SECOND SEASON UNDERWAY FOR SHORES & ISLANDS OHIO
SHORES & ISLANDS OHIO, March 19, 2025 --- Shores & Islands Ohio’s award-winning podcast, The SHORE Line, recently surpassed 7,500 downloads. The weekly podcast features interviews with representatives from the destination’s attractions, business owners, community leaders, local experts, and event organizers. Hosted by Shores & Islands Ohio Public Relations Manager Jill Bauer, the podcast received a Citation of Excellence from the Ohio Travel Association’s RUBY Awards in October 2024.
In its first year, the destination marketing organization released 50 episodes and attracted more than 1,600 subscribers. While most downloads were within the U.S. (and specifically Ohio markets), the podcast has been listened to in over 44 countries and was recognized in the top 50% of all Buzzsprout podcasts. Buzzsprout currently hosts over 123,000 active podcasts, making them one of the largest premium podcast hosting platforms globally. Buzzsprout distributes the podcast to several of the world’s most popular podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, and more.
Another recent accomplishment is that Season 2 Episode 4, released on February 3, 2025 is the most-listened to episode of all time, in terms of downloads. The episode featured an interview with the owner and general manager of a new boutique hotel experience in Marblehead, The Wave at Marblehead. Through the end of February, the episode had been downloaded 422 times. The next highest episode is the introductory episode from Season 1 with 248 downloads. Other popular Season 1 episodes include an interview with a Miller Ferry captain, The Orchard on Catawba, Cedar Point’s live entertainment team, and Castaway Bay.
The SHORE Line aims to be the definitive podcast about fun attractions and activities, including behind the scenes interviews and local insider tips, for the Midwest’s hottest vacation destination, Shores & Islands Ohio. The podcast is recorded, edited, and produced by Greg Peiffer of Ottawa Broadcasting, LLC in Port Clinton.
“I’m excited to be continuing into our second season of The SHORE Line,” said host and S&IO PR Manager Jill Bauer. “Podcasting has been an exciting adventure and I’ve been thrilled with the positive response we’ve experienced from both listeners and guests.”
“The SHORE Line podcast is an important tool we use as an extension of our PR and marketing efforts at Shores & Islands Ohio and works incredibly well creating awareness and public engagement,” said S&IO Director of Marketing & Sales Ben Simon. “I knew this podcast would be well received when we started, but with Jill on the mic, we’ve surpassed every goal we set in 2024 creating another avenue for marketing our region. I’m looking forward to 2025!”
New episodes debut every Monday via various streaming platforms. Listeners can like and subscribe wherever they get their podcasts, or follow along weekly at https://www.shoresandislands.com/the-shore-line/
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