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SAM DYE

Morning drive

Do you remember the little boy that you used to see running everywhere he went? The little boy who never possessed an “inside voice”, and was constantly spilling his drink at the table? That was me. Thank you for having patience while I developed the ability to control my energy.

Jason Allan

AFTERNOON DRIVE

Join Jason Allan every weekday afternoon for lots of encouragement and fun! You can join in on the conversation by calling in to 800-288-9857 or by joining him on Facebook: Afternoons with Jason Allan

SONYA LEY

ON-AIR PERSONALITY

Little did I know that my college days in Nashville, TN as a radio “DJ” would land me a job at the station that I have called my own for the past 3.5 years.  After graduating with a degree in Communications & a Minor in Music from a small Christian University, I worked for over 8 years in the corporate world of Marketing/PR for large commercial companies…

Tom Betz

On-Air Personality

I was raised in a family of 4 boys, in the town of Wall, PA, familiar to some for being the home of Cornerstone TV. My family attended a Byzantine Catholic Church, where we learned to honor and respect God, but no mention of having a personal faith in the Lord Jesus.

Maritza Holland

Sunday Worship

Join Maritza Van Allen every Sunday morning for lots of encouragement and worship! Sunday mornings on Way Truth Life Radio is dedicated to worship and encouragement.

Dave Colyer

On-Air Personality

I live in McAlisterville, Juniata County with my wife Diane. We have 2 children, Toby & Heather, who were both involved in track & field during their high school years at East Juniata.

Karen Witherite

On-Air Personality

God is good all the time, and all the time . . . God is good!  I grew up in State College in a God fearing, Bible believing, two parent family with two older brothers, one older sister, an Irish Setter named Shana, and a cat named Purina. At the tender age of just five, I realized my need for forgiveness and I asked Jesus to live in my heart and be my Savior.

Susan McCracken

On-Air Personality

I grew up on a dairy farm in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania with seven other siblings. I’ve always had a broad interest in a lot of things–animals, gardening, the outdoors, science, reading, and photography, to name a few.

Michael Madeira

On-Air Personality

Michael grew up in a preacher’s home and has been involved in music and singing his whole life. As a kid, he sang gospel music with this siblings and carried that stage career into college as an actor and drama team member. As an adult, he is involved in worship at his church and loves public and motivational speaking as well as more mundane endeavors like hunting, four-wheeling and even skydiving.

Chaz McCracken

On-Air Personality

I am Chaz McCracken. While many of the folks in my home town of Clearfield, PA still know me as “Charlie,” Chaz is what most folks have called me for many years, so that’s the name I use when I talk with you on Way Truth Life Radio. (My cousin decided to give me the nickname many years ago and it just stuck.)

SAM DYE

Morning drive

Jason Allan

AFTERNOON DRIVE

SONYA LEY

ON-AIR PERSONALITY

Do you remember the little boy that you used to see running everywhere he went? The little boy who never possessed an “inside voice”, and was constantly spilling his drink at the table? That was me. Thank you for having patience while I developed the ability to control my energy.

Join Jason Allan every weekday afternoon for lots of encouragement and fun! You can join in on the conversation by calling in to 800-288-9857 or by joining him on Facebook: Afternoons with Jason Allan

Little did I know that my college days in Nashville, TN as a radio “DJ” would land me a job at the station that I have called my own for the past 3.5 years.  After graduating with a degree in Communications & a Minor in Music from a small Christian University, I worked for over 8 years in the corporate world of Marketing/PR for large commercial companies…

Tom Betz

On-Air Personality

Dave Colyer

On-Air Personality

Maritza Holland

Sunday Worship

I was raised in a family of 4 boys, in the town of Wall, PA, familiar to some for being the home of Cornerstone TV. My family attended a Byzantine Catholic Church, where we learned to honor and respect God, but no mention of having a personal faith in the Lord Jesus.

I live in McAlisterville, Juniata County with my wife Diane. We have 2 children, Toby & Heather, who were both involved in track & field during their high school years at East Juniata.

Join Maritza Van Allen every Sunday morning for lots of encouragement and worship! Sunday mornings on Way Truth Life Radio is dedicated to worship and encouragement.

