavirus has had on members of our communities.

Thank you to Scott Holmes for the use of his composition of Upbeat Party, licensed under Creative Commons.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party