About Us
NWR stands for Next Wave Radio. We are a group of people with extensive broadcast, graphic design and ministry experience who want churches to use the growing popularity of Internet Radio to expand their outreach. We have over a century of combined broadcast experience. NWR is based near Denver, Colorado with production facilities around the U.S. Please read our bios below:
Rick McConnell
Mike Trout
John Dale
Ray Terrill
Bobby Blue
Nate Schaub
Rick McConnell
Rick is one of the co-founders of NWR and is also one of the announcers. He came to know Jesus in his last year in high school and has spent most of his career in Christian radio and ministry. He started in broadcasting in 1978 and has worked at numerous stations. He spent 6 years at Focus on the Family. In 1998 he started a comedy/drama radio feature known as AIRSHOW. Those short spots are now heard everyday on nearly 500 Christian stations around the country. top
Mike Trout
Mike began his broadcasting career in Los Angeles at a college owned (Biola) FM station back in 1967. Like many in radio, he moved around, always reaching up for the next rung on the ladder. That climb took him to several stations in Southern California, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. In 1981, a friend from his Biola days called and mentioned that a young ministry named Focus on the Family was looking for some help with their radio program. For the next 20 years, Mike helped build the broadcast outreach of Focus, joining the ministry's founder, Dr. James Dobson, in the studio as his co-host in 1985. In 2003, Mike began talking with Rick McConnell about Next Wave Radio and became a co-founder in 2004. Mike and his wife Marilyn enjoy bike riding and spending as much time as possible with their three daughters, one son, and two grandchildren. In the next few years they hope to put a bike ride across the United States together with their whole family. Maybe they’ll be able to stop at NWR affiliates all along the way.. top
John Dale
John began his broadcasting career voicing donor announcements at the urging of a friend for KJHK-FM in Lawrence, Kansas. His experience with radio was so positive he decided to major in Broadcast Journalism at The University of Kansas. After graduation John went to Kansas City to work for Bott Radio Network. In 1998 John (married to Kristin by now) moved his family to Colorado Springs to work in Focus on the Family’s Broadcast Production Department, where he began as an audio editor, moved to producer and eventually became the Production Department manager. When not working with NWR, John enjoys home improvement related activities, KU Basketball and stage acting. top
Ray Terrill
Ray Terrill is head of engineering for Next Wave Radio. He has been almost continuously employed in the field of electronic communications since 1962. His experience ranges from his early days in advanced telecommunications to his work, since 1968, in radio, television and live performance venue engineering. He has occupied the position of Chief Engineer and Director of Engineering with several broadcasting organizations.
Ray served as head of engineering for Focus on the Family from 1989 through 1993, and was responsible for the design and construction of all of Focus on the Family’s broadcast facilities from its first headquarters building in Arcadia, California through to its present headquarters in Colorado Springs. He recently returned from a 7 year hiatus as a missionary to the disabled poor in the third world.
Ray has just completed work on a major High Definition digital facility for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and is Broadcast Editor for Technologies for Worship Magazine. top
Bobby Blue
Bobby Blue is the Program Director for our NWR Network formats. He has decades of experience in many aspects of broadcasting, as well as the television and recording industry. He was an early pioneer of the “Free- Form Progressive Rock FM Format” and has worked for numerous legendary radio broadcasting outlets in Los Angeles including KMET-FM, KWST-FM, and KNAC-FM.
After becoming a Christian in 1983, Bobby worked for Christian stations including KYMS-FM, Anaheim, CA, K-Love, Air1, Calvary Satellite Network and various advertising agencies. He has also produced National live call in shows like “New Life Live” and “The Bible Answer Man." Bobby currently resides in Orange County, California. top
Nate Schaub
Nate Schaub is responsible for all website and graphic design for Next Wave Radio Network. After graduating in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in English and creative writing from Colorado Christian University, Nate found his way immediately into the graphic arts, working in internet development for Promise Keepers and Biblesoft, Inc. In 2003, Nate founded his own company, MindFlint Media (www.mindflint.com), a full-service media consulting firm, specializing in custom website development, video production, and graphic design.
When he's not moving pixels around on the computer screen, Nate enjoys spending time with his wife of almost seven years, Shanea, and his two-year-old daughter, Ellie.
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