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	Dave Brooks - Station Manager Email me: dave@wcicfm.org On-Air: Sunday 6-8AM Hometown: St. Louis, MO Family: Donna & Wes (14 year old), Frisco (dog) Encouraging Words: Jeremiah 29:13 And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. What CD is playing in your car right now? Dixie Dregs, “Free Fall” (instrumental jazz) What did you want to be when you were five? Six years old!
	Steve Brown - Overnight Host Email me: stevebrowndj@gmail.com On Air: Monday - Friday, Midnight - 5:00AM Encouraging Words: James 1:19 - "Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
	Joe Buchanan - Music Director Email me: joeb@newlifemedia.org View Joe's Blog Hometown: Chicago, IL Family: Wife, Tara, and kids, JoLeigh, Steve, and Jeremiah Encouraging Words: Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Dream Job at 5: A song writer If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be? Rob Bell Name an award you have won: R&R/EMI Industry Award for Music Director of the Year (2007)
	Catherine Cambra - Morning Show Co-Host Email me: catherine@wcicfm.org View Catherine's Blog On Air: Weekday mornings 5:30am-9am and Saturday 6:00am-8am Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Family: Blended family of four - me, my husband, Jeff, my two bonus kids, Max and Dalaney Encouraging Words: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you- plans to give you hope and a future.” What CD is playing in your car right now? Amy Grant’s, “Time Again…Live.” Pet Peeves:The plastic casing on library books and germs in my bed. Weird Facts: I love Donny & Marie, and of course, Marie Osmond’s line of porcelain dolls!
	Patty Dudley - Host of "What Matters Most" Email me: patty@newlifemedia.org On Air: Monday - Friday, 7:00PM - Midnight Encouraging Words: Joel 2: 25-26 -"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten- 26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed."
	Janine Fairchild - Business Underwriting Director & Midday Host Email me: janine@wcicfm.org On Air: Weekdays 9am-1pm and Saturday 10am-3pm Hometown: Metamora, IL Family: Hubby of 13 (and many more to come!) years, Greg, daughter, Hope,11, and son, Alex, 8 Favorite Bible Verse: Philippians 4:4-7 “Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all…” What did you want to be when you were five? Either Cindy Brady (I loved the Brady Bunch!) or a teacher (which I did actually become!) What book are you reading right now? “Reunion;” #5 in the Redemption series by Karen Kingbury If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be? Beth Moore- can you imagine the great conversation?! Name an award you have won: Outstanding Scholarship in Speech Communication
	Karla Franson - Weekend Host On-Air: Saturday 3-7PM, and Sunday 1-7PM
	Donovan Hill - Production Director & Midday Host Email me: dhill@wcicfm.org View Donovan's Blog On Air: Weekdays from 1pm-3pm, Saturday 7PM-Midnight Hometown: Peoria, IL Family: Emily (fiancee), Dennis & Diana (parents) Encouraging Words: Psalm 27:1 I also like the entire book of Romans, Hebrews, 2 Peter, Ecclesiastes, and a few others. What CD is playing in your car right now? Well, I hope no CDs are playing in my car right now because I’m not in my car! j/k Needtobreathe, “The Heat,” David Crowder Band, “Sunsets & Sushi,” Jeff Hamilton Trio, “The Best Things Happen,” and a CD of jazz tunes I’m trying to learn for an upcoming gig. If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be? My future wife and kids. Five nights a week. Or Sam Walton. If he’s buying! Name an award you have won: I won an award one summer for reading the most books of any kid in East Peoria. Oh, how things change…
	Katie Post - Office Manager Email me: katie@wcicfm.org On Air: Sunday 7pm-Midnight Hometown: Peoria, IL Encouraging Word: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 What did you want to be when you were five? Christian Singer or an actress What is one of your bad habits? Procrastination! Did you ever have a nick name? KPO, KP2, Mama Posty
	Rick Smith - Senior IT Engineer Email me: rick@newlifemedia.org Hometown: St. Louis, MO Family: Wife, Melissa; Kids: Makenna (11), Maddie (9), Meadow (6), Reece (4), Macey (21 months)
	Jeremy Tracey- Program Director and Afternoon Co-Host Email me: jeremy@wcicfm.org On Air: Monday - Friday, 3:00PM - 7:00PM Hometown: Montgomery Village, MD Family: My lovely bride, Jill, Alyssa (2 and half year old), and me Encouraging Words: Psalms 139…I love that God designed each of us for a unique purpose and He delights in us! What did you want to be when you were 5? An Astronaut What is one of your bad habits? Chewing pens…YES, I know it’s nasty. If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be? Super Mario…OK seriously probably Martin Luther. Jill Tracey- Afternoon Co-Host and Call to Worship Host Email me: jill@wcicfm.org View the Traceys Blog Here On Air: Monday - Friday, 3:00PM - 7:00PM, Sunday 8:00AM -1:00PM Hometown: Decatur, IL Family: Hubby, Jeremy, and Daughter, Alyssa Encouraging Words: I know that my redeemer lives. In the end he will stand on the earth. After my skin has been destroyed, in my body I’ll still see God. I myself will see him with my own eyes. I’ll see him, and he won’t be a stranger to me. How my heart longs for that day! Job 19:25-27 What CD is playing in your car? None because we have a 1996 Toyota Tercel- enough said. What book are you reading? A selection for the book club I’m in about a woman’s struggle after taking a stand against Islam. It’s called “Infidel.” Name an award you have won: I think I won a participant’s ribbon in a science fair junior high
	Scott Wheeler - Operations Director and Morning Co-Host Email me: scott@wcicfm.org On Air: Weekday Mornings 5:30am-9am and Saturday 6:00am-8am Hometown: Waukegan, IL Family: Wife, Susie (of 26 yrs.), 3 daughters: Jamie, 24, Haley, 20, and Kristen, 18, and of course, my only boys, Lester and Otis the dogs. Encouraging Words: Psalm 23:1 - "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." What CD is playing in your car right now? I’m a radio geek, so no CDs are allowed in my car! What is one of your bad habits? I play with my beard a lot…I’m just intrigued I can grow hair somewhere! Name an award you have won: Named one of Radio Ink Magazine’s “Top 10 Small Market Radio Program Directors in America” 1999-2003
	Marcus Bailey - The Amazing and Very Talented 91.5 WCIC Station Meteorologist, Chief Meteorologist WMBD 31