Essential. I do production and on air work at a radio station cluster. Communications is considered along the lines of first responders. Because people need information. And dick jokes. We were given paperwork allowing us to go into work if the shit really hits the fan and there's a shutdown. That was kinda surreal - been through 9/11, and H1N1, civil unrest not to far away from our building but never any paperwork from the feds. So by us, airstaff, production and most management is considered essential. The salespeople are working from home, as is the promotions department and most of the office personnel such as billing and traffic/continuity (commercial scheduling). Prizes are being mailed. Traffic into the building has been cut dramatically.

We have the ability to broadcast remotely if necessary, but that's only if it goes total fuckko-bazoo.

The last few weeks have been brutal. The only bars and restaurants left on the air are the ones doing delivery and curbside pickup that can still afford to stay with us. Live events have been put on hold - they even postponed Summerfest until September. The non-essential retail is on hold at best, if not gone. I'm thankful to still be working.