Trailblazers

Trailblazers

Trailblazers is THE podcast for sound media Professionals. TrailBlazers is a series of in-depth interviews of, for and about sound media professionals. With a panache for storytelling, guests of this podcast will lead you to become a better professional so whether you're a leader in the field or just beginning, prepare to learn from those who have blazed and left a trail.

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October 7, 2025 59 mins

Pete Gustin is an award-winning American voice actor, producer, and former radio personality whose voice has defined major media brands. His work spans television commercials, film trailers, promos, and animated series such as Family Guy.


Born with Stargardt's Disease, Pete had perfect vision as a child but bega...

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Get ready, this week's Trailblazers is packed with energy! 🎙️

 

In this episode, Ileana Landon sits down with Mark Chase, a true radio pro who's been rocking the airwaves for over 40 years. From Armed Forces Radio and TV overseas to major U.S. markets like San Diego, to his current...

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Nos llena de orgullo presentar a Tito López en este episodio de Trailblazers en Español. Un verdadero referente de la radio en Latinoamérica, Tito ha dedicado más de 30 años a transformar emisoras en Colombia, Costa Rica, México y Chile, dejando huella como director nacional de programación, gerente general y consultor internacional.

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Estamos emocionados y honrados de tener con nosotros a Felipe Chavez, Director de Operaciones de Bustos Media, en este episodio de Trailblazers Español. Un líder visionario que, desde 1996, ha jugado un papel crucial en la evolución de Bustos Media, supervisando hoy la operación de 25 estaciones de radio en Oregón, Washington, California y Arizona.

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We're excited to welcome Christina Barsi, founder and CEO of Boss-Goddess.co, to this month's episode of Trailblazers. A pioneer in podcast-first marketing and intuitive entrepreneurship, Barsi helps women-owned businesses and major brands grow with a strategy-driven, soul-centered, no-hustle approach.


Barsi ent...

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We are truly excited and honored to have Jack Hobbs, founder of reVolver Podcasts, on this month's episode of Trailblazers. A visionary in Hispanic media, Jack has been instrumental in shaping the industry, from his early days at Univision to revolutionizing the digital audio space with reVolver Podcasts.

After decades of success in television and radio—growing Univision's Dallas sales offi...

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We are truly excited and honored to have Chad Rufer on this month's episode of Trailblazers. Chad discovered his passion for music during his teenage years while involved with his high school's radio station, KWDM. At just sixteen, he landed his first real radio job hosting a Saturday night "Party Song" show on KLYF in Des Moines, IA, while also anchoring news for its sister st...

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This month, we are joined by Tom Fox, President and Founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network and the Texas Hill Country Podcast Network where Tom personally produces over 70 podcasts each week!

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We are truly excited and honored to have Jason Barrett, the President and Founder of Barrett Media, on this month's episode of Trailblazers. Before launching his company in 2015, Jason worked in the industry for 20 years as a programmer, host, and producer.

Jason has served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming Sports Talk 95...

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This month on the Trailblazers podcast we are very excited to have Steve Goldstein as our guest. Steve is an internationally recognized executive and leader in scaling and refining audio ventures across podcasting, radio, satellite radio, and voice platforms. He has developed scores of successful podcast initiatives, radio shows, top talent, and monetization strategies.

Steve is an adjunct professor at NYU where he teaches "The Bu...

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This month we are excited to have Talaya Trigueros, on-air talent/host of Sirius XM Watercolors Channel 66 (Monday through Saturday) and occasionally of Real Jazz Channel 67.

In this episode, Talaya discusses the beginning of her radio career at the University of New Mexico's KUNM playing Latin Jazz and Salsa, followed by a move to San Francisco where KRE-AM, a legendary Jazz station in Berkeley, quickly hired her. There she was g...

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This month we are excited to have Sam Parker, Creative Director at WIZZFX - a custom audio production branding service, responsible for crafting the sound of some of the biggest radio and podcast brands across the globe. Alongside Chris Nicoll, Sam leads a team of creatives pushing the boundaries of "traditional" radio imaging and sonic branding.

Championing grassroots talent is one of his core values and further helps to differen...

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December 4, 2023 63 mins

We had so much left to talk about with Dylan Riggs, Director of Production Operations at Audacy nationwide,  that we welcomed him back for another episode!

Dylan is responsible for all commercial production at Audacy, is an executive producer of the "The Daly Download Top 30 Countdown with Carson Daly," and ...

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October 25, 2023 41 mins

On this month's episode we are joined by Garrick Whitehead who is currently Senior Audio Producer/Imaging/Voiceover for Educational Media Foundation – a non-profit, multi-platform media company that owns the nation's largest contemporary Christian radio networks – K-LOVE and Air 1.

Garrick has worked around the g...

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September 6, 2023 45 mins

On this month's episode we are joined by Dylan Riggs, Director of Production Operations at Audacy,  nationwide.  Dylan is responsible for all commercial production at Audacy, is an executive producer of the "The Daly Download Top 30 Countdown with Carson Daly," and is a voiceover talent that can be heard on 100+ stations weekly across North America.  He's also a guitar hoarder (54 and counting).

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August 1, 2023 41 mins

On this month's episode we are joined by Joel Denver, President, Publisher, and Co- founder of All Access Music Group. Joel has been heard on many markets from Miami to San Diego, a...

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July 3, 2023 43 mins

On this month's episode, we are joined by Myron "Magic" Giggua, the Production Director and Radio Personality at Radio One Atlanta. Magic, known for his remarkable career in the radio...

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June 1, 2023 51 mins

On this month's episode we are joined by Ron Shapiro the Content Creator at Spotify who is greatly experienced at every level of radio & is now a major player in podcasting world with one of the largest podcasting platforms globally, Spotify.

 

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May 19, 2023 30 mins

On today's episode we are joined by Michele Cobb, executive director of the Podcast Academy in New York city. An organization with its mission to unite podcasts creators, industry leaders & people from all over the podcast life.

 

Michele is al...

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January 25, 2023 36 mins

This month we are joined by Bill Schultz, Executive VP of Content at Cadence 13, an Audacy company, and leading podcast studio dedicated to premium storytelling and production. For over 30 years, Bill has made his mark in the broadcasting world and currently works with a team of content creators and influencers to develop, produce, and monetize on-demand audio content covering many genres, including political, sports, comedy, lifes...

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