Sonoma County to host virtual town hall on coronavirus Tuesday

Sonoma County will host a Virtual Town Hall to share information about coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, March 17, from 7 to 8 p.m. on several local radio and TV stations, and livestreamed online. Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin, Sonoma County Emergency Management Director Chris Godley and Sonoma County Interim Public Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase will present information and answer questions in a one-hour live news presentation.

Programming will air on KRCB FM radio stations 91.1 and 90.9 and on television stations KRCB Channel 22 as well as KPJK Channel 60. The program will also stream live on NorCalPublicMedia.org, KRCB’s Facebook page and Northern California Public Media YouTube.

“People have a lot of questions and concerns following reports of Sonoma County’s first community-transmitted case of coronavirus,” said Gorin in the press release announcing the town hall. “We are bringing together the experts ‘virtually’ to provide accurate and up-to-date information. Holding the meeting through radio, TV and computers allows people to participate without having to physically be in one space.”

Community members are invited to submit questions prior to broadcast by emailing viewer@norcalpublicmedia.org. Both English and Spanish speakers will be available during the live broadcast to take callers’ questions.

A Spanish-language Virtual Town Hall will also be held on Tuesday, March 17, from 5 to 6 p.m. on KBBF radio, 89.1 FM. The program will also stream live on kbbf.org. Community members are invited to submit questions prior to broadcast by calling and leaving a message at 707-545-8833 or by posting a question on KBBF’s Facebook page. While the speakers for the two events will be different, similar information will be shared.

Official information on the coronavirus can be found at SoCoEmergency.org. For additional questions, call 2-1-1 to reach the 2-1-1 Sonoma Information & Resource Hotline.