Bill Davis | Names You Should Know

He was a moody student in the late 1970s and was asked to fill in with a newscast. After graduation, Bill Davis worked full time at Moody Radio. He was also one of the creative minds that worked on Kid Trek but Bill is best remembered as the host of Faith on record. To the Glory of God. Bill Davis…

George Beverly Shea | Names You Should Know

George Beverly Shea was born in 1909 and once sang on NBC Radio's Amateur Hour program. But then he came into contact with Moody Radio, 1938 and in 1939, Moody president Will Houghton offered him a position with WMBI where he loved to sing. It wasn't long before evangelist Billy Graham noticed the…

Bill Pearce | Names You Should Know

William Jones Pierce was born in 1926 and picked up his first trombone at the age of ten. Growing up, he performed with the US Marines. Later, Bill enrolled and flunked out of Moody Bible Institute, but the WMBI staff noticed he was not only a great announcer, but also an extraordinary trombone pla…

A.W. Tozer | Names You Should Know

In 1928, he was appointed pastor of Chicago's South Side Alliance Church. While there, A.W. Tozer started to write books such as The Pursuit of God and the Knowledge of the Holy. In 1949, Moody President William Culbertson invited Tozer to speak to the student body in five days of special meetings.…

Bob Murfin | Names You Should Know

He was a pastor on Sundays and a radio host during the week. The Chicago Tribune called him "unfailingly cheerful and irrepressibly corny," Bob Murfin was both, and he regularly had his wife, Jessie, with him right in the studio, encountering people in desperate situations, Bob invited listeners to…

Dollee Meredith | Names You Should Know

Dolle Meredith was born in 1934 in Spokane, Washington. She got her start in radio co-hosting The Woman at Home with Bev Baker. When Dolle was asked to take over the program, they changed the name to Woman to Woman, and Moody Radio syndicated the broadcast to its entire network. Dolle and her husb…

Brandt Gustavson | Names You Should Know

Brandt Gustavson served as a staff announcer at Moody Radio Cleveland in 1959. Eventually, he was called to Chicago, where he oversaw the broadcasting department. Brandt became the host of Doctor George Sweeting's new broadcast, Moody Presents, and also what goes on here as Moody Radio launched int…

George Sweeting | Names You Should Know

He was born in 1924, just two years before Moody Radio went on the air as the sixth president of Moody Bible Institute. Doctor George Sweeting launched a new radio program known as Moody Presents. Where we heard music and testimonies from Moody students and a message from Doctor Sweeting. Just shy…

Don Hustad | Names You Should Know

In 1942, musician Don Hustad took an audition with Moody Radio and was quickly hired. He was well known for hosting Melody time. In 1961, Don Hustad joined the Billy Graham evangelistic team as Crusade organist, and he was a recognized leader in evangelical church music for six decades. To the glo…

Henry Coleman Crowell | Names You Should Know

Henry Coleman Crowell was born in 1897 in Chicago. He grew up to serve in the Navy in World War One. Afterward, he went on to become vice chairman of the Quaker Oats Company, which was started by his father. Eventually, God called Mr. Crowell into his service at Moody Bible Institute. And there Hen…