{"podcast":{"title":"KMAS Radio","slug":"kmas-radio-6380084","podcast_index_feed_id":6380084,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/kmas","website_url":"https://www.kmas.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UbHn_5-jrhawda64ijnRFq0tbL8R7jWk39_n1SHbQhQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yM2Nh/YzMyMmYwODliZGZh/Nzk1ZTVjNjIzOGZm/NGVkNC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jeff Slakey","episode_count":253,"summary":"Long-form interviews and conversations from Mason County, Washington. Host Jeff Slakey sits down with local leaders, legislators, small business owners, and community voices for unhurried conversations about what's shaping the Hood Canal region — government, education, healthcare, the outdoors, and the people making a difference. New episodes drop throughout the week. For daily local headlines, subscribe to KMAS Morning News with Jeff Slakey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T14:20:58.897100+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084"},"episode":{"title":"Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler Named Boss of the Year | Leadership, Growth & What’s Next for Shelton WA","slug":"shelton-city-manager-mark-ziegler-named-boss-of-the-year-leadership-growth-what-s-next-for-shelton-wa","published_at":"2026-02-27T15:43:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/shelton-city-manager-mark-ziegler-named-boss-of-the-year-leadership-growth-what-s-next-for-shelton-wa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084","url":"https://kmas.transistor.fm/episodes/shelton-city-manager-mark-ziegler-named-boss-of-the-year-leadership-growth-what-s-next-for-shelton-wa","audio_url":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/e06aae96/1344c3b1.mp3","summary":"Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler sits down to talk about being named “Boss of the Year” by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce , what leadership really looks like inside city hall, and where the City of Shelton is headed next. In this conversation, we cover: Why Mark sees himself as a collaborator, not a “boss” Managing nearly 100 city employees Working with the Shelton City Council Advocating in Olympia with 35th District legislators Housing growth and Olympic Heights development Infrastructure investments and long-term planning Community outreach challenges Strategic planning and performance tracking A potential partnership with the Humane Society of Mason County Parks, trails, and the future Simpson Railway multi-modal trail We also talk about city culture, employee recognition (the “Shelte Awards”), communication styles, and what it takes to build trust in a growing community like Shelton. If you live in Shelton or Mason County and want to understand how local decisions are made — this is a good one. #SheltonWA #MasonCounty #LocalGovernment #CityManager #CommunityLeadership #SheltonWashington #EconomicDevelopment #PublicService","meta_description":"Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler sits down to talk about being named “Boss of the Year” by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce , what leadership…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2295,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kmas-radio-6380084/episodes/shelton-city-manager-mark-ziegler-named-boss-of-the-year-leadership-growth-what-s-next-for-shelton-wa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/shelton-city-manager-mark-ziegler-named-boss-of-the-year-leadership-growth-what-s-next-for-shelton-wa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}