People Are Asking Local Journalists For Personal Help With COVID-19 Woes
One Texas TV reporter helped find a viewer a hospital bed, and he isn't alone.
David Bauder
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling a hospital to see if a bed was available for a COVID-19 patient isn’t part of Houston television news anchor Chauncy Glover’s job description. Neither is guiding a viewer online to find a place to be vaccinated.
He’s done both, and isn’t alone. Listeners and readers across the country are reaching out directly to journalists for help during the coronavirus pandemic, and many are responding.