Karen Witherite

On-Air Personality

Susan McCracken

On-Air Personality

Chaz McCracken

On-Air Personality

God is good all the time, and all the time . . . God is good!  I grew up in State College in a God fearing, Bible believing, two parent family with two older brothers, one older sister, an Irish Setter named Shana, and a cat named Purina. At the tender age of just five, I realized my need for forgiveness and I asked Jesus to live in my heart and be my Savior.

I grew up on a dairy farm in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania with seven other siblings. I’ve always had a broad interest in a lot of things–animals, gardening, the outdoors, science, reading, and photography, to name a few.

I am Chaz McCracken. While many of the folks in my home town of Clearfield, PA still know me as “Charlie,” Chaz is what most folks have called me for many years, so that’s the name I use when I talk with you on Way Truth Life Radio. (My cousin decided to give me the nickname many years ago and it just stuck.)

Michael Madeira

On-Air Personality

Michael grew up in a preacher’s home and has been involved in music and singing his whole life. As a kid, he sang gospel music with this siblings and carried that stage career into college as an actor and drama team member. As an adult, he is involved in worship at his church and loves public and motivational speaking as well as more mundane endeavors like hunting, four-wheeling and even skydiving.

MORNINGS

WITH SAM DYE​

Do you remember the little boy that you used to see running everywhere he went? The little boy who never possessed an “inside voice”, and was constantly spilling his drink at the table? That was me. Thank you for having patience while I developed the ability to control my energy.

I grew up in a small village in Ohio called Iberia. It was a “village” because our two stop signs, gas station, and post office weren’t quite enough to bring us up to “town” status. Our family was made up of my dad Jeff, mom Robin, sister Emily, myself and a various assortment of pets throughout the years. We always lived within a short walk, or drive, of all of my extended family, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

It was in my early childhood that my Mawmaw explained to me what Christ had done in her life. She was the one person in this world that I admired most. I wanted to be like her, and wanted to experience the grace that she beautifully described. One morning, in her dining room, she lead me in a prayer to accept the gift of salvation. She went to be with the Lord in 2006, but her legacy continues on in the impact she made for the kingdom.

After roughly 20 years I went to Mount Vernon Nazarene University where I received a Bachelors of Radio and Video Broadcasting. But the degree was only the second best thing I received in college. After three years of friendship, I finally got up the nerve to ask out the most beautiful girl on campus, Stephanie. Three month’s later we were engaged, and three months after that we were married. Spending my life with her is such a joy. Together we have three sons, Jeffrey, Rocky and Benjamin.

After college I worked at Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk for a year. It was an amazing learning experience. While I was there I couldn’t help but to catch Dr. Dobson’s passion for the family and for children. I hope that every day I can become a better leader, husband, and father. With that comes a passion for the sanctity of life which has been instilled in me from childhood.

Most of my free time is spent playing with my sons, or watching a favorite tv show with my wife. I also love playing basketball, building legos and watching one of my favorite sports teams. (Go Browns, Cavs, Indians, Ohio State Buckeyes, and yes… Penn State).

AFTERNOONS

WITH JASON ALLAN

I grew up as a Lancaster County boy loving the beauty of the countryside. Now that I’m a little older – although still a kid at heart – I’ve come to enjoy God’s creation through hiking and backpacking.

I’m extremely grateful to my parents who raised me knowing who Jesus is and what he did for me. I can think back to early conversations with my parents sharing with me the importance of accepting Jesus into my heart asking me if I had made Jesus my savior. “Yes,” I told them “I’ve done that.”

I continued with my faith journey into college where I attended Edinboro University. I couldn’t have gone any further away from home and still been in Pennsylvania!

I can confidently say that if God had not pursued me in college I wouldn’t be where I am today. God really called me to himself and I had the chance to make my relationship with him a very personal one.

My renewed relationship with God wasn’t the only life changing event that happened at college. Besides earning a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Edinboro is also where I met my wonderful and beautiful wife, Rachael. We married on a small South Carolina island in May of 2016 with our feet in the sand.

At this point I was two years into a career in Country Music in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. We liked the area and loved the people, but two years later God brought that chapter of my life to an end. God spent the next year telling me to trust in Him because he had great things planned.

