We at KZSM.org maintain our mission to educate, engage, enlighten, and entertain the people of the San Marcos area and our world-wide online audience through the past difficult year and on into the uncertain future. Every weekday at noon after the Hays County order of March 13, 2020 restricting public and private gatherings, we broadcast a COVID-19 News Special.
In addition to the most recent statistics, we provided a local perspective on the pandemic with a wide range of live interviews. We talked with officials such as Mayor Jane Hughson, Judge Ruben Becerra, San Marcos City Council Members, and Hays County Commissioners. We heard from medical professionals such as Dr. Lee Johansson, Chief Medical Officer at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital San Marcos and Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, Professor and Chair of Texas State’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program.
We also spoke with local business owners, clergy, and representatives of human service organizations such as Southside Community Center and the HOME Center. We took calls from San Marcans and reached out to KZSM family and friends from around the world for reports on conditions there. As the pandemic moved into summer, we continued the News Specials on Mondays and Fridays into the fall of 2020.
