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Megan Ashley, is a singer-songwriter born and raised in the Texas Hill Country. Megan grew up with a traditional country background with a touch of gospel which led to her traditional country sound with a modern twist and lyrics that shine her southern values.

Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith retired in 2009 as a 29-year veteran of a large metropolitan police department in the Chicago suburbs, where she advanced through the ranks from police dispatcher to sergeant. She is currently the National Police Association's Spokesman.

Sara Evans discusses her upbringing, how she became a follower of Jesus, a horrific accident when she was a kid and her new venture into the world of CBD.

Dylan Jarvis discusses his battle with drug addiction, landing in jail, finding Jesus and the current Fentanyl crisis facing the United States.   

Author David Limbaugh and daughter Christen Limbaugh Bloom talk about their recently released book "The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament."  The Resurrected Jesus explores the divinely inspired wonders of Paul’s last letters. These lively epistles are also filled with intriguing glimpses of Paul’s personal life. 

Jacie Hoyt was introduced as the head coach of Oklahoma State women’s basketball on March 20, 2022. She came to OSU after serving as head coach at Kansas City from 2017-22.  Her roots in Big 12 country run deep. Her mother, Shelly Hoyt, is a Kansas High School coaching legend and Jacie, who played for her mother in high school, went on to play collegiately at Wichita State. In addition to leading the Kansas City program, Hoyt’s coaching career includes stops at Fort Hays State, Nevada and Kansas State.  Her work at Kansas City was transformational. In her five seasons at the helm of the Roos, she compiled an 81-65 overall record (55.5 percent) and a 48-31 mark in conference play (60.8 percent). For perspective, the six Kansas City coaches before her combined to go 242-437 overall (35.6 percent) and 144-215 in conference play (40.1 percent). In 2021-22, she coached the Roos to their first postseason appearance in a decade.

Penny Young Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), is a recognized national authority on cultural, children’s, and women’s issues. As the CEO and President of the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, Nance oversees more than 500,000 participating CWA members across the country, over 400 Prayer/Action Chapters and Influencers, over 130 Young Women for America (YWA) Presidents or Ambassadors, and 600 trained leaders, and is also the president of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), serving as the principal spokesperson for both entities.  Named as one of the top four most powerful pro-life female voices by the Christian Post and by Newsmax as one of the 100 most influential evangelicals in America, Nance stands as a leader on the issue of pro-life messaging and policy.

Dr. Alveda C. King is from Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as the Chairman of the Center for the American Dream at America First Policy Institute. She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King and the niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King is the founder of Speak for Life, fighting for the sanctity and dignity of all life – from the womb to the tomb. She currently serves as a FOX News contributor and host of the Fox Nation show “Alveda King’s House.” Dr. King is a former college professor, served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, is a former presidential appointee, and 2021 recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.  

With her newest studio album, American Patriot, Natasha is taking a new direction and offering up a bold, proud, powerful concept collection that bridges an unwavering love of country with the themes of faith and family that have always played a significant part in her artistry. Owens exploded onto the Christian Music scene in 2016 and quickly found herself touring with Christian Music’s most iconic artists, including Michael W. Smith and Jason Crabb. Her sophomore album, We Will Rise, was named "Inspirational Album of the Year" at the 2018 We Love Christian Music Awards, which led to a deal with Nashville-based Radiate Music and extensive media coverage including appearances on FOX News, HLN, Newsmax and more. Natasha has been making regular appearances on the conservative circuit in recent months, including frequent visits to Mar A Lago and a main stage appearance at CPAC 2022 in Orlando, performing the national anthem for the largest and most influential annual gathering of conservatives in the world. She also performed for nearly 50,000 at this year's Hero’s Honor Festival alongside Toby Keith and Craig Morgan.  To buy American Patriot and support our servicemen and women, see her upcoming schedule and get more information on Radiate Ministries visit her official site below.

Jake Hoot burst onto the scene when he won season 17 of The Voice.  In 2020 he made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry and in July 2021 released his newest single Night Left.  Don’t let his larger-than-life presence fool you.  Jake Hoot may stand 6’6”, but the Season 17 Champion of NBC’s The Voice is just as genuine and sweet natured as ever.  Celebrating the release of his debut project Love Out Of Time, the 5-song EP features an all-star lineup of musicians and songwriters including Dean Sams, Danny Myrick, Jenne Fleenor, Dave Pahanish, Jamie Floyd and more. The new project also features a duet with international superstar Kelly Clarkson entitled “I Would’ve Loved You.” Upon its release, Love Out Of Time reached No. 2 on both the iTunes All-Genre Albums and Country Albums chart while “I Would’ve loved you reached No. 3 on the iTunes Country Singles Chart. Hoot and Clarkson also unveiled a music video for the ‘majestic’ (Rolling Stone Country) “I Would’ve Loved You” duet which has accumulated more than 6 million views, been featured on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna and is in broadcast rotation on CMT.  The former contestant and coach recently reunited to perform “I Would’ve Loved You” on The Kelly Clarkson Show and Season 20 of The Voice. 

Sydney Johnson-Scharpf is a member of the University of Florida Gymnastics squad.  Johnson-Scharpf enters the upcoming season coming back from a ruptured Achilles in the NCAA Regional Final.

2021 Season

•  Opened 2021 season with a 9.90 on beam and 9.875 on floor at Auburn.
• Second on beam versus Georgia (9.875) – also turned in season floor best (9.90)
• Posted 9.875 in NCAA Athens Regional Second Round floor competition. Ruptured Achilles warming up floor for NCAA Regional Final. Sidelined for remainder of 2021 season.
• Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll 

Aric Almirola’s career has come full circle at Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) with the driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang enjoying the best years of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

Almirola has made the NASCAR Playoffs every season since arriving at SHR in 2018. In fact, in his first year with the organization, Almirola finished a career-best fifth in the championship standings as a member of the 16-driver NASCAR Playoffs and advanced to the Round of 8 for the first time. He won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race Oct. 14 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway as part of a season-long tally that included four top-five and 17 top-10 finishes and 181 laps led, surpassing all of his previous single-season statistics.

Matching those numbers in 2019 proved difficult, but Almirola continued to perform. He scored his second career NASCAR Cup Series pole – and first with SHR – Feb. 22 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The pole symbolized Almirola’s strength in qualifying, where his 10.5 average starting spot was his best in eight full seasons.