As he always does, God fulfilled that promise when I landed here at Way Truth Life Radio. I know God has more great things planned through this ministry, but I wouldn’t dare try to guess all the things He has planned. I’ll just look forward to hearing His voice and going as called.

If you run into me outside of work I’m either with my wife, my dog (Zion) or watching the Green Bay Packers. If I’m doing anything else, please help me because I’m clearly lost.

SONYA

LEY

Little did I know that my college days in Nashville, TN as a radio “DJ” would land me a job at the station that I have called my own for the past 3.5 years.  After graduating with a degree in Communications & a Minor in Music from a small Christian University, I worked for over 8 years in the corporate world of Marketing/PR for large commercial companies.  It was then that I felt a clear calling to be a stay-at-home-mom when we began a family.  I have never regretted a moment of making that our priority for the past 25 years as we raised our 3 beautiful, now adult, kiddos; Cal, Adree Ana & Makayla.

I grew up as the middle child of three with loving Christian parents in Northeast Ohio.  But, both sides of my family originate in Pennsylvania.  My Dad was a teacher and my Mom was the director of a church Daycare & Kindergarten.  As the granddaughter of a Pastor, we were always involved in ministry; the first ones to arrive and the last family to leave.  All surrounded by fond memories of teen rock-a-thon fundraisers, consistent church potlucks and rolling down the sanctuary underneath the pews!

I had always thought that I wanted to go into nursing, and for various reasons that did not come together, but my deep desire to help heal those in need has never dwindled.  So, through volunteering & ministry opportunities I have always found myself loving people by encouraging them with my story and the God given wisdom that I feel I have gained through my quiet times with the Lord, and simply seeking to live out a Christ centered life. 

Almost 10 years ago God started a stirring in our hearts to evaluate my husband’s profession and consider moving our family away from all they had ever known.  From there he left a dream job that many thought we were crazy to walk away from and we went on staff at the church that we grew up in.  Two years later, God repositioned us once again, calling us to take a job with a State College area national family ministry that had been tugging at our hearts for 5 of those evaluating years. 

I call that move “Horrendously Beautiful”!  During the year long process God trained me to wait, to release, to walk around with open hands.  To let go and let God work out the details.  He developed in me a great deal of patient endurance, (Hebrews 10:36). And I am humbly grateful!

Music is one of my Joys!  From middle school through college, I was consumed with singing in choirs as well as acting/singing in high school productions. And as an adult, leading on worship teams, church passion plays and directing over 5 church youth musicals.

In my spare time you will find me decorating for all the holidays, shopping for outstandingly great deals; which I am not ashamed to admit, yard work, cooking and house projects with my hubby, Ernie, as well as volunteering at my daughter’s school, mentoring a small group of teen girls & young Mom’s!

Fun Fact: my kids say I am the most accidentally funny person they know; but shhh … little do they realize … that more often than not, I actually mean to be funny and play it off that I didn’t!!!

TOM

BETZ

I was raised in a family of 4 boys, in the town of Wall, PA, familiar to some for being the home of Cornerstone TV. My family attended a Byzantine Catholic Church, where we learned to honor and respect God, but no mention of having a personal faith in the Lord Jesus.

I was faithful in my church attendance up until my college years at Penn State.

My first encounters in Central PA were on the long 3-hour drives with my dad as we would take my brother George to his residence hall during his time at Penn State. I also attended there, and graduated from Penn State in 1979. During my time at the University Park campus I lived in the Nittany Barracks, a group of buildings that had been used by the military going back to the days of World War II. These residence halls would only be considered cool by a college student. The buildings were replaced a number of years ago, so I can’t enjoy them again when I take an occasional nostalgic walk on the campus.

I got into broadcasting back in 1981, after getting some basic training in this field via the famous Columbia School of Broadcasting. My first job in radio was in a very small station in Sutton, West Virginia, WSGB. This station had a format of country in the morning, adult/contemporary in the midday, and hard rock in the evening. We also had a feature entitled Deepest Sympathies, which had the announcers reading the local obituaries.

