Topic: Vaccine Education
Posted on 3/26/2020
Nexstar Media Group’s FOX affiliate WGHP-TV Greensboro, N.C., hosted an hourlong broadcast concert with country music duo The Dryes as a part of the station’s “Home Concert Series.” The concert helps to entertain audiences stuck at home and to support local musicians who are not able to perform gigs due to coronavirus. In addition to the concert, the station features small businesses local individuals can patron and highlights heroes, including medical professionals and emergency responders, who are continuing to work and serve the public during shutdowns.
“We are doing a lot of positive stories to balance out the gloom and doom,” said Stephanie Doyle, WGHP’s executive producer of digital media.
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