Here is a link to my sample radio piece for class. The script is below too.
https://soundcloud.com/mniyah-lynn/sample-radio-assignment
Host intro: The coronavirus, causing over 100,000 cases worldwide, is the biggest story today. It started in Wuhan, China and has since spread across continents. New York has 216 cases statewide, causing businesses to run out of health supplies and students to express concerns over the response from colleges. M’Niyah Lynn, journalism student, has more on this story.
AMBI: Sound of students on 8th floor (room tone)
TRACK: On the 8th floor, in the seating area of one of CUNY’s top institutions, Baruch College, I sit down with Isabel, an undergraduate student here, that has a lot to say about the seriousness of the virus and extreme panic she has witnessed regarding the spread of COVID-19.
AMBI: Students washing hands
TRACK: So, how has the coronavirus affected your life and how are you preparing for it?
ACT: ISABEL: Um..so, I think like the biggest effect that I’ve seen, especially is mostly on like local businesses, um..Flushing is like somewhere that I go quite frequently and I’ve noticed that there’s been a significantly like um less number of people and all the restaurants are always empty. And I think like one thing that’s really surprising is the fact that hand sanitizer is literally sold out everywhere. Um..just the other day like my friend and I, after class we went to a Walgreens, we went to a 7-Eleven, a news stand, and a deli and none of them had hand sanitizer and this was right by school, so we crossed the street to Bath & Body Works and um in my experience like they always have hand sanitizer, but then as soon as we walked in and I asked um one of the employees, they said that they ran out and that there was no hand sanitizer within a 6 mile radius basically. So, I actually went back to the store today and there was actually only one scent left and it was people were just like grabbing them off the shelf. I think just the demand for it is insane. I also went to like a deli in Queens and they were selling like a little tiny miniature bottle of Purell for $5, when it really retails for a dollar.
TRACK: With the pressure on local government to take more drastic measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, students and some faculty have demanded that CUNY possibly close down schools and perhaps transition to online classes as a precaution. Cases around the world continue to grow and in the U.S., we are now up to about 938 total cases according to the CDC. I take it to the streets of Baruch to interview Jahlil on his way home to see if he is feeling optimistic about the future of the world.
TRACK: Are you confident that after the coronavirus dies down that the world will go back to basically how it once was, or do you think it’ll change?
ACT: JAHLIL: I believe that, I do believe that the world would go back to normal. I do, I’ve seen the economy especially booming ten times better than what it was before the major drops. Um, I see you know uh pharmacy stores now taking extra precautions now you know, when it comes to supply and demand, you know they know not to run out of essentials like hand sanitizer, you know wipes, all the other you know health accessories. So, yeah, I do see the world uh doing better after corona dies down.
TRACK: It is unclear if online classes will become the norm for colleges beyond this point because a lot about the virus is still unknown like how long it will be around. Hopefully, CUNY will use this outbreak to better prepare for potential others in the future and Governor Cuomo will likely figure out a plan for CUNY and SUNY schools. It looks like for now, we have to be patient at a time where time doesn’t seem like it’s on our side. For Baruch College, this is M’Niyah Lynn in New York City.