Industry News Bits THU 9/3/26
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K-LOVE, Inc., the parent organization of leading Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1, announces the promotion of Natalie Carlisle from Chief Development Officer to Chief Revenue Officer. In her current role, Natalie leads the development department, overseeing family partnerships, planned giving and endowment, annual and mid-level giving, direct response, institutional giving, donor relations and experience, and prospect development. In addition to these duties, she will now hold Ministry-wide accountability for revenue strategy and generation through national underwriting accounts and corporate sponsorships.
“Natalie has proven herself to be the consummate professional and has a deep commitment to excellence in all that she does,” says K-LOVE CEO Tom Stultz. “In this expanded role, she will be responsible for growing our underwriting in ways that serve this Ministry and its underwriting clients while continuing to create deep relationships with all our donors.”
“I’m excited to serve this Ministry through this expanded role as we seek to inspire people to move closer to Jesus,” says Carlisle. “We have an experienced team with great momentum that should only increase as we work together across all departments here at K-LOVE.”
Natalie joined K-LOVE two and a half years ago and has served on the Ministry Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO. Under her leadership, the development department has grown in scale and sophistication, and she has established herself as a strategic voice at the highest level of the Ministry.
K-LOVE also announces the promotion of Monica Guffey from Executive Director of Family Partnerships to Vice President of Development. Monica will provide strategic leadership to family partnerships, business underwriting and corporate sponsorships while continuing to personally cultivate key donor and partner relationships. In addition, she will help shape long-term revenue strategy, strengthen our major gift and partnership pipelines, develop future leaders and work closely with Ministry leadership to ensure our most generous supporters and partners experience an authentic and meaningful connection to the mission of K-LOVE.
“For more than 13 years, Monica has been a trusted leader and faithful steward of K-LOVE’s mission,” says Natalie Carlisle. “Throughout her Ministry tenure, she has demonstrated exceptional skill in building meaningful relationships with donors, partners, and team members. I am excited to see how God will continue to use her gifts to advance the Ministry in this new capacity.”
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Capitol Christian Music Group (“CCMG”) is seeking a fan-first minded Director, Digital Marketing to join the Digital Marketing team. This role acts as the digital lead for a designated artist roster, leading all facets of digital marketing for each project including but not limited to the creation and execution of digital marketing plans, content-first social strategy, pre-release and release planning, audience development, fan engagement, digital advertising, and more.
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More than 400 dads and daughters gathered at Pines Manor on Aug. 21 for the fifth annual Enchanted Evening by WAWZ/NYC (STAR 99.1) to grow and strengthen their bond through music, activities and intentional time together. The sold-out daddy-daughter dance invited dads, father figures and their daughters to an evening designed to celebrate one of life’s most formative relationships while creating memories they’ll cherish for years to come.
Kristen James and Chad Mitchell of STAR 99.1 joined the celebration, which also included a devotional led by Pastor Andrew Sudhin of Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Plainsboro, N.J. Sudhin, who also owns sponsor companies Mended Properties and Glass Doctor, was joined by his teenage daughter, Ariana, as the two led the dads and daughters in prayer.
“The Daddy-Daughter Dance was a tremendous success, celebrating the beautiful and lasting bond between fathers and daughters,” said Kieron Goring, events coordinator at STAR 99.1. “Dressed like princesses, each daughter enjoyed a magical evening alongside their fathers, filled with love, laughter and cherished moments that will last a lifetime. A heartfelt thank-you to Pines Manor for graciously hosting this special event, and to our dedicated staff, volunteers and generous sponsors whose support helped make the evening unforgettable. Together, we created memories that families will treasure for years to come.”
“Daddy Daughter Day was awesome,” said Hiram Rodriguez of Staten Island, N.Y. “I really appreciate you giving us dads a place where we can pause life and enjoy the beauty of spending quality time with our daughters. Days like this don’t happen without a lot of effort behind the scenes, so thank you for putting it together. Looking forward to the next one.”
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In the latest episode of the Cause+Effect Podcast, Trent Dunham sat down with Erik Rogers, Chief Strategist for Donor Advancement at Dunham+Co, to talk about something we don’t hear enough about… The mistakes that quietly derail capital campaigns before they ever get off the ground.
They cover five of them, from leaders who step back too soon to the phase of the process most people rush right past. Erik’s seen these mistakes play out again and again, and he doesn’t hold back on what it actually takes to avoid them.
Listen to the full episode HERE
WCLQ/Wausau (89Q) General Manager Coy Sawyer is celebrating 31 years at the station in 2026
Read more about Coy’s 31 year journey HERE
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting has filed a $375,000 deal to buy WCGF/Elwood City, PA (92.1) from Family Life Ministries Radio.
Gospel Opportunities has filed a $160,000 deal to buy classic rock WRPP/Manistique, MI (92.7) from Todd Mohr’s Aurora Media. The station will be flipped to a noncommercial religious format at closing.
Radio Training Network has closed a $2.45 million deal to buy stations in three markets from Cumulus Media. They include WWFF/Huntsville, AL market, WQPD/Florence (100.5) and WWFN/Lake City, South Carolina.
Family Life Ministries has closed a $2.25 million deal to buy two stations in two markets from Cumulus Media. They include WWKL/Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA (106.7) WLLF/Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA (96.7)
Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin has closed a $750,000 deal to buy Spanish religious “Radio Amor” KMIA/Auburn-Federal Way, Washington (1210) from Bustos Media.
Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting has closed a $65,000 deal to buy religious WESO/Southbridge, Massachusetts (970) from Holy Family Communications.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Sep 3, 2020
Northwestern Media has named JASON RACKOW “Director of Network Podcasting.” Jason started interning at WBGL/Champaign in 2004and was hired Feb 2005. Curently he serves as WBGL production director. In May 2017 he was instrumental in the launch of a podcast with WBGL air personality Meridith Foster, called “The Unfolding.”
Milestones:
Jan Johnson 27 years at Salem Media
Westar Media Group celebrates its 31st anniversary
Melody Vaughn 19 years at Joy FM/Winston Salem
Meredith Lane McCarson 7 years at Provident Label Group
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