Julie Opens Up On: Brand Voice, Community, and Connection

Voice, Community, Connection: Meet Weekly Blitz Co-Host Julie Koehrer

Julie Koehrer believes a local radio station should do more than fill airtime. It should use its voice to build its community.

In this Weekly Blitz special, Jason turns the microphone toward his co-host. Julie shares how nearly two decades in radio shaped her approach to sales, marketing, public speaking, and community service. She explains why memorable businesses need both an online presence and real human connection, why marketing results require patience, and why free local radio still matters.

They also put Julie through a quick AI workflow exercise. Her wish list is refreshingly practical: help with invoicing, order entry, prospect research, and first-draft proposals so she can spend more time meeting people, attending conferences, and supporting the community.

The conversation closes with a bigger question: what do we lose when useful information becomes subscription-only or is filtered entirely by algorithms?

ABOUT JULIE KOEHRER

Julie Koehrer is an on-air personality and branding and marketing consultant with Q106.7 and Woof Boom Radio in Lafayette, Indiana. She uses radio, digital marketing, public speaking, and community partnerships to help local organizations become memorable and easy to support.

CONNECT WITH JULIE KOEHRER

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkoeradio/

Q106.7: https://lafayetteq1067.com/

Woof Boom Radio: https://woofboom.com/indiana/julie-koehrer/

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Does It Matter If AI Helped Create It?

02:59 - Small Business Marketing Online And In Person

07:55 - Why Professional Ad Targeting Matters

11:14 - Meet Weekly Blitz Co-Host Julie Koehrer

15:14 - Using Your Voice To Build Community

23:15 - The Best Part Of Local Radio

25:35 - What Julie Would Hand Off To AI

34:11 - Why Soft Skills Need Clear Outcomes

37:30 - The Hardest Question In Marketing

39:18 - Why Free Local Radio Still Matters

CONNECT WITH JASON PADGETT

Jason Padgett | AI Solutions Architect | Co-Founder, Wooden Boy Industries | Host, AGI Podcast | AI Adoption, LLM Systems & Human-AI Workflows

AGI - Advance Grow and Innovate with AI Podcast Network 🌐 https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/

CoFounder, Wooden Boy Industries 🌐 https://woodenboyindustriesai.com/

Chief Solutions Architect, Chakra AI Solutions 🌐 https://chakrasolutions.ai/

📧 jason@agipodcast.ai

RESOURCES MENTIONED

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/315

National Association of Broadcasters AM Radio Advocacy: https://www.nab.org/advocacy/issue.asp?id=6719

HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/

Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/