Pastor, DJ, Coffee Lover
Brief info
(Pastor Joe, Cup of Joe), Started working in radio in 2001 at an AM station in Springfield, Mo. off of the historic route 66. Joe watched his dad who played with Barbara Mandrel in Nashville in the 70s and he watched his dad struggle in gospel music in the 80s trying to get his music to radio station. He knew he always wanted to be in radio and has a heart for the Independent artist. Joe has a passion to teach teenagers how to do radio and help them do their own shows and promote them.
Joe attended Ozarks Technical College in the Media Production program and earned a scholarship to Boston University film school. and even started a small film business during that time with 3 friends who went on to the film side of media.
Joe has been in ministry for 30 years and is currently the Station Manager of rareradio located in the Forsyth/Branson area. Joe and his beautiful wife Stada . Between them they have 7 kids ranging from 11 to 32 of age and with 7 grand kids. Stada also works at MTM as a DJ for her live show called, "Jammin with Jesus." on Thursday and Friday nights 6 pm- 9 pm CST .
On Sundays, Joe pastors their small church called CAYA Fellowship ( Come As You Are) in Forsyth, MO. where Stada leads the Praise and Worship.
Joe and Stada has a heart for the ones that believe they have gone too far and God won't forgive them with a firm belief of We understand failure and we understand hurt, but we also understand that when we finally get up, God is the one who dusts us off." Pastor Joe's favorite scripture, which he God's 1-800 number", is Jeremiah 33:3 " Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." (KJV)