Industry News Bits 8-4-17

WCQR/Gray and 6,000 listeners enjoyed a hot July evening at Fun Fest with concerts by Zach Williams, Tenth Avenue North and Jeremy Camp! WCQR “fans” provided some relief for the listeners. Fun Fest is an annual event in Kingsport, TN which draws thousands of people. A Contemporary Christian concert was added to the main stage in 2012 and has since become the largest attended event during the week long Fun Fest.

Adam McCain, General Manager of WCQR said,”My favorite thing about FunFest is standing at the back of the football field and watching thousands of people worship together. This event brings our community together in a unique way; it’s people from all back grounds, different churches, but all worshiping Jesus Christ together. Just a couple years ago, there was a police officer there for security that accepted Christ because of the songs and Gospel that was shared that night.” 88.3 WCQR is located in the Tri-Cities of TN and is a station of Positive Alternative Radio.

Pictured at left: WCQR Staff Mike Riddles, Tori Franklin, Bobbie Adams, Tiger Brooks, Rhonda Lacey, Lori Price.

NRB announces Bible preachers and Christian ministry leaders David Jeremiah and Kay Arthur are scheduled to speak on Thursday, March 1, 2018, during a special Israel session at Proclaim 18, the NRB International Christian Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

After helping strengthen tens of millions of marriages and families in 109 countries for more than four decades, Dennis Rainey announced to his team of 400 staff members that David Robbins will succeed him later this fall as president and CEO of FamilyLife^®, a ministry of Cru.

Robbins will begin work as president and CEO at FamilyLife on Dec. 1. At least through 2018, Rainey will continue to host FamilyLife Today®, which can be heard in all 50 states through more than 1,100 radio stations, reaching an estimated audience of 1.6 million weekly listeners. In addition, Rainey will mentor new leadership, speak and write. Barbara will continue in her passion to equip women, wives and moms to pass on their faith through her Ever Thine Home blog and resources. 

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