Beasley, Adams Implement COVID-19 Policies
• Beasley Media Group has implemented a companywide Coronavirus prevention policy in an effort to ensure the health and safety of its employees, advertisers and the communities it serves. “After careful deliberation, we have taken precautionary measures that are currently being implemented across all of our markets,” said Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group. “The challenges we face are extraordinary, but the moment is not unique. At our core, our company exists to serve our employees, advertisers and our communities and keep them safe and informed during times exactly like this. Broadcasters are at our best during uncertain times. We will continue to strive to be at our very best in the coming days, weeks and months.”
For the period beginning Monday, March 16 and ending Tuesday, March 31, Beasley Media Group will enact the following company policies: 1) Most full-time employees will be asked to telework. While some full-time employees will be needed in the office, they will be expected to follow CDC guidelines in an effort to maintain a safe and clean work environment; 2) The company has instituted a “no work-related travel” policy; 3) To limit public traffic at the radio stations, the stations will not be allowing listeners to pick up contest prizes. Market managers will have the discretion to make limited exception instances where prizes are time limited; 4) Beasley Media Group will be cancelling and/or postponing events and appearances for the next two weeks to ensure not only the safety of its employees but the communities they serve. The company will continue to evaluate and update policies as circumstances dictate.
• Similarly, Adams Radio Group has also mandated that all personnel that can work from home do so starting immediately. Adams Radio CEO Ron Stone stated, “I want to thank my General Managers, engineers and others within our company for being very proactive in guiding the planning for our company. Incredible talent always steps up when faced with a crisis and our management has done just that. We are committed to supporting our workforce family and their families as well as the communities we serve.” Stone added, “The time for us to act is now. In taking these actions, our priorities are to ensure the well-being of our work family and clients and to continue delivering the messages of our clients to help minimize as much as possible the disruption of their businesses, and ours, by providing the communities we serve with up to date information on the virus. We have taken appropriate steps to provide our employees with the assets required to work from home without disruption to the excellent broadcast products we deliver to our listeners and communities.”
He continued, “Sales, programming, administrators and engineers will all be following this guidance as implemented by local management. This policy is effective immediately and will continue until it is safe for our employees to return to normal activities. We have not received notice that anyone employed by Adams Radio has been in contact with the virus and we are doing our part to keep it that way.” Adams has also placed restrictions on outside visitors and will be utilizing electronic means for all client meetings. Distribution of prizes, etc. to winners of contests will be discontinued TFN until person-to-person interaction is safe again.
We recommend that everyone, clients and listeners, follow the advice the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Important and frequent information updates, and important information on how to protect yourself can be found at the CDC’s website and can be heard throughout the day on all of our radio stations.”
