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The podcast created for parks professionals by parks professionals. Produced by GameTime and PlayCore.

GameTime and PlayCore


    • Mar 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 14m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Good News in Parks 028 - Generating Revenue Through Programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 68:39


    Episode 28 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime LIVE from CPRS - Sacramento, CA Generating Revenue Through Programming Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Steve Lawson, Director of Parks & Recreation, Jurupa, CA Community Services District Phil Lewis, CPRP, Administrator of Parks & Recreation, Cosumnes, CA Community Services District Sarah Reid, Community Services Director, City of Reedley, CA Parks and Recreation Department

    Good News in Parks 027 - Learning from Urban Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 73:50


    Episode 27 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Learning from Urban Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: John Dargle, Commissioner of the Atlanta Parks and Recreations Department Maria Nardi, Director of Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces J Nicholas Williams, Director of Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development Department

    Good News in Parks 026 - Best Practices for Capital Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 77:58


    Episode 26 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Best Practices for Capital Planning Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Andrea Moore, Director of City Mesa, AZ Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Jai Cole, Executive Director of Fairfax County Park Authority Melissa Battite, Director of the Town of Lexington, Recreations and Community Programs Department

    Good News In Parks 025 - Next Generation Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 75:51


    Episode 25 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Next Generation Innovation Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Angel Obert, Director of Parks and Recreation in Kansas City Nathan Fort, Director of the City of Dayton, TN Parks and Recreation Sarah Larson, Deputy Superintendent Department of Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services

    Good News In Parks 024 - Go for the Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 76:04


    Episode 24 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Special Edition: Leading With Equity Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Wendy Thomas, Assistant City Manager, Herriman, UT Brian Zimmerman, CEO Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, OH Sherisha Hills, Parks and Recreation, Tampa, FL

    Good News In Parks 023 - Career Development and Credentialing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 75:21


    Episode 23 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Special Edition: Career Development and Credentialing Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Julie Boland, VP Credentialing and Member Operations, NRPA Dr. Nathan Schaumleffel, Associate Professor Indiana State University John Prue, MWR Program Analyst, U.S. Navy

    Good News in Parks 022 - Dynamic Department Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 68:56


    Episode 22 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Dynamic Department Performance Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Chris Bass, Director, City of Douglasville Park and Recreation Department, Douglasville, GA Jill Geller, Director, City of Roseville Parks, Recreation, & Libraries, Roseville, CA Oscar Carmona, Director, City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Resources, Raleigh, NC

    Good News In Parks 021 - Strategic Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 74:03


    Episode 21 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Strategic Planning Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Doug Menke, General Manager, Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, Tualatin, OR Alison Rhodes, Director, City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department, Boulder, CO Dr. Samose Mays, Director, Bryan County, GA Recreation Department, Bryan County, GA

    Good News In Parks 020 - Fall Planning And Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 69:28


    Episode 20 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Fall Planning and Programs Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Tom Venniro, Director, Hilton-Parma NY Parks and Recreation Department Pat Armstrong, Ret. Interim Assistant Town Administrator, Town of Yamouth, MA Joe DeLuce, Executive Director, Champaign, IL Park District

    Good News In Parks 019 - Leading With Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 78:32


    Episode 19 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Special Edition: Leading With Equity Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Dr. Autumn Saxon-Ross, Vice President of Education and Chief Equity Officer, NRPA Tracey Crawford, Executive Director, Northwest Special Recreation Association Dr. Sonya Shaw, Senior Park Planner and Equity Specialist, McAdams

    Good News in Parks 018 - The State of NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 70:31


    Episode 18 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime The State of NOW Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Dana Kesler, Director, Louisville Parks and Recreation Department, Louisville, KY Kitty Frazier, Parks and Recreation Manager, Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department, Kingsport, TN James Teixeira, Director, Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department, Santa Clara, CA

    Good News in Parks 017 - Making Your Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 74:31


    Episode 17 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Sara Hensley, Sharon Ranals, and Tony Lopez

    Good News in Parks 016 - Future Planning and Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 71:40


