Jim Ward is on the board of the Pasco County Fair and is the immediate past president of the Florida Federation of Fairs & Livestock Shows. Jim’s year as president was marred by the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to show the Federation’s support of its member fairs, Jim along with Federation director Dan West, visited 28 fairs, traveling more than 6,000 miles in the process. We talk about all of that and more on today’s episode.

Ron Diamond has over 30 years of entertaining experience in the fair and festival industry. His focus on building strong relationships and delivering high production quality has made him an industry favorite. Between his magic shows, hypnosis shows and incredible A/V stage production, Ron Diamond has delivered for fairs all across America.

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 plus how they adjusted for their 2021 event.

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 about the future and getting back out on the road in 2021.

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 supports clients with all manner of project from contract negotiations to midway presentation, ticketing, entertainment and more.

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, which green chile is best? New Mexico or Colorado?

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 sponsorships in a Covid world. All that and more!

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 plus her new dates and high hopes for 2021. All that and more!

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 find out.

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 the Tiny Tanker which we talk about on the show. All that and more! Thanks for joining us.