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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.

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