The Radio Fam Podcast

Deseree brings her expertise in social media and influencer marketing.

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Holden Riley aka Rome joins us to talk about how he stays positive and consistent while building his podcast and media brands.

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Nina shares her journey of aggressive hustle to make her New Your City dreams come true - to reevaluating what is most important in her life and how to take the next steps in her radio career.

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Erik Nagel chats about taking chances, not only on music but on talent, and why it's important to let them be themselves in order to further sell and market their personalties.

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Remember Kyle King from our past episodes?! Here's a fun update that hopefully inspires you.

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Kenny Jay explains why taking just 15 minutes out of each day to create niche content leads to success and find out which 3 social media platforms he finds most important for growth in country radio.

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Gregg Aronica, who hosted the Alphabet Radio series chats about why radio should actually take a chance on talent and why embracing authentic personalities resonates with people.

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Join us on Justin’s journey where he shares his passion content, radio people, and why it’s important to find your formula when it comes to content creation and distribution.

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Danny Vigil tells us how he started out as a jaded radio listener, then found himself not only working in the industry, but becoming passionate about setting an example for the next generation of producers.

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Ryan Smetzer, one of the most supportive of his fellow radio fam (and we love him for it!)  brings us perspective about how building and maintaining a radio audience is much like a church congregation.

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Danny Romero (Blind DJ Dan, as heard on Elvis Duran & The Morning Show) tells the story of his love for creating morning radio at an early age, the power of networking, and taking chances by simply asking for opportunities. 

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After being laid off due to budget cuts and syndication, Nina Blanco is learning how powerful her personal brand really is! From asking for opportunities for herself to asking her network give back to her community.

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Looking for job can feel a lot like dating. Freddy Mac details his journey of highs and lows in navigating the radio job market and trusting his gut when things don't quite feel right.

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How do you get a radio job in 2022? Do what Eryn Cooper did. Create a brand, use social media to market your skills... She says is best in this episode "I need to start generating the content that I want people to hire me to do"

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Shawn Tempesta is back to talk with us about why radio companies are now content companies and how that ties into our personal and station brands. 

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Do you ever notice how most radio station websites and apps are unusable? There's something called User Experience Design and User Interface Design (UX / UI Design) that would help with this. I was excited to learn that Ray has taken this route while doing radio on the side. More radio people should be the ones behind fixing these awful platforms.

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A candid conversation with Lindsay about life in authenticity, radio struggle.... and (yay) more shows-PM Drive talk!

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We sit down with Eliott King of Westwood One's Eliott & Nina to talk about his radio journey into a brand new syndicated night show. 

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We walk through Mollie Kendrick's 'magical' journey through radio. Her drive and creativity is admirable and how she makes each situation work for herself is inspiring.

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Oh yes! Another conversation about knowing your worth! :) A quick radio chat with Diamond Tyleir

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E. White chats with me about growing social media by tapping into your local community, why sometimes throwing sh*t at the wall can be a great marketing strategy, and why radio needs to recognize that we are in the content business now.  

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Corey Dylan talks about the importance of networking, negotiating, and using your creative talents to find your niche and build your personal brand.

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J.Belle hosts our next panel, Rising Legends featuring: 

You've heard J.Belle host a few episodes on this podcast, now she's going to tell her story! A relatable one about searching for that perfect 'work situation' and how hard that is to find.

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