Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – The New Year’s resolution has a long history around the world.
First thought to originate with the Babylonians, nearly every culture has some tradition of resolutions. In the U.S., according to Pew Research, New Year’s resolutions are becoming less and less common.
At Jonesboro Media Group (JMG), rather than focus on resolutions once a year, we focus on achieving goals throughout the year. So, to celebrate 2026, the team at JMG and JonesboroRightNow is instead sharing their hopes for the New Year.
“I hope my first grandchild is born healthy and mom’s labor and delivery is safe for her. I hope my family members can navigate through the treacherous waters of the world and life, stay close to God, and plant themselves close to His word and His guidance. I hope we all can make sense out of a world that seems increasingly hard to understand. I hope that our company continues to make a meaningful impact on the people, the businesses, and the communities we serve.”
Trey Stafford, President and General Manager, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hope for 2026 is peace, presence, and continued healing. I want to savor the everyday moments more, protect my energy, and stay grounded in gratitude. I hope to spend meaningful time with the people I love, laugh often, and live with intention instead of urgency. Most of all, I want to keep growing emotionally and spiritually, using what I’ve walked through to love deeper, listen better, and live fully.”
Christie Matthews, General Sales Manager and Station Manager, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hope for 2026 is to deepen social connections. I’ve lost contact with friends that I need to reconnect with. I crave that temerity you only get with long-standing friendships where a foundation of trust already exists.”
Mitch Mahan, Operations Manager, Jonesboro Media Group
“I wish there would be no more hate, no more violence, and a return to a day when people were more interested in helping than hurting each other.”
Phil Jamison, On-Air Personality, Jonesboro Media Group
“I’m hoping to create more financial stability for myself in the New Year. I’m working toward getting some debt off my plate. I’d still like to do some traveling, though…going places I’ve never been.”
Brett Hall, On-Air Personality and Mr. Entertainment, Jonesboro Media Group
“To have a baby!!!!!!!! In all seriousness, to have a healthy baby boy and continue putting smiles on the faces of so many amazing listeners of our six radio stations! It is such a blessing to get to do this every day, and there is no better community of listeners and supporters than Northeast Arkansas!”
Ellie Smith, On-Air Personality, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hope for 2026 is good health for me and my family, and to learn more and be the best media advisor that I can be for Jonesboro Media Group!“
Tim Smith, Media Advisor, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hope for the new year is health, happiness, and opportunity for my wife, family, kids, and grandkids. I want to keep growing into a better person, coworker, and worker—showing up each day with a good attitude, work ethic, and focus.”
Mike Dickerson, Media Advisor, Jonesboro Media Group
“I hope 2026 continues to bring success for my clients and me, but as a new mom I’m hopeful for more sleep, healthy days, and lots of joyful moments with my sweet girl. Hopeful we will make more memories and continuing to travel to new places.”
Audrey Guinn, Media Advisor, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hope for next year is to win the lottery. I tried to use my intuition to pick winning numbers this year, but it simply did not work out. I will also be participating in the annual tradition of trying to lose a few pounds. Rich and skinny here I come!”
Jennifer Sterley, Digital and Graphic Designer, Jonesboro Media Group
“My hopes would be a healthy, love-filled, quality time with my family and friends.”
Lynn Stillwell, Director of First Impressions, Jonesboro Media Group
“For the new year, I am hoping to just keep on keeping on. Whether that’s continuing to hang out with friends and family, see plenty of movies (not all of them good!), build cool LEGO sets, or something else, I plan to just enjoy each day of 2026 as it comes.”
Rachel Rudd, Chief Reporter, JonesboroRightNow
“I hope 2026 brings the continued growth of JonesboroRightNow as we work to keep Northeast Arkansas informed with the latest news and features. And I hope the New Year holds love, health, peace, and joy for myself, my family, and my friends.”
Tarah Richardson, Editor-in-Chief, JonesboroRightNow