The PIO Podcast
The PIO Podcast is a platform for Public Information Officers (PIO's) and Public Affairs Officers (PAO's) in public sector organizations, including Police, Fire, EMS, FEMA, state, local, and federal government organizations. The podcast aims to facilitate learning, growth, and discussion of issues that PIO's/PAO's may encounter within their profession. If you would like to support the podcast and connect with other PIO's/PAO's, please email us at [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S2 - Episode #25: Senior Corporal/PIO Melinda Gutierrez - Dallas Police Department
In this episode, we talk about Dallas PD's use of TikTok for recruitment and connecting to the younger age groups.
Melinda's BIO: Melinda is an experienced Public Information Officer in …
S2 - Episode #24: Lissa Druss - Strategia Communications
For more than 30 years, Lissa has established a powerful reputation– from Los Angeles to Chicago and New York – as a highly seasoned communications strategist, crisis management leader,…
S2 - Episode #23: Interview with PAO Brian Lamar
Brians BIO: Naval Construction Battalion Center Public Affairs: Gulfport, MS 06/2016 - Present
Public Affairs Officer
Promoted from Assistant Public Affairs Officer. Charged with media/c…
S2 - Episode #22: Andrew Gilman, CEO & Founder of CommCore Consulting
Some background about today’s guest, Andrew D. Gilman is the President/CEO and founder of CommCore Consulting, a public relations and communications firm based in Washington DC. He is a…
S2 - Episode #21: Sgt. Stewart Smith, PIO - Troup County Sheriff's Office (GA)
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 bec…
S2 - Episode #20: Micki Trost, Strategic Communications Director - Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
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S2 - Episode #19 - Elise Schaffer, PIO - Dane County Sheriffs Office (WI)
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S2 - Episode #18 - Marcedes Cashmer, PIO - Beaumont Police (CA)
In this week's episode....
In this week's episode of the PIO Podcast, we meet PIO Marcedes Cashmer from the Beaumont (CA) Police Department. During our conversation, we discussed
How long…
S2 - Episode #17: Professor Amanda Hughes, Brigham Young University
Topics we discuss in this week's episode
- Amanda, you were one of four scholars who published an article titled “When Official Systems Overload: A Framework for Finding Social Media Calls…
S2 - Episode #16: Chelsea Kretz, Media Supervisor - Parkland Hospital
Chelsea Kretz is the Media Supervisor for Parkland Hospital and a former PIO for the Grande Prairie Police Department. In this week's interview, we talk about ....
- Chelsea details how sh…
S2 - Episode #15: Megan Terlecky, PIO - Mesa County Sheriffs Office
Megan Terlecky is the Information and Communications Manager for the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. Megan joined the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in 2016 afte…
S2 - Episode #14: Crystal McCoy - Public Affairs Officer - ATF - Denver Area
Crystal McCoy currently serves as the spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Denver Field Division. She is a retired police officer where she spent th…
S2 - Episode #13: Peter Piringer - PIO at Montgomery County Fire and Rescue
Pete Piringer is currently the Chief Spokesperson and External Affairs/Public Information Officer for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Fire and Rescue Service, a position he returned to…
S2 - Episode #12: Interview of Yael Bar Tur
At 18 I joined the Israeli army as press liaison, and served on the ground from the Gaza strip to the Lebanon border and even in Haiti as a reservist following the 2010 earthquake. The …
S2 - Episode #11: Robert Tornabene
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S2 - Episode #10: Adam Probolsky - Probolsky Research
Mr. Probolsky is President of Probolsky Research, a full service opinion research firm specializing in market research and opinion research on elections and public policy, working on be…
S2- Episode #9: Chief of Police Christopher Mannino - Park Forest Police Department
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S2 - Episode #8: Mark Brady (ret) PIO, Prince Georges County
In this episode, we talk to FEMA trainer and retired PIO Mark Brady.
- Mark was quoted as saying, “Social Media has been the biggest game-changer for public information professionals…”, w…
S2 - Episode #7: Julie Parker - Julie Parker Communications
In this week's episode of the PIO Podcast, we talk to Julie Parker of Julie Parker Communications...
We discuss advocating for crisis communications training, a sense of urgency in the e…
S2 - Episode #6: Todd Harmeson, PIO, Chesterfield Police & East Madison Fire Territory (IN)
Todd Harmeson has been with the Chesterfield Police Department serving as the Public Information Officer since 2000. During this time, Todd has also served as the public information of…