Industry News Bits MON 10/13/25
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As first reported on HisAir KHCB/Houston announced the hiring of Danielle Salsgiver as its new Program Director. Most recently Salsgiver was Operations Manager at Kinship Radio/Mankato, MN.
“Danielle brings a wealth of experience to our team and is uniquely gifted to usher us into a new season for our organization,” said President Scott Krus. “Her heart for the Lord and contagious enthusiasm for reaching people through media is a reflection of our mission, and I’m excited she is an integral part of the ministry of KHCB.”
Prior to joining Kinship Radio in July 2024 Danielle held various roles at Moody Radio/Chicago as Network Operations Manager. She was with Moody Radio 8 years.
Grammy Award Winning artist Fred Hammond and President and CEO of Corporate Community Connections, Inc. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. have launched FBF&T (Fred, Buster, Film & Theater), a faith-based film, theater, and media production company focused on inspiring storytelling. Their partnership, built over three decades since meeting in 1987 when Soaries managed gospel artists like Tramaine Hawkins, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and Commissioned (Hammond’s breakout group), combines Hammond’s artistry with Soaries’ leadership. FBF&T aims to produce uplifting, transformative faith-based films to impact communities.
“For decades, I’ve poured my heart into music that speaks to the soul. Now, through FBF&T, I want to take that same spirit and translate it onto the screen. Our stories—our struggles, our triumphs, our faith—deserve to be told in ways that resonate deeply and change lives,” said Fred Hammond.
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Salem Radio Network (SRN) provided exclusive, comprehensive coverage of President Trump’s historic visit to Israel as he addresses the Israeli Knesset and personally greets Israeli hostages released as part of the Israel/Hamas peace plan he negotiated. Katie Pavlich (Editor of Salem’s Townhall.com) was among only 6 American media members in the Out-Of-Town travel pool accompanying President Trump on Air Force One as he departed for Tel Aviv on Sunday.
Tom Tradup, Vice President of News and Talk Programming for SRN, states: “As this end of the two-year Israel/Hamas war unfolds, Salem is extremely proud to have our own Katie Pavlich—so familiar to regular FOX News Channel viewers as well as her TOWNHALL columns—as our eyes and ears on the ground while President Trump once again defies the odds and makes history in a region whose peace has eluded previous U.S. leaders.”
The 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards, held on October 7, 2025, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, celebrated Christian and Gospel music with a night of performances, testimonies, and worship hosted by Tauren Wells. Brandon Lake won five awards, including Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year (Artist) for “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” co-written with Jelly Roll, Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, and Benjamin William Hastings. Forrest Frank was named Artist of the Year, and Leanna Crawford won New Artist of the Year, highlighting a new generation of worship artists.
WIHS/Middletown, CT (104.9) celebrates 56 Years on the air this week.
WIHS serves the Hartford area. The station is owned by Connecticut Radio Fellowship, Inc. and features programming from Salem Communications. WIHS is a ministry of the Connecticut Radio Fellowship, broadcasting music, local and national Christian programs. WIHS is non-commercial, 100% listener supported, and has been broadcasting Christian programs since 1969.
KLOVE turns 43 this Wednesday Oct 15th. KLOVE’s first station, KCLB/Santa Rosa, CA signed on October 15, 1982 with “Praise the Lord” by the Imperials,
Educational Media Foundation (EMF), operates 548 full-power radio stations and numerous FM translators, reported $261 million in revenue for 2024, an 8% increase from $242.2 million in 2023. This growth solidifies EMF’s position as one of the largest nonprofit media organizations in the U.S. Annual IRS filing is HERE.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Oct 12, 2018
Josh Villa has been promoted to station manager of Moody Radio Cleveland. Villa has been with Moody Radio in Chicago for almost six years, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as director of digital radio stations/streams for Moody Radio network. He has also served as program director, and operations manager for the network’s flagship station in Chicago, 90.1 FM Moody Radio (WMBI-FM), and its Spanish-language station, Radio Moody 1110 AM.
“WCRF is a key station for Moody Radio, and I am overjoyed that Josh Villa has agreed to serve as the station manager and lead this very talented team,” said Doug Hastings, vice president of Moody Radio. “He will provide good direction to the morning program of Brian and Jannelle, and will be a wonderful ambassador to pastors, community leaders and listeners as we serve the Cleveland and greater Ohio and Pennsylvania area with the gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ.”
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Oct 13, 2022
WSMP/Magee, MS (Renew 96.9) moved into its new facility in the downtown area in Aug this year. Today the city held a ribbon cutting ceremony. The station went on the air in 2015 and is locally owned and started in the office of Church Alive in Magee.
WSMP station manager/mornings Jack Robertson tells HisAir, “Words can not express how grateful we are to have grown & moved to downtown Magee. Wow! The support of the Magee Chamber & the amount of people who showed up blew my mind. To be honest, I’m in awe & pretty much speechless about the goodness of God & the outpouring of support from our community in Magee. Way too many people to thank for being here but THANK YOU!!! The ribbon has been cut & we are now officially a part of the fabric of Downtown Magee!!!”
Milestones:
10/12
Joe Paulo 8 years at Hope Media Group/Houston
Tracy Leek celebrates 20 years at WPOZ/Orlando
Jen Driskill 2 years at KTIS/Minneapolis
10/11
April Sather 8 years at WAFJ/Augusta
Calvin Grabau 42 years at WCRJ/Jacksonville
Doug Day 9 years at Spirit FM/VA
Dave Margalotti 11 years at Family Life/Bath, NY
WARV/Warwick, RI celebrates 47 years
10/10
Andy “Crash” Connell 13 years at WORQ/Green Bay
Suzanne Boase Honeycutt 2 years at WMIT/Asheville
Carla Jones 7 years at KSBJ/Houston
Allen Jones 1 year at KDNW/Duluth
KPWJ/Bryan-College Station, TX celebrates 13 years
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