Over the next 5 years I worked at a couple of other stations. Then in 1986 I moved to State College to work at a station that was just starting up, WZWW. While at this station I became familiar with WTLR and a number of people who were involved with it. Also during this time back in 1988, after visiting a local church a couple from the church paid me a visit, and presented the Gospel via the Evangelism Explosion method, and I came to know Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

I came to work at WLTR in September of 1989. For over 25 years I have done about every aspect of radio: DJ announcing, news, and various types of production. I’ve gone from records and reel to reels, to uploading and downloading audio files on the computer. I thank the Lord for allowing me to be a part of this ministry for so many years. I’ve truly been blessed through this ministry.

SUNDAY WORSHIP

WITH MARITZA HOLLAND

I started in radio at WTLR in August of 2010. Prior to radio, I had the opportunity to work as the registrar at Camp Kanesatake for three summers, and I have since rejoined the staff at Camp K.

I was born in Bogota, Colombia, went to boarding school in South America, and grew up in Central Florida. For 20+ years I worked for Mickey Mouse.

My first job for the Mouse was selling ice-cream in Fantasyland on the weekends, then on to being a monorail pilot for a few years, leading into working for guest relations, which ultimately led to international marketing. I traveled to foreign lands to spread the news about the happiest place on earth both for Walt Disney World and Disneyland. I can remember the first time I saw Cinderella’s Castle in Disneyland; I was overwhelmed with how small it was, then I was overwhelmed to know that I was standing where the history of the Mouse began.

I lived a life where work was my God; I was consumed with the pursuit of corporate endeavors. Finally in 2006, I visited my family in Pennsylvania to recover from depression and anxiety.

Within weeks of coming to Pennsylvania and with the help of a loving church, I came to accepting and understanding a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. It was His unfailing love that healed me. I was fortunate to take a sabbatical of a few years to learn all I could about our great Savior. My thirst for His word taught me many lessons and opened my heart for unreached people groups, people who have never heard of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I have taken a few short term missions trips, most recently going to Egypt.

There are so many scriptures that are life changing for me, but one that I hold dear is Matthew 24:15: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” I pray for workers to be raised up to go into the harvest, to areas that have never heard of God, their Creator and Savior, and then the end will come.

DAVE

COLYER

I live in McAlisterville, Juniata County with my wife Diane. We have 2 children, Toby & Heather, who were both involved in track & field during their high school years at East Juniata.

Toby currently lives in the Tampa Florida area with his wife Hannah and daughter Emma and is Assistant Track Coach for the University of South Florida. Heather currently lives in Jonestown Pa. with her husband Jeremy & two children, Dylan & MaKenna, and she is an RN. My wife and I enjoy attending Evendale Bible Church near Richfield. One of my joys during the summer months is swimming.

I love being part of radio and one of funniest things that happened to me years ago was on a Saturday morning at WQJU. I went to the restroom and locked the door and could not unlock it. I panicked, and my only recourse was to kick at the door until I broke the door jam. When I returned to the studio there was on-air silence and the phone was ringing. Guess who–it was the station owner wanting to know what happened!

I first asked the Lord into my heart while at home watching a Billy Graham crusade when I was around 10 years old. I recommitted my life in 1978, and despite my shortcomings, God has been very good and has richly blessed me and my family.

As I host Saturday Morning Southern and Saturday Afternoon Gospel, I love the music, the message, the opportunity to share, and the uplift in spirit that I get from being a part of it.

My hope for my listeners is that they also get an uplift in spirit as well have the chance to sing along, clap their hands and be blessed by the message of Christ through the songs, and to be encouraged to continue the fight.

KAREN

WITHERITE

God is good all the time, and all the time . . . God is good!  I grew up in State College in a God fearing, Bible believing, two parent family with two older brothers, one older sister, an Irish Setter named Shana, and a cat named Purina. At the tender age of just five, I realized my need for forgiveness and I asked Jesus to live in my heart and be my Savior.

God blessed my life, and though I lived for several years outside of His will for me, in 1993 I married God’s wonderful and witty promise to me, Dan Witherite, who continues to make me laugh and bring me joy… even after all these years!

