StayHome.mp4
Channel: Jeff Johnson
Date: 03/06/2023

On Friday, March 20, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide stay-at-home order due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic.

This short montage is comparing how fast WCIA got on air compared to the Big 4 in Chicago, and a great example of how quickly stations can get on air when on standby.

I still have nightmares about that blue door.

**Clips from Chicago area stations are from NewscastStudio.
**WCIA clip courtesy of WCIA.