Beauty pageants crown the winner, then the runner up so that if the first one is not able to fill their duties during their agreed on term the second person takes over without holding a new competition.

Donald Trump and his whole apprentice show theme brings up the idea of hiring a qualified candidate to take on the role – someone with experience and all the qualifications, then inviting a second candidate with potential but without the experience and qualifications to be an apprentice and expand the position to make room for both to work together and on separate projects to incluce things you never would have otherwise like interview travel tours etc., team interviewing, covering twice the people interviewed at the same time in another city for later podcast etc. so maybe pick one or more folks after the intial hire if they are a team player and will agree to it.

Pick one to be the Mahalo idol, pick one or more to be either roving reporters, or non local correspondents based in other locations, or to be special feature reporters – say one feature a month Eg. do joint podcasts with other shows for increased exposure and interest – not sure if such spots would be paid advertising or considered partner spots or unrelated and in all fields.