Educational Media Foundation has announced the addition of Troy West as Assistant Program Director for “Air 1” and “K-Love“.
West joins EMF from Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ Houston where he has spent the past seven years. West was APD at KSBJ from 2014-2018 and Program Director since then. He had previously served as Station Manager and PD at “JQ99” WJQK Grand Rapids MI, PD of “Way FM“, and MD at KFSB and KIXQ Joplin MO.
Dan Arthur, who had been handling the APD duties, will focus on his duties as MD and morning co-host at “Air 1“.
Educational Media Foundation, parent ministry of K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks, announces the naming of Troy West as Assistant Program Director for the EMF Radio Group. West will start with EMF on Dec. 1, 2021, and will report to Radio Group Program Director Mandy Young, with whom he shares radio history from their time together at WJQK in Grand Rapids, Mich.
“I’ve known Troy for over 20 years,” said Young. “His skills are the perfect complement to mine and our blended strengths will serve our listeners and team well. I believe he is the right choice to round out our programming leadership—he has a heart for ministry and a track record of focus and success. I look forward to partnering with Troy to take K-LOVE and Air1 to new heights.”
West’s radio experience will be invaluable to K-LOVE and Air1 as he leverages learnings from his radio journey, which includes stops as: Program Director at KSBJ in Houston; Station Manager and Program Director at WJQK in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Program Director of WAY FM in West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Music Director of KFSB and KIXQ in Joplin, Mo.
Dan Arthur, who has been assisting with APD responsibilities, remains on the programming leadership team at EMF and will focus on Music Director duties for Air1, in addition to co-hosting the listener-favorite Air1 Morning Show with his wife, Michelle.
“Dan is a valuable member of the EMF team,” Young said. “He gets Air1 in a way only few do, and he has consistently made excellent choices with the worship we choose to play. Dan’s role in leadership as Music Director is critical to the continued success of Air1.”
