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Who We Are
WEB TECH TESTING Moody Radio is you—and more than a million other listeners each day. Moody Radio helps you take the next step in your journey with Jesus Christ by creating and delivering practical and life-changing content. We proclaim the Word to all cultures and generations by addressing today's issues from a biblical worldview.
Moody Radio gives you programming in multiple ways—broadcasts, digital apps, streaming Internet stations. Wherever life takes you, Moody Radio is your trusted voice and friend as we journey together.
Our Leadership
Wes Ward
Dr. Julie Armstrong
Dan Craig
Judy Kron
Jason Crosby
Ray Hashley
Matt McNeilly
Mary Chapman
George Economos
Our Leadership
Scott Krus | General Manager
Scott Krus is the general manager of Moody Radio, a nationwide network of 70 stations. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and attended Illinois Central College, where he studied broadcasting. After working at WPEO in Peoria, he served for 17 years as station manager of WBNH in Pekin, Illinois. At Moody Radio he has managed Network Services, Network Development, and Integrated Marketing, as well as five years as the station manager of WCRF in Cleveland, Ohio. Scott, the father of two adult children, admits his baseball skills might be less than he once claimed, but he can still eat a family size bag of tortilla chips in one sitting.
Dan Craig | Manager of Programming
Dan Craig was born in San Diego, Calif., and has worked in radio since 1977, including stations in California, Colorado, Ohio, and now Chicago. His experience includes stations formatted as Country Music, Jazz, Adult Contemporary, News Talk, Contemporary Christian, and Christian Teaching/Talk. He has ministered as a church youth director and publicity director, served as a deacon, and directed a church media ministry. He has been married to Vickie for 30 years; they have two adult daughters.
George Economos | Director of Affiliate Marketing
George Economos listened to Moody Radio while growing up in the Chicago area; now he is the Director of Affiliate Marketing for Moody Radio. A media veteran with 20 years of radio experience, George previously worked as a producer for National Public Radio, Emmis Communications, and Bonneville International Broadcasting. George, his wife, and three children live in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.
Ray Hashley | Regional Manager, North Region
Ray Hashley grew up as a missionary kid in Kalamazoo, Mich., then attended Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music, where he majored in Bible and minored in broadcasting. He later earned a ministry and leadership degree from Crossroads Bible College in Indianapolis, Ind. He has worked in Christian radio since 1980, including stations in Grand Rapids, Mich., International Falls, Minn., Traverse City, Mich., and Atlanta, Ga. Ray and his wife, Wendy, now live in Indianapolis. They have three children and six grandchildren. Ray enjoys spending time with family and friends, camping, golfing and volunteering as a firefighter and EMT.
Wes Ward | Vice President of Moody Radio
Wes Ward, vice president of Moody Radio, is a broadcast media and ministry veteran with extensive experience leading radio stations and other ministries, including leadership roles at KCBI-FM Dallas, FamilyLife, and Revive Our Hearts. Wes is no stranger to Moody Radio, having served as national program director for Moody during the late 1990s.
Wes earned his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and PR from Midwestern State University and studied in the master’s program in Religious Education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wes and his wife, Carrie, have four adult children and a Great Pyrenees.
Judy Kron | Assistant Manager of Programming
A native of Illinois, Judy Kron grew up listening to Moody Radio at the influence of her grandmother. She attended Purdue University majoring in Organizational Communications and then went on to receive her Master’s in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary. Judy has over 20 years of media experience including working as an Associate Producer for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia before returning to Moody Radio where she has served in various roles as a Producer and on-air host. Judy has been married to her husband Justin for 20 years and they have three children, Mackenzie, Joshua and Madeline. Judy enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, gardening and volunteering at her church.
Jason Crosby | Regional Manager, Southern Region
Jason Crosby is a regional manager for Moody Radio. Jason oversees Moody's owned and operated stations in Boynton Beach, Florida (WRMB); Nashville, Tennessee (WFCM); Chattanooga, Tennessee (WMBW); and East Moline, Illinois and the Quad Cities (WDLM).
Jason is a 2001 graduate of the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, where he earned degrees in Broadcasting and Bible. He also earned a Master of Divinity in Expository Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina in 2012.
Claiming both the Twin Cities and the Quad Cities as “home,” Jason and Suzy have been married since 2007 and have three children. Jason is licensed and ordained by his church and regularly guest preaches at churches in and around the Quad Cities.
Matt McNeilly | Leadership Team
Matt McNeilly started his Christian radio journey in 1996 and has since worked with many Christian radio networks across the country. Over the course of this journey, he served as Program Director, On-Air Host, and Station Manager. Matt loves leading the team at Moody Radio’s flagship station WMBI in Chicago. He is happily married to his wife, Kelly, and they have three sons, Noah, Isaiah, and Canon.
Our Affiliations
We connect you with partners who share our passion for advancing the gospel.
Moody Bible Institute is a higher education and media ministry founded by evangelist D. L. Moody in 1886, equipping people with the truth of God's Word across the globe, cultures and generations.
Moody Radio is a founding member of the National Religious Broadcasters, a non-partisan international association of Christian media organizations and individuals. NRB is committed to advancing biblical truth, promoting media excellence, and defending free speech.
Moody Radio is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, an agency that establishes standards for financial accountability, transparency, fundraising and board governance. Moody Bible Institute is a charter member of the ECFA.
Learn about the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability »
Our History
In 1926 Moody Radio aired its first broadcast on WMBI in Chicago. Respected as a bold and innovative industry leader, Moody Radio is one of the oldest noncommercial Christian radio stations in the U.S.
Moody’s first broadcasts featured live preaching, Bible teaching, and live music performed by Moody Bible Institute faculty and students. When Crowell Hall was built on the Chicago campus in 1939, the top floors were devoted to new studio space with balconies for audiences to watch the live shows. More than 75 years later, Moody’s famed Studio B is still in use, Chicago’s last surviving studio from the classic era of live production.
Moody Radio’s pioneering approach to gospel music launched the careers of many noted singers and composers, including George Beverly Shea, John W. Peterson, Wendell Loveless, and Donald Hustad. Today Moody continues its innovative and diverse musical programing, including its award-winning Internet channel, Urban Praise.
In the 1930s WMBI began recording and syndicating its programs by mailing them out on giant 16-inch, two-sided transcription discs. The 1950s brought reel-to-reel tapes, followed cassettes in the 1970s. Moody Radio’s syndicated programs became noted for their national influence; in 1944 Moody became a founding member of the National Religious Broadcasters.
In 1958 Moody purchased WCRF in Cleveland, Ohio, leading to expansion that now includes 36 owned and operated stations. Hundreds of other stations are Moody affiliates.
Moody Broadcasting Network became the first satellite distributor of religious broadcasting in 1981. Moody shows were beamed from the Crowell Hall studios to an orbiting RCA Satcom IIIR satellite, transforming the face of local Christian radio. Hundreds of stations across the country gained access to Moody programming.
WMBI-AM pioneered Spanish-language programming with “Radio Esperanza,” switching its Saturday format to all Spanish in 1980. Now part of a growing network of six stations and more affiliates, Radio Moody continues with 24-hour programming from its flagship station in Chicago, WMBI 1110 AM.
After eight decades of constant expansion, Moody’s radio ministry consolidated under a new name in 2008. “Moody Radio” reflects our broadcasting heritage and our future as a worldwide media creator and distributor. Moody Radio continues today as the largest network of Christian radio stations, affiliates, Internet stations, podcasts, and related programming.
Construction of the original WMBI transmitter in Addison, Ill. in 1927.
Musicians and radio hosts perform a live broadcast in Moody Radio's Studio A in June 1945.