Deborah Douds and Andrea Joray
CHAMBER CHAT
Chamber Chat is a Ruidoso radio show dedicated to giving our chamber members a voice to the public.
Hosts: Deborah Douds and Andrea Joray
Fridays 8:00 to 9:00 AM
Latest Episodes
December 5, 2025: This week on Chamber Chat, Lesly Avitia from WESST.org stops in to share how WESST empowers New Mexico’s small businesses — from hands-on guidance to entrepreneurial training. She also gives a sneak peek at next Thursday’s workshop at Lost Hiker Brewing Company (Dec. 11), inviting listeners to connect, learn, and grow alongside fellow local entrepreneurs.
November 28, 2025: This week on Chamber Chat, Tabs and Shadow from Oso Productions drop by with a lively preview of their upcoming show, A 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol. Hosts Deborah and Andrea also spotlight next month’s holiday happenings — from festive concerts to the much-loved Festival of Lights Parade (Dec. 6) — to help you plan a bright and merry holiday season.
November 14, 2025: This week’s Chamber Chat welcomes Dana Wade from Topline Therapy and Keri French with the Region 9 Education Cooperative. Dana introduces Stretched–Stacked–Strong, Topline’s new group exercise class designed to build strength and mobility for all fitness levels. Keri highlights the free, in-home support offered through the Family Support Visiting Program, which provides families with young children guidance, resources, and encouragement during the early years.
November 7, 2025: This week’s Chamber Chat features guests Jamie Estes from the Lincoln County Food Bank, Jeanne from Santa’s Helpers, and Officer Hernandez with the Ruidoso Police Department. Jamie shares how the Food Bank supports the community during the holidays and throughout the year, while Jeanne and Officer Hernandez preview the upcoming 5th Annual Festival of Trees auction (Nov. 20) and the Cops for Kids event (Dec. 13).
October 31, 2025: This week’s Chamber Chat features Ruidoso Valley Greeters, Lori & Liz, who were on to talk about the Christmas Jubilee that is being held November 14-16th at the convention center.
October 24, 2025: This week’s Chamber Chat features Ty Bonnell from All Season Adaptive Sports and Javier Trost from Fort Stanton Historic Site. Ty shares details about their all-terrain wheelchair demos happening Friday at Wingfield Park and Saturday at Grindstone Lake. Javier joins to highlight Fort Stanton’s Trick-or-Treat Trail event this Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.