Voice of the Fair with Robert Smith

Mallory Hines joins us from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo where she overseas entertainment and exhibits. Their event took place in 2020 just prior to the world shutting down. We talk about that p...

14 Jun 202139min

Freddy Miller joins us today. Like many of our carnival operators, Miller’s Spectacular Shows out of Arkansas was hit particularly hard in 2020. But like a true ride operator, Miller is optimistic abo...

11 Jun 202145min

Rick Frenette has been involved in the fair industry since he was a kid. With over 30 years of management experience in the industry, Rick launched his consulting company, Fair Advantage. The company ...

8 Jun 202138min

Welcome to Season 3 of the Fair Game Podcast. Today we welcome Devin Vaughn from the Colorado State Fair. Devin shared the fair’s 2020 story along with their hopes for a successful 2021 opening. PLUS,...

7 Jun 202133min

Charva Ingram is the Vice President of Marketing & Sponsorships with the Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco. Charva talks about how she handled the last year and she dishes on the state of marketing and spon...

30 Apr 202145min

It was going to be her coming out year as the new fair manager for the Hillsborough County Fair in Florida but 2020 had other plans. Today we talk with Suzanne Holcomb about the frustrations she faced...

29 Apr 202129min

Andrea Wiesenmeyer just took over her role as manager for the Jerome County Fair a few months ago. A brand new job in the middle of a pandemic? She may be out of her mind! Tune into today’s episode to...

28 Apr 202125min

Neal Snyder takes his Firefighter Training Show across the country entertaining audiences and making junior firefighters out of the kids in his show. He’s innovated his program with the addition of th...

27 Apr 202134min