The Encouragers Radio Rally

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Nov 2026

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This live event and podcast was our “Atlanta to Chicago Connection” event on The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™ with Hubbard VP Programming/Brand Leader Chicago Jimmy Steal and iHeart and The Bull Atlanta APD and personality Angie Ward. Hear about making your way up in broadcast, the importance of mentors, the coming on-demand culture that must come to radio and tips on making your career GROW. All on this episode.

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November 8, 202644 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™11-8-2026-- Guest Ilana Goldstein,

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™11-8-2026-- Guest Ilana Goldstein, Director of Finance and Strategy, Beasley Media Group, Naples, FL What does working on a radio street team teach you that still matters when you’re on an earnings call? Today, Ilana Goldstein takes us from station promotions to corporate finance and strategy. We’ll talk about what she learned outside radio, what brought her back to Beasley, and how anyone at a station can start thinking like someone who helps run the business

November 1, 202617 min

The Encouragers™ Radio Rally™11-1-2026-Special Edition with: Loyd Ford

Sam Walton, Twelve Steps & the Local Relationship Business A fax machine, a snowstorm, an old pickup truck—and Sam Walton on a Walmart rooftop. Loyd Ford shares a story from his first program director job at Magic 107.9 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the lessons it still holds for radio today. Discover why asking for the unexpected, caring about your community, and walking twelve steps for someone else can create extraordinary opportunities.

October 25, 202657 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-25-2026-- Guest Rob Creighton

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-25-2026-- Guest Rob Creighton, announcer, Midwest Communications, WTHI, WBOW, Terre Haute, Indiana "What can a paper route, a car dealership, a college radio station, and decades behind the microphone teach us about building a meaningful career? On this episode of The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™ podcast, we follow our guest’s journey from Loyola University Chicago and his first job delivering the Southtown Economist through radio promotions, programming, leadership, and reinvention. We’ll explore the people who opened doors, the lessons that came from changing direction, and what it takes to help others believe in their own potential. Along the way: mentoring young broadcasters, building community connections, launching stations, and finding fresh opportunities in unfamiliar places. Our conversation brings us to his current work with Midwest Communications in Terre Haute, hosting afternoons on HI-99 and mornings on 102.7

October 18, 202655 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally Podcast ™10-18-2026—Guest: Kevin W. Cox

On today’s podcast we talk to a Mississippi radio veteran whose journey began on the overnight shift in 1982 and grew into ownership—and a lifetime of lessons about people, community and finding opportunity. What does radio teach you that a classroom cannot? How do you keep adapting without losing the local relationships that make your business valuable? And what changes when you become the person responsible for helping everyone else succeed? Join Loyd Ford for a conversation about growing through change, investing in people and finding reasons to stay encouraged about radio’s future.

October 11, 202656 min

10-11 The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-11-26-- Podcast Guest: Nikki Hilton

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-11-26-- Podcast Guest: Nikki Hilton Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Nikki Hilton, Regional General Manager, Vista Radio, Vancouver Island & BC Coast , JET FM-SUN FM-COAST FM- RIVER FM-ICON FM-COAST AM Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com . For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. email joecrashkelley1@gmail.com or text 478-284-8148

October 8, 20261 hr 6 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-8-26 Rethink Radio Revenue — Q4 Radio Sales Event

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-8-26 Rethink Radio Revenue — Q4 Radio Sales Event How can local radio help businesses grow while creating more revenue for itself? This free quarterly sales event on The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™ podcast explores how to turn radio’s relationships, audience, content, personalities, data and community connections into opportunities for Q4 and beyond. Hosts Loyd Ford of Rainmaker Pathway and Chris Fleming of CD Media Consulting welcome Josh Brown , Sales and Marketing Executive at Rome Radio Partners and owner of Cedar Valley Media and Big John Small , station owner and general manager of Sunny 93.3/KZOY in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Listen for ideas to strengthen advertiser relationships, solve business problems and rethink what local radio can offer. Learn more anytime @ RainmakerPathway.com.

October 4, 202655 min

10-4-26 The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-4-26-- Podcast Guest: Loren LoLo Luckett

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™10-4-26-- Podcast Guest: Loren LoLo Luckett Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Loren “LoLo” Luckett Producer KNBS-FM - NewsTalk STL St. Louis, MO Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com . For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. email joecrashkelley1@gmail.com or text 478-284-8148

September 27, 202652 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™0=27-2026-- Podcast Guest Cassian Bellino

Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Cassian Bellino, iHeartMedia, Account Executive/DJ for 92.3 KSSK, Honolulu, HI Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. email joecrashkelley1@gmail.com or text 478-284-8148

September 13, 202654 min

The Encouragers™ Radio Rally™ 9-13-2026- Guest: Craig Mundy

The Encouragers™ Radio Rally™9-13-2026- Guest: Craig Mundy What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest Craig Mundy, Underwriting Account Manager, RTN-His Radio/The JoyFM, Abingdon, Virginia . For radio production with free spec demos and great jingle production check out sonicattention.com Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. email joecrashkelley1@gmail.com or text 478-284-8148

September 6, 202648 min

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™9-6-2026—Guest: Peter Thiele

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™9-6-2026—Guest: Peter Thiele Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Peter Thiele, News/Talk Format Captain, Zimmer Communications, Columbia, MO 646-926-6581 Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com