The Encouragers Radio Rally

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Oct 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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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

August 30, 202647 min

8-30-26 The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™8-30-2026—Guest: Brent Michaels and Ness Heraldez

Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Brent Michaels & Ness Heraldez, Brent & Ness In The Morning, KUZZ, Bakersfield, California Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com For radio production with free spec demos and original 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

August 23, 202658 min

8-23-26 The Encourager Radio Rally Podcast Guest Mitch Mahan

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™8-23-2026—Guest: Mitch Mahan Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of Mitch Mahan, Director of Content, KDXY-FM, KDXY-HD2, KDXY-HD3, KJBX--FM, KJBX-HD2 and KEGI-FM - Saga Communications, Jonesboro, Arkansas Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com

August 17, 202622 min

8-17 2026 THE ENCOURAGERS RADIO RALLY PODCAST GUEST: SOL

There’s so much discussion about employee-employer relationships, the strategy of the big radio corporations (especially when it comes to employees), AI and a variety of radio tasks and talents, advertising forecasts, what the next four years will look like and so much more. We thought it might be interesting to spend a few minutes with an analyst from ChatGPT. So, we set up a conversation with Sol and that’s what you will hear now.

August 16, 202650 min

The Encouragers™ Radio Rally™8-16-26-Guest: Big John Small

The Encouragers™ The Radio Rally™ 8-16-2026-- Loyd Ford Discusses the radio career of John Small (or Big John Small), GM/owner/ president/mornings, KZOY - Cup O Dirt, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley of sonicattention.com For Jingles and other imaging and production for radio.....check out the demos at sonicattention.com or email joecrashkelley@sonicattention.com