Industry News Bits THU 5/28/26
Fundraisers this week .. 96three/Geelong, AUS .. Vision Christian Radio/AUS .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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Former KPRD/Hays, KS Operations Manager Chandler Kitchen joins KZTH/OKC (The House FM). Kitchen will be in a part-time capacity that will include doing production and some on-air work for The House FM & sister station KLVV/Ponca City (The House of Praise).
Kitchen spent the last 10 years at KPRD exiting recently after Great Plains Christian Radio (GPCR) acquired the 14 Praise Network stations.
Australia Christian Radio consultant Jo Chapman checks in with HisAir. Jo is currently on the morning show at 96three/Geelong helping the station out. She also serves as the fundraising consultant for 96three. Jo says she is passionate about faith, broadcast media, and leading kingdom-building givers to accomplish great things for Jesus.
More on Jo’s services to Australia Christian Radio HERE
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In an interview with Fox News Digital at the K-LOVE Fan Awards last weekend Lauren Daigle spoke about the time a label head asked her, “You’re a superstar. Why do you have to be Christian?”
“It was this moment of me laughing so hard because I knew what she was trying to say,” she said. “Like, we could really do something with this if you weren’t Christian. And, but I love the fact that I get to share this message.”
Daigle co-hosted the K-LOVE Fan Awards that will be broadcast on May 29 at 7:30 pm ET on TBN.
“I feel like pressure can exist both ways. Like, are you staying Christian enough for the Christians? Are you cool enough for mainstream world, you know? All of the pressures can be spinning. But I think if you stay authentic, those pressures get a lot smaller,” Daigle stated.
Daigle continued, “They decrease in intensity, and that’s what I actually delight in. And then you get the right people around you. If you get right people around you, then you’ll steady the course.”
The Len and Sara “Start Your Day Positive” podcast is giving away FREE gas cards every weekday during their “Pump You Up” Gas Giveaway. The giveaway starts Monday June 1st. Pus listeners will need to listen for the daily keyword for the chance to win.
The former WFHM/Cleveland (95.5 The Fish) morning hosts Len (Houser) & Sara (Carnes) exited the former Salem station at the end of January 2025 and kicked off their daily podcast the next day on Wed Feb 12, 2025 at 6AM. The show is designed to inspire and energize listeners mornings and blends uplifting conversation, news, today in history, inspiration, humor and trending topics that are faith-building, fun and fascinating.
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Annabelle Mullin is starting a summer internship with Trans World Radio (TWR) in Cary, NC assisting the creative team on graphic design, social media, and creative media.
Annabelle says, “I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity and excited to continue growing both creatively and professionally alongside such an amazing team of interns and staff. Looking forward to all that this summer will bring!”
Jazzlyn Austin has joined K-LOVE as the new “K-LOVE Kids” Social Media Manager.
On the new position Jazzlyn says, “This opportunity truly feels like such an answered prayer and a culmination of so many experiences, lessons, and creative seasons that led me here. Looking back, I now see how every role, project, and challenge along the way prepared me for the opportunity to help build something this meaningful.”
K-LOVE Kids, a new social media platform that launched May 1st with the goal of connecting children to faith through fun, Christ-centered content.
It’s great to see so many people connecting at Momentum 2026 this week in Orlando.
Pictured is KCMS/Seattle (Spirit 105.3) afternoon talent Taylor Mills with former boss Art Garza while WAKW/Cincinnati (Star 93.3) on left and current boss PD Ty McFarland at CRISTO Media in Seattle.
Solid Rock Foundation has filed a $10,000 deal to buy KKSH/Jacksboro, TX (90.3) from Alpha Consulting Christian Education. The station is currently off the air.
River Radio Ministries has filed a $43,000 deal to buy the Logan, OH-licensed translator W256EH at 99.1 FM from Mark Bohach.
Calvary Chapel of the Finger Lakes has closed a $300,000 deal to buy WZDV/Amherst, NY (92.1) from Calvary Chapel of the Niagara Frontier.
Solid Rock Foundation has closed an $8,300 deal to buy Spanish religious KHWD/Pampa, TX (91.7) from Libertad En Cristo Ministries.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – May 27 2022
89.9 The Light/Melbourne morning hosts Lucy Holmes and Kel McWilliam shocked listeners yesterday and announced that they’re dating. The pair made the surprise announcement on Instagram on Thursday.
The Mail reports, Lucy and Kel have been friends for 14 years, and said their loved ones are ‘beyond thrilled that two best mates ended up falling in love.’
Milestones:
Tom Davis 5 years at Spring Arbor University Radio
Mark Hunter celebrates 11 years at Truth Broadcasting Corporation
Troy Peach 5 years at Singing News Radio
Cristina Wallace 4 years at WNWC/Madison
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Craig Thomas
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