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.
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S2 - Episode #21: Sgt. Stewart Smith, PIO - Troup County Sheriff's Office (GA)
In this episode, we interview Sgt. Stewart Smith from the Troup County Sheriff's Office in Georgia.
- Things that we discussed included his 20-year career with Troup County and how he became the PIO.
- Stewart describes the size of the Sheriff's Office and the county population.
- Besides being a PIO, Stewart has a variety of other responsibilities, and he details them for you.
- We asked what challenges he faced coming into the Sheriff's Office as the first dedicated PIO.
- Stewart is also a regional director for National Information Officers Association, and we discuss how he got involved in the NIOA and what his duties are.
- Last, we discussed what does he see as the greatest area needed for improvement for Public Information Officers today?
Of course, there are always rapid-fire questions.
Stewart Smith's email
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