Industry News Bits TUE 8-29-23
Fundraisers this week .. WZDG/Wilmington, NC .. KZTH/OKC ..
Let us know when your station fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
Family Life/Bath NY is celebrating 40 years of radio this year and has launched a new Classic Christian Music stream called Rewind, check it out HERE.
Salem Radio Network’s twin 24/7 national news services—SRN News and TOWNHALL News—presented a 5-part series profiling Colorado Christian University and its new president Eric Hogue. In and of itself that series wasn’t all that unique…until you learn that President Hogue spend many years as a Salem talk show host, anchoring news/talk programming at KTKZ/Sacramento.
Tom Tradup, VP/News & Talk Programming for SRN, observes: “In a tumultuous time for Christ-centered education in America, we wanted to highlight President Hogue…a Salem alum and ordained minister whose communication skills and passion for the Lord are unequalled. He is a gifted orator who reflects a Christian worldview that will electrify the campus in suburban Denver.”
The LifeFM Network morning show with Rodney & Reagan Baucom adds feature segments from Nicholas Wilke. Starting tomorrow and every Wednesday at 8:50am, Wilke will share some interesting facts about some of Gospel Music artists.
The Truth Network is now on the air at WMYN/Rockingham County (1420 AM), WLOE/Madison-Mayodan (1490 AM), Eden, and 92.5 FM in Reidsville. Truth Broadcasting is owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., son of the late Stuart Epperson, founder of Salem Communications. Truth Broadcasting programs preaching and teaching on Christian and Bible based topics in North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa and Utah.
HisAir FLASHBACK – Aug 29,2022 – Roy Patterson celebrates 20 years of faithful ministry in multiple positions at Moody Radio. Roy served as station manager, radio host and personality to his current role as assistant to the President for community relations.
Long-time WFRF/Tallahassee (Faith Radio) DJ Brother Billy Hudson passed away on Sunday, August 27 at age 86. Known to all as “Brother Billy,” he was a Gospel DJ since 1970 on many stations around north Florida and south Georgia including the Faith Radio Network since its inception in 1997. He founded and was president of Lighthouse Children’s Home in Tallahassee and is known for bringing many well-known Gospel artists and groups to the Lighthouse and other venues. His final shows are airing this week on Faith Radio as he pre-recorded them on Saturday – just one day before his passing. As of this writing, arrangements for Brother Billy are still pending.
Milestones:
Jim Kirkland 15 years with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; AND 22 years with WMIT/Asheville
Marcy Rinehart 27 years at WNZR in Mount Vernon, OH.
Allen Henderson 51 years in broadcasting and 40 years at His Radio/Greenville
Prayer List:
Andrew Brunet
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