    Episode 16 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Kara Kish, Bernita Reese, Sean Johnson

    Good News in Parks 015 - Funding and Foundations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 74:23


    Episode 15 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Jeff Danter, Sr. Vice President of Field Programs, Trust for Public Land Todd Carlson, National Manager, Infrastructure Services, United States Tennis Association Donald Ortale, Executive Director, National Association of Park Foundations Elvis Cordova, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy, NRPA

    Good News in Parks 014 - Transparency And Customer Service.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 75:23


    Episode 14 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Janet Bartnik, Randy Auler, and Jonelle Bailey

    Good News in Parks 013 - Excitement for the Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 75:42


    Episode 13 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Elizabeth Kessler, Executive Director, McHenry County Conservation District, Woodstock, IL Kevin Kirwin, Director, Park and Recreation, Indian River County, FL Tara Gee, Park Planning, Development Superintendent City of Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries, Roseville, CA Mike Abbaté, FASLA, Parks Planner & Designer Principle, Abbate Designs Ret. Director Portland Parks and Recreationkjk

    Good News in Parks 012 - Vision and Tenacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 76:08


    Episode 12 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Homer Garcia, III, Bob Belote, Mitchell Silver

    Good News In Parks 011 - Special Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 76:10


    Episode 11 of Good News in Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Kristine Stratton, Jonathan Vlaming, Jayne Miller

    Good News in Parks 010 - Reflect and Regenerate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 69:17


    Episode 10 of Good News in Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Rebecca Benna, Randy Bina, and Susie Kuruvilla

    Good News In Parks 009 - Drive & Determination

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 76:05


    Episode 9 of Good News in Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Dr. James Worsley, Mary Beth O'Dell, and Steve Ghose

    Good News in Parks 008 - Representing With Relevance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 76:05


    Episode 8 of Good News in Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Michael Kirschman, Cindi Wright, Troy Houtman

    Good News in Parks Special Edition - All About The LWCF

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 76:19


    Special Edition of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime All About the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Linda Lanterman (NASORLO), Eric Feldbaum (NASORLO), Joel Lynch (National Parks Service), Kyle Simpson (NRPA)

    Good News In Parks 007 - Collaboration And Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 73:11


    Episode 7 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Bill Foelsch, Darrell Crittendon, and Stacey Laird Dicke

    Good News In Parks 006 - Caring For Your Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 77:28


    Episode 6 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Laura Wetherald (Columbia, MD), Lakita Watson (Columbia, SC), Rachel Bedingfield (Kentville, NS, Canada)

    Good News in Parks 005 - The Way Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 74:54


    Episode 5 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTime Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Special Guest: Tracey Crawford, Executive Director Northwest Special Recreation Association Guests: Michael Kalvort (Boca Raton, FL),Corey Wilson (Baton Rouge, LA),Carrie Fullerton (Arlington Heights, IL)

    Good News In Parks 004 - A Plan for Progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 74:29


    Episode 4 of Good News in Parks Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Michael Shull (Los Angeles, CA), Shonda Smith (Mobile, AL), Michael McCarty (Glenview, IL)

    Good News in Parks 003 - Parks as Essential Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 74:04


    Episode 3 of Good News in Parks: Parks as Essential Services Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Rick Atkins (Round Rock, TX), Ingur Erickson (Phoenix, AZ), and Alicia Bradford (Wayne County, MI)

    Good News In Parks 002 - People, Parks, and Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 73:55


    Episode 2 of Good News in Parks: People, Parks, and Possibilities Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Brian Albright (San Diego County, CA),Michael Klitzing (Carmel, IN), Pamela Gray(Darien, CT)

    Good News In Parks 001 - Resilient and Reimagined

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 73:50


    Episode 1 of Good News in Parks: Resilient and Reimagined Hosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie Spencer Presented by GameTime and PlayCore Guests: Dianne Hoover (Bakersfield, CA), Detrick Stanford (Clayton County, GA), and Roslyn Johnson (Baltimore, MD)

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