You have read the headlines, heard the warnings, and viewed the images.
President Trump has even declared a 'National Emergency' in order to unlock billions of dollars in taxpayer money to fight it.
Call it Coronavirus or Covid-19, fears are spreading even faster than the deadly illness that has caused the quarantine of entire nations and regions. Millions of people are on lockdown. Thousands have died. The world’s economies have been sent spiraling.
Things have been relatively calm here at home while places like Wuhan, China, Italy, Iran, and North Korea deal with near apocalyptic scenes previously only dreamed up for movie sets
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Be it from a sick bat or a bioweapons lab, a pathogen is sweeping the planet.
As America braces for its impact, hospitals set up tents to deal with the potential fallout and fists fly over toilet paper or the last remaining bag of beef jerky.
The story will evolve quickly over the next few weeks - just as it has during my initial days on the job at KDKA-AM. This is the outlet that brought you radio’s very first breaking news story. And, 100 years later, it is at the forefront of the latest.
The professionals that comprise 'The Voice of Pittsburgh' are some of the most dedicated I have ever seen - and they are reflective of all who live throughout our region.
Although the images and information from around the globe is unsettling, I am confident that our area will remain (mostly) civil, helpful, and neighborly.
No matter what the next few weeks bring due to this pandemic, I am grateful to be home with you in 'Pittsburgh: Some Place Special.'
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