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Staff

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Josh Villa
Station Manager


Meet Josh, the Station Manager of WCRF, who brings years of experience in radio broadcasting to Northeast Ohio. Josh has an impressive background, having worked at Moody Radio Chicago in various leadership roles for almost six years. He has also served as a Program Director and Operations Manager for the network's legendary flagship station, WMBI 90.1 FM, and its Spanish-language counterpart, Radio Moody. Under his leadership, WCRF has actively engaged in numerous community initiatives to promote unity within the body of Christ and connected with local pastors throughout the region to empower churches to serve their communities and spread the gospel far and wide. As a happily married couple for the past 28 years, Josh and his wife Mimi have a daughter, Viannea, a son-in-law, Alex, and a grandson named Soren. Alongside his family, Josh proudly calls Cleveland home, and they are committed to serving Christ through their work at WCRF.

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Brian Dahlen
Morning Show Host


Brian grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota and holds a bachelor’s degree in social science/history and a master’s degree in education. While teaching public high school in the Minneapolis area, he began working part-time in broadcasting as the co-host/producer of a weekly talk radio program. After six years of teaching and two years of part-time broadcasting, Brian began working full-time in Christian radio at WMBI, 90.1FM Moody Radio Chicago. From June 2008 to July of 2015, Brian served in a variety of roles at WMBI from producer to host, and was the co-creator and co-host of a weekly Moody Radio podcast called “What Did They Say Now?”. Brian was also an Adjunct Professor in the Communications Department at the Moody Bible Institute. Brian currently serves as the host of “Mornings with Brian” on Moody Radio Cleveland. He’s also the creator and host of the podcast series “The Grandfather Effect”. Brian lives in rural Northeast Ohio with his wife and five children.

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Lauren Cuevas
Morning Show Producer


Before working with WCRF, Lauren worked at Moody Bible Institute running conferences and events. Originally from Chicago, she and her husband now live in Northeast Ohio with their two sons. Lauren and her husband Eddie are the hosts of the Moody Radio podcast Car Seat Questions.

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Ron Eastwood
Morning Show Engineer and Announcer


Ron is the studio engineer for Mornings with Brian, as well as reporting the news and curating the "More-Ron Moment". He has been in and out of radio since graduating from Geneva College in 1983. Ron is married to Danna and they live in Medina. They have 3 adult children and 4 delightful grandchildren.

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Mike Reynolds
Announcer


Mike has served in many roles since starting at WCRF in 1999, including on-air evenings and weekends, and fill-in host for several programs. Mike prayed the “sinner's prayer” at a 1984 Petra concert, officially becoming a Christ-follower, and then becoming a Christian music geek. He started working at several Christian music shows and stations while studying at Kent State University and has continued working at Cleveland area stations ever since. Mike and his wife, Kelly, serve and lead in their local church.

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Kelly Reiter
Operations Manager


Born and raised in Indiana, Kelly is a Hoosier at heart. By the late morning, early afternoon, she is having her second cup of coffee to get through the day. And she hopes her husband, Hank, will continue to tolerate it when she purchases yet another plant. Outside of joining you during your mid-morning drive, Kelly works as the Operations Manager of Moody Radio Cleveland.

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Daria Swisher
Listener Engagement Coordinator/Promotions Assistant


Daria grew up in Columbus, Ohio. She has a degree in Journalism and Media Production from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. She has a background in TV, radio, social media, and film. She and her husband live in Northeast Ohio with their two cats.

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Allen Perry
Chief Engineer


Allen is Moody Radio’s broadcast engineer for the state of Ohio and western Pennsylvania. He maintains our five remote stations and keeps things working at the WCRF studios. He formerly worked for an ABC television station and was a recording engineer for 18 years. You may see him traveling from site to site in the WCRF 103.3 FM Moody Mobile.