Thanks to the powerful “recruiting” of Doreen Crandell, I began volunteer announcing at WTLR (at 315 S. Atherton Street) in 1984, often filling the Saturday afternoon time slot. When the Saturday morning air slot opened up in 1988, I had to seriously pray about the opportunity as I was not very fond of southern gospel music at the time. Little did I know that God’s joke was on me, as that southern gospel sound quickly grew on me and I learned to love the music, the groups, and Paul Heil! Now I don’t understand why everybody doesn’t love Homecoming Radio! I also learned to love working with my hands and inasmuch I am an electrician by trade since 1985, having started my own electrical contracting business in 1998.

Presently, God has blessed me with the privilege of being part of the board of directors for the State College Pregnancy Resource Clinic (PRC) since 2012, and it’s been a great pleasure to watch God impact and save souls for His kingdom!

God is amazing! I love people and love to see how God changes lives through answered prayer!

SUSAN

MCCRACKEN

I grew up on a dairy farm in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania with seven other siblings. I’ve always had a broad interest in a lot of things–animals, gardening, the outdoors, science, reading, and photography, to name a few.

We were always a church-going family, so being a very young child and having a very sensitive conscience, I met the Lord early–at age 6–when I realized I needed Jesus. My mother brought me to the Lord in our farm kitchen.

I started as a volunteer at WTLR in the year 2000. It was not something I asked to do–I was pulled into it somewhat involuntarily after I met Doreen Crandell and I asked her if I could tour the station and watch her at work. At that time I was on a spiritual search to know God more intimately. I know it was really the Lord who brought me here and has done great things in my life through my service and relationships here.

I wondered if I would ever get married, and here is where I found my husband! I met Chaz the same year as my radio training, put him off for 7 years, the Lord showed me the light, and today I’ve been married to him for seven years and have a wonderful little toddler that fills both of us with joy.

One of my favorite Bible verses is Galatians 2:20 because God has shown me how to live through Him instead of in my own strength.

MICHAEL

MADEIRA

Michael grew up in a preacher’s home and has been involved in music and singing his whole life. As a kid, he sang gospel music with his siblings and carried that stage career into college as an actor and drama team member. As an adult, he is involved in worship at his church and loves public and motivational speaking as well as more mundane endeavors like motorcycling, driving their 1969 Austin Healey Sprite, hunting, four-wheeling, and even skydiving.

Michael and his wife Lisa have 4 married children and 1 grandchild. Lisa and Michael love it when the whole family can get together (which doesn’t happen as often as they would like).

The whole crew loves history and the beach which allows for exciting and varied vacations (at least when they can find time to take them)! He speaks of his relationship with his parents and siblings fondly as many great memories (and even better stories) spring from his growing years (ask him about zip lines, motorcycle rides, spelunking, and swimming/water skiing in Pennsvivania’s largest natural lake). He is very involved in ministry at church as well as community groups such as the Centre Region Pregnancy Resource Clinic and the 4th Fest.

Michael gave his heart to the Lord at the age of 5 and remembers being baptized by his dad. He is very aware of the positive influence his parents have had on his life because they encouraged him to imitate them as they imitated the Lord (I Cor 11:1). In fact, radio is in the Madeira blood line. Michael’s dad had a radio program more than 40 years ago as the pastor of a local church in Northeast PA and one of his brothers did a morning drive show for several years. Now his dad does a regular podcast and his sister volunteers on air time on a Christian radio station owned and managed by another of his brothers. All of the family know that importance of sharing the good news of the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Michael often ends his programs with a question that recognizes the importance of having a relationship with the Lord when he asks “is what you’re living for worth Christ’s dying for?”

CHAZ

MCCRACKEN

I am Chaz McCracken. While many of the folks in my home town of Clearfield, PA still know me as “Charlie,” Chaz is what most folks have called me for many years, so that’s the name I use when I talk with you on Way Truth Life Radio. (My cousin decided to give me the nickname many years ago and it just stuck.)

I started working with the Station back in 1994. Before that time I had been spending my summers working at our own Camp Kanesatake, so my time with these ministries actually goes back to 1989!

For me, the association with these ministries has been one of the most important parts of my life. In fact, it was right here that I met my wife Susan, who you can listen to on Saturday evenings.

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