Sam Alex is a radio and television personality and producer, and is the Creator, Executive Producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio program “The Sam Alex Show.” In this episode, host Arden Kurhayez talks with Sam about his annual workshop, Camp Broadcast, and how he first started in the industry.

Sam’s Links:

Personal Website: https://samalexradio.com/

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samalexradio/ (@samalexradio)

Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamAlexRadio?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (@samalexradio)

Camp Broadcast Website: https://campbroadcast.com/

Camp Broadcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campbroadcast/ (@campbroadcast)

Camp Broadcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CampBroadcast (@campbroadcast)

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