Josh Hooper - Host of Afternoons with Josh, weekdays from 3-7 E-mail:

Favorite Movie: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Transformers

Favorite Food: Hot Dogs, but official Stadium Mustard is a MUST!

Favorite TV Show: Cleveland sports, other sports, ESPN... you get the picture

What do you do with your free time? Here's the list:
- Play with the kids (Abby, Drew & Will)
- Hang with the wife (Jennifer)
- Lead worship at church (Lucas Grace Bible)
- Check out Facebook
- Write stuff on the website (and put more in parenthesis... and use elipses... a lot...)

Hobbies: Here's the list, #2:
- Watching or listening to baseball (especially the Cleveland Indians)
- Watching or listening to LeBron James and the Cavaliers
- Looking at God's creation (especially outer space - amazing stuff!!)
- SpaceWeather.com
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Hitting whiffle balls in the back yard
- Spending time with my family

Favorite Christian Artists: MercyMe, RED, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Flyleaf

Favorite Books:
The Bible
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings books
The Chronicles of Narnia

Favorite Bible verse / passage and why: Matthew 8:1-3... Because back then, skin diseases like leprosy were extremely contagious and those afflicted with them were completely cut off from society, their families and friends. And even if they were to see other healthy people, no one would ever dare to touch them. But Jesus rose above all that. The man asked Jesus to be healed. Jesus TOUCHED him, and THEN healed him with His words! Jesus didn't have to touch him, but He did. He does the same with us.

How you got into radio:
When I was a senior at Mansfield Christian School, I started broadcasting basketball games for the varsity boys team on WVMC. That sprung me into the industry. I went to Mount Vernon Nazarene University to become a professional sports broadcaster. God had other plans, however. I met my wife my junior year, and couldn't fathom going on the road to do ballgames and missing time with her, so I dropped the sports thing and set my focus on radio in general. After I graduated in 2002, I went to work for the Clear Channel stations in Mt. Vernon doing news, some sports and weekend air-shifts. Shortly thereafter, I was given the job as Afternoon Drive host and Production Assistant at KISS-FM there, and kept that gig until coming to WVMC in February of 2004. And that brings us full circle!