Voice of the Fair with Robert Smith

Roberto the Magnificent is one of the most energetic and crowd-pleasing performers in the country. Performing everything from NBA half-time shows to corporate events as well as state & county fairs, R...

17 Feb 20211h

Jennifer Dunn is the Vice President of The Linn County Fair and the chair of the YPI Steering Committee. Her fair board and staff is made up 100% of volunteers. Together with her team attendance has r...

16 Feb 20211h

Today’s guest are an experienced husband and wife duo. Josh & Lea Knotts perform an illusion and escape show that will have you on the edge of your seat. However, performing 300 shows annually came to...

15 Feb 20211h 20min

Todd Boltin has been booking entertainment into events for over three decades. He’s been nominated 13 times for the Academy of Country Music’s Talent Buyer of the Year award and he took home the honor...

12 Feb 20211h 15min

The Coconino County Fair in Flagstaff, AZ is operated by the county parks & recreation department. Today’s guest is the man who puts that fair together every year, Ricky Conway. Ricky catches us up on...

11 Feb 20211h 16min

Today we sit down to chat with the COO of the Sonoma County Fair, Kaitlyn Findley-Thorn. We talk the pandemic, Kaitlyn’s law degree (bet you didn’t see that coming), and the future of the fair industr...

10 Feb 202158min

Today’s guest is a veteran in the fair industry. In 2020 his fair modified their event in a manner which cancelled the traditional fair but still operated their rodeo and livestock shows. Dustin Coufa...

9 Feb 202157min

Today I’m joined by Karen Nicklas, the general manager for The Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland. Karen was named the GM of the fair at the end of 2019. Her first year was full of hope and e...

8 Feb 20211h 7min