S1  E13

 As we get ready for the summer season, hosts Jill and Dayton chat about what it takes behind-the-scenes to plan for seasonal content promotion. A lot of that planning includes looking at upcoming local festivals and events, which brings us to our guest on this episode – the host, creator, and independent producer of the PBS program, Finding Festivals. From small-town festival queen to host of her very own travel show, Haylie Robinson tells us how a visit to our own Milan Melon Festival inspired her to want to visit community festivals, but also explore the communities beyond the event. Season one is available now and Haylie shares with us some of her favorite stories from filming the first 13 episodes. She also shares with us what it takes to have a show go national and how excited she is to be sharing stories of her backyard (Ohio and Michigan) with the world, showing what makes the Midwest so special and culturally diverse. You will be inspired by how Haylie made her childhood dream of hosting a travel show a reality and hear what she’s working on now. Learn more at FindingFestivals.com and follow @HaylieStory.