Fair Game Podcast

09/16/2021

The Fair Game Podcast is wishing our friend Courtny Conkle a very Happy Birthday today!

Catch Courtny on Fair Game #206.

Wyoming State Fair manager, Courtny Conkle joins us to share how she managed to host a successful fair in the middle of the Covid19 pandemic.

08/09/2021

Today we welcome Cheryl Flood from the Florida State Fair.

Cheryl Flood knows she’s one of the lucky ones. As executive director of the Florida State Fair, she is one of the few fair managers who actually had a fair back in 2020 just prior to the Covid pandemic being declared. While her 2020 fair was a success, she did not escape the pandemic unscathed. A...

08/04/2021

Terrific conversation with Gene Cassidy from the Big E on this week's show.

Gene Cassidy is the President of the Eastern States Exposition, affectionately known as The Big E! He’s also the current chair of the IAFE Executive Committee. He joins us today from The Big E! to talk about how they’ve navigated the Covid pandemic and what he’s most looking forward to when th...

07/26/2021

Today we welcome The Pretzel Lady, Inc, Samantha Fairlie.

Samantha Fairlie is the owner at, “The Pretzel Lady,” a hand-rolled pretzel business based out of St. Augustine, Florida. Not only are her pretzels delicious, she’s the proud owner of one of the most amazing food trailers in the entire industry. When I first saw it my first thought was, “thi...

07/16/2021

This week we were happy to have Cale Moon join us on the show.

If you’ve ever met Cale Moon you know he’s not only an incredibly talented country artist but also one of the kindest men you’d ever meet. We sit down to talk about how he handled pandemic life and the joy of knowing our industry is coming back.

07/09/2021

We have some terrific shows coming up in the next month.

06/29/2021

NBC26 spoke to the Wisconsin State Fair and Brown County Fair about how they've been affected by labor shortages.

06/28/2021

The major thrills, chills and animal exhibits that make up the LA County Fair will be experienced at a different time of year when it returns in 2022.This year, the fair was already canceled; and ...

06/28/2021

This week we welcome Danny Aguilar from the Delaware State Fair. During the summer and fall of 2020, as fairs across the nation were forced to close, Danny and his team in Delaware were the first in the nation to open their fair after the pandemic was declared in March.

Danny Aguilar is the Assistant GM & Director of Marketing for the Delaware State Fair. After the pandemic shut our industry down in March of 2020, Danny and the team in Delaware worked hard to find a way to open safely. In July of 2020 they were first in the nation to open after the pandemic

06/24/2021

Scooter Korek has been in the carnival industry for 43 years. He’s the Vice President for Client Relations for the largest carnival provider in the business, North American Midway Entertainment. With 5 units running simultaneously, N.A.M.E., is responsible for over 120 shows annually. Scooter join...

06/17/2021

We've had a number of great concessionaires on the Fair Game Podcast. Check them out here:
https://www.robertsmithpresents.com/podcast/tag/Concessionaire

06/16/2021

Had a great conversation with entertainer Ron Diamond. Check it out on Apple, Spotify, Google, iHeartRadio and at the link below.

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 ha