Radio Announcers
Joe is the Program Director for the Sound of Life Radio Network. He grew up in North Carolina, with Andy Griffith, sweet tea, and bar-b-que. Most people only gave him 6 months in Yankee territory, but God had other plans. Joe is a testament of God’s incredible grace; a person who moved here out of purely selfish motives who is being used for His glory on a daily basis. God gave him a love for radio, something that He uses for His glory to impact lives every day. Joe is married to Debbie and they have three grown children. Contact him at joeh@soundoflife.org Doug is a Christ-follower, a proud husband, a dad, and Diet Pepsi and Apple products fanatic. He’s been married to his wife Julie since 1988, and they have 4 kids – one of whom has a Master’s Degree, confirming that she always was smarter than her dad! 😉 Doug is originally from Michigan. He likes saying things on the radio that build people up and remind people of God’s grace, which really is AMAZING! It is so fun being able to connect with you on this station! Every day I feel like you and I are having coffee, talking about all the good, bad and crazy stuff we have to go through. In case you’re curious, I’m married to Ken, who is hilarious and he makes me laugh every day. We have three daughters, Emily, Molly and Marissa, who are just starting their grown-up lives and are “adulating” quite well. I love eating healthy and working out, although I also love eating cheese and sitting on the couch watching HGTV, so there’s that constant tension. I love wrestling with faith issues and shopping for cute clothes; which I realize doesn’t sound like they go together but…we’re all complicated. Brant Hansen is a toast-obsessed nerd who, when in high school, was no less than PRESIDENT of the Illinois Student Librarians Association. He was also All-Conference in “Scholastic Bowl”, and lettered in basketball and football (both for keeping statistics) and was President of his own Stamp Collection Club, which consisted of himself. He’s also an “Aspie” – diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome as an adult. And he’s happy about it. Brant works full-time for CURE International, a network of hospitals serving the poor around the world. He’s also a radio host. In his spare time, he walks his three-legged dog, Nigel, while looking inappropriately intense. He can’t help it. Brant is also a husband and dad, and he’s won multiple awards for his radio skills and is typing all of this himself, and putting it in third-person in hopes that it seems more impressive that way. Sherri Lynn has been a radio professional for well over a decade. She has her degree in Communications as well as Biblical Studies. Sherri Lynn began her career as a weekend host at a Mortensen Broadcasting radio station in Pittsburgh. From there she became the morning show host at Pittsburgh’s number one gospel music station and also gained popularity as afternoon host on Salem’s 101.5 WORD-FM. From there she has had hosting stints on both the Rejoice! Musical Soulfood Network and the Sheridan Gospel Network (SGN The Light). Sherri is a well accomplished comedienne, former youth pastor and currently is a producer/co-host for the nationally syndicated Brant Hansen Show. Denise Harper toured the country as a performer for four years prior to her radio career. She’s served in radio primarily in the mid-Atlantic area since 1991. Denise has been married to her handsome drummer, Ken, since 1987. They have a son and a daughter and one grandchild. Her hobbies include Scrapbooking and critiquing coffee. Activities: Leading Life Group, Hanging out at the beach with her kids. They have two dogs and two cats. Brandi Lanai was born and raised in Santa Barbara, Ca and always knew she wanted to be a Journalist. She majored in Journalism and Creative Writing and took Screenwriting classes in college. Brandi also attended The Academy of Radio & Television Broadcasting where she graduated from the Television & Video Production program. Not long after graduating, Brandi started working for AirWatch Clear Channel Traffic where she reported news, traffic, and weather for stations in the LA market and surrounding areas such as KIIS-FM, KBIG-104.3, KGGI, K-DAY and many others. In 2006 God opened a door for her at Christian radio station Family Friendly 89.7 KSGN where she served as half of the Bryan & Brandi Morning Show for nearly 16 years and held the News Director and Music Director positions. In 2018 Brandi graduated from Water Of Life School of Ministry, is ordained, and now speaks at Women’s events and conferences. Brandi Lanai’s mission is encouragement. She is so grateful to God for the platform HE has given her to encourage others daily to seek HIM, trust HIM, and find joy in HIM no matter what they may be facing. Brandi truly believes that there is something to celebrate in every day and stands on her “life verse” Exodus 14:14 “The Lord your God will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Kelly Corday is a Christ-follower and single (widowed) mom of three, who loves to share stories about God, and how He has delivered her beyond struggle and loss to places of joy and laughter. She loves to cook, but is not great at it, and hike and bike, as long as it doesn’t involve losing her breath or any sort of pain. She has a super-sized 120 pound Labrador named Andy, who collects bones, steals her dinner, and tags along for some pretty cool adventures. Theresa’s been in radio since 1990 & has worked in many markets across the country with shows done remotely on the East Coast, in New England, and more. Theresa has also won a few awards for her on-air work with HisAir.net as well as within the Christian music industry garnering 2 Echo Awards for Music Director of the Year and Air Personality of the Year. She’s married Terry (who is a fabulous cook) & mom to two amazing teenagers… Johanna and Jordan (btw, that’s one girl and one boy!) They’re growing up way too fast! Melissa has a degree in broadcasting from Penn State, and has enjoyed working in radio and television for quite a few years. Melissa has been married to Michael for 24 years and they have two children: Nick, 20, and Marian, 17, and three fat cats. Her hobbies include reading, watching football and spending time with family. Melissa loves volunteering at church, especially with the Youth Group.
Office Staff
Connie has been working for the Sound of Life Radio Network since 1986 and has worked her way up to general manager of the station!
Our Board of Directors
Jim Vilardi – Chairman
John Hicks – Vice Chairman
Ward Todd – Treasurer
Steve Jones – Member
Betsey Levesque – Member
Pastor Manuel Montalvo – Member
Kathy Smith – Member
Connie VanKleeck – Member