The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In each part of the series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we talk to five inline skaters from around the globe who are considered Essential Workers. If you’d like to contribute an editorial piece or have any comments or suggestions you can email [email protected].
Part 8: Alex Gol, Nathan Buck, Anthony Michael, Louie Lunn & Matt Moya
May 14, 2020 – For Part 8 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Alex Gol of Los Angeles, California who works in banking; Nathan Buck of Knoxville, Tennessee who works security at a national laboratory; Anthony Michael of Buffalo, New York who is an industrial floor technician and lead cleaner at a mental health hospital; Louie Lunn of Janesville, Wisconsin who works as an electrician and Matt Moya of Salt Lake City, Utah who works in logistics for a large online retailer.
Part 7: Alex Hogan, Mike Shelton, Nick Bagley, Rob Tze Hing Ting & Stephanie Bennett
May 10, 2020 – For Part 7 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Alex Hogan of Boston, Massachusetts who works as a journalist for a healthcare outlet called STAT; Mike Shelton of Ft. Meyers, Florida who is a broadcast technician working in master control for a television station; Nick Bagley of Salt Lake City, Utah who is a scientific photographer specializing in the retina; Rob Tze Hing Ting of Melbourne, Australia who is a disability support worker for a 52 year old man with a brain injury and Stephanie Bennett of Clemson, South Carolina who is a home health physical therapy assistant.
Part 6: Casey Wilson, Charley Neou, John Wennerstrom, Kyler Taylor & Pancho Barrera
May 7, 2020 – For Part 6 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Casey Wilson of Charlotte, North Carolina who works in engineering and construction; Charley Neou of Seattle, Washington who works on cargo airlift missions and maintenance; John Wennerstrom of Round Lake, Illinois who is an automobile salesman; Kyle Taylor of Denver, Colorado who works as a controls electrician and Pancho Barrera of San Antonio, Texas who is s a heavy equipment technician for the city of San Antonio.
Part 5: Alexander Schlosser, Jesse Giovanni, Richard Corley, Troy Alan Dezeeuw & William Isaac
May 3, 2020 – For Part 5 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Alexander Schlosser of Columbus, Ohio who works for FedEx Ground; Jesse Giovanni of Boulder, Colorado who works in the medical marijuana industry; Richard Corley of New York City, New York who works as an elevator starter, doorman and in building maintenance; Troy Alan Dezeeuw of Des Moines, Iowa who works as a pest control technician and William Isaac of Houston, Texas who is a supervisor for a wine and spirits distributor.
Part 4: Brett Davies, Donald Donovan, Glen Crider, Jarrod McBay & Preston Villanueva
April 30, 2020 – For Part 4 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Brett Davies of Manchester, England who is a warehouse worker for a company that supplies cleaning machines for supermarkets & other businesses in the retail/food industry; Donald Donovan of Warwick, Rhode Island who works in the warehouse of a craft beer distribution center; Glen Crider of Los Angeles, California who works as a security officer at the main hospital for Los Angeles County; Jarrod McBay of Denver who works in the CBD/Hemp industry and Preston Villanueva of Seattle, Washington who works in the cannabis industry as a budtender and as a cashier and stocker at a produce stand.
Part 3: Alex Olivas, Benjamin Zerfoss, Blake Hyatt, Jason Marshall & Tony Gruber
April 26, 2020 – For Part 3 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Alex Olivas of Colorado Springs, Colorado who works as a Hvac and restaurant equipment repairman; Benjamin Zerfoss of Weymouth, Massachusetts who works as an excavator operator at a construction debris recycling facility; Blake Hyatt of Charlotte, North Carolina who is a body technician for semi and heavy diesel trucks; Jason Marshall of Riverside, California who is a Senior Network Engineer at a large research university and Tony Gruber of Stevens Point, Wisconsin who works for a paper factory.
Part 2: Brian Krans, Eric Shamp, Doug Williams, Joseph Svehla & Will Enzenauer
April 23, 2020 – For Part 2 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Brian Krans of Oakland, California who works as a journalist; Eric Shamp of Portland, Oregon who is a Medical Doctor in Anesthesiology; Doug Williams of Lexington, Kentucky who works in a pizzeria; Joseph Svehla of Brownsville, Texas who works as a printing press operator and Will Enzenauer of Denver, Colorado who works for a beer distributor.
Part 1: Jarrod Banning, Jason Reyna, Kahinde Johnson, Manuel Rodriguez & Ryan Lavigne
April 21, 2020 – For Part 1 of Big Wheel Blading’s coverage of Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, we speak to Jarrod Banning who works in Denver, Colorado’s CBD industry; Jason Reyna of Dallas, Texas who works as a flight attendant; Kahinde Johnson of London, England who works as an aircraft engineer; Manuel Rodriguez of Salt Lake City, Utah who works as a news cameraman and Ryan Lavigne of Toronto, Canada who who works in the food supply chain.
