Scott DeLuzio: [00:00:00] Thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast where we are focused on giving hope and strength to the entire military community. Whether you’re a veteran, active duty, guard, reserve, or a family member, this podcast will share inspirational stories and resources that are useful to you. I’m your host, Scott DeLuzio, and now let’s get on with the show.

Hey everybody. Welcome back to Drive On Podcast. I’m going to be announcing some exciting news to share with all of you today. I’m excited to announce a brand new format for the show that’s gonna help take this show to New heights and allow us to reach even more people who can benefit from the interviews with veterans and their inspiring stories that they have to share.

And. Also the providers of services that can help veterans that we’ve been sharing on this show for the last four years. It’s incredible to me to think about that. It’s been four years since I started this [00:01:00] podcast, but starting next week, this podcast will not only be available. In the usual audio format where you’ve always been listening to it, but it also will be airing on W TSM TV in the Phoenix area and streaming online at WTSMTV.com.

We’re expanding our reach and taking the conversations to the television screen and in the digital world. This means that in addition to tuning into the podcast as you always have, you’ll now have the option to watch us on tv, catch us online opening up even more possibilities for engagement, accessibility to this show.

I think that by expanding the platform, the show can better serve the veteran community and make a positive impact on an even larger scale than it has in the past. I’ve been dedicated to providing valuable content, sharing stories, [00:02:00] discussing important topics that matter to veterans, their families, people like you.

The listeners who, if I’m being honest, without you guys tuning in and listening, none of this would’ve been possible. So first off, thank you for tuning in, but this new format is going to allow this show to connect with a wider audience, extend our reach and. Impact more veterans lives. Another advantage to expanding to TV and online platforms is that the visual aspect of television allows us to enhance this podcast in ways that we couldn’t do in the audio only format.

We can add in graphics, images, other visual elements to help. Compliment the conversations that we’re having makes the content more engaging and hopefully more impactful to the listeners and the viewers. This visual medium will allow [00:03:00] us to bring the stories and experiences of the veterans that we’re interviewing to life.

I previously had the podcast episodes on YouTube. You may be watching this episode right now on YouTube and all of the old episodes, including this one, will continue to be there. But going forward, the new video format episodes will exist only on WTSMTV.com. Now you do need an account to access it, but it’s free to sign up for an account.

They don’t send you spammy emails or anything like that, so you don’t have to worry about any of that kind of stuff. So. Head on over to w tsm tv.com and click the register link at the top of the screen. I’ll talk about more about how to sign up for an account in a little bit here. Now I understand that some of the listeners may prefer to continue enjoying the podcast in the traditional audio format, and I do want.

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