The PIO Podcast
The PIO Podcast is a platform for Public Information Officers (PIO's) and Public Affairs Officers (PAO's) in public sector organizations, including Police, Fire, EMS, FEMA, state, local, and federal government organizations. The podcast aims to facilitate learning, growth, and discussion of issues that PIO's/PAO's may encounter within their profession. If you would like to support the podcast and connect with other PIO's/PAO's, please email us at thepiopodcast@gmail.com.
Podcasting since 2020 • 177 episodes
The PIO Podcast
Latest Episodes
S5-E3: Chata Spikes, Executive Director of Public Affairs, Atlanta Police Department
As the Executive Director of Public Affairs for the Atlanta Police Department, Chata Spikes manages the department’s overall communication strategy which includes developing organizational messaging both internal and external. Ms. S...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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S5 - E2: Stephen Combs, Public Information Officer - Bluffton Township Fire Department, Bluffton, SC
Stephen Combs currently serves as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for Bluffton Township Fire District, having joined the agency in February 2023. In his role, he oversees all communications for the district's nine stations, including handl...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:16
S5 - E1 Sarah Loyd - Head of Product Success and Evangelism - Social News Desk
Sarah Loyd is the Head of Product Success & Evangelism at Social News Desk, where she has spent more than a decade helping to develop cutting-edge software that supports social media workflows for government, journalism, and education. With...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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16:09
Summing up the Titles and Topics of 2024 from the Life of A PIO Podcast
It should be noted that this entire podcast episode was created with the assistance of Notebook LM. The information was gathered from blog posts to the Life of A PIO Blog, which comes out weekly. To subscribe to our substack. Please follow the ...
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