Spencer Chase of Agri-Pulse discussed his involvement in NAFB and the benefits his membership has offered at the 73rd NAFB Convention.
Spencer explained he became a student member of NAFB at the behest of this employer to help him gain experience and insight from seasoned professionals as he began his career as a broadcaster.
“The NAFB membership has given me a lot of mentoring. It’s given me access to a lot of folks that are just willing to give me advice,” Chase said.
Q:Why did you seek membership with NAFB?
A: I was a collegiate member of Mizzou ACT and had always heard that NAFB was something worthwhile to invest time in, so I became a student member of NAFB. After receiving the 2014 George Logan Scholarship from the NAFB Foundation, I received a free year of membership and after that I quickly realized that NAFB was something I enjoyed and wanted to join and get involved with. The association and members are an invaluable resource in starting my professional career.
Q1: Hi Carah! Can you introduce yourself?
A1: My name is Carah Hart. I am a farm broadcaster in the Red River Valley in a city called Grand Fox, North Dakota. I talk to farmers about what is going on in their fields, crops, and cattle. We also discuss economy. It is a lot of fun!
Q: Hey, Carson! Could you introduce yourself?
A: My name is Carson Horn and I am with the Radio Oklahoma Network. I just came on as the Associate Farm Director underneath Ron Hays and I am fairly new at the radio game.
Q: What motivated you to join the NAFB this year?
A: I have understood that it is a great networking opportunity among business professionals in radio industry and I looked forward to attending the program to learn all I could, being new to the radio business.
Trade Talk, the centerpiece event of each NAFB Convention, connects the agriculture industry with member broadcasters to discuss issues and topics important to their organizations, associations and companies. More than 100 broadcasters circulate among participants during the 6.5 hour event.
American Sugar Alliance representative Phillip Hayes said that American Sugar Alliance has attended Trade Talk every year.
