LaDonna Alvarado Moving to Mornings on Kinship Radio
Kinship Radio is making changes to its on-air host and program lineup starting Monday, June 15. With Beth Crosby’s recent departure to the Prayz Network, Kinship is pleased to have Kinship’s midday host, LaDonna Alvarado, move to mornings with host, Ryan Freed.
Alvarado joined Kinship three years ago as its host Midday host. Moving to mornings, she and Ryan look forward to the change. The duo will focus on cultivating listener relationships through more interaction and involvement on-air and within the communities in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
Says Ryan, “I’m looking forward to building on the foundation of involvement and interaction we’ve already established with our listening family. Having LaDonna join the team ensures that commitment will continue to grow and flourish.” Adds LaDonna, “God has so blessed this listening family that loves Kinship Radio. We believe there’s still a lot more good we can do together in Jesus’ name. I’m looking forward to starting each day with that in mind.”
On June 29, the All New Mornings with Ryan and LaDonna expands to 6:00 – 10:00 am. Several of the talk and teaching programs, such as Focus On The Family and Turning Point, move to the evenings starting at 8:00 pm. With Alvarado stepping off Middays, Kinship has tapped radio veteran, Heather Erbe, to become part of the lineup from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Jack Robertson, brought in part-time to host afternoons for retiring host Doug Johnson back in March, has joined the team full-time to assist with content development and community relationships. Kinship expects to name a new host for evenings 6:00 – 8:00 pm within the next two weeks.
Program Director, Eric Johnson, sums up the changes as a means to better connect with current and new listeners who want a radio station they can call their station. “With all the choices available, accessibility to the person behind the microphone is critical to our ability to thrive in the years ahead. For us, it’s not about talking at listeners, it’s talking with listeners through life to have meaningful relationships that go both deep and wide for the sake of the Gospel.”
