Living It Loud

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Frank DeAngelis was a staff member at Columbine High School in the Jeffco School District in Littleton Colorado, since 1979, starting as a Social Studies teacher and filling the roles of Head Baseball Coach, Assistant Football Coach, Dean of Students, and Assistant Principal, before becoming the Principal in 1996.  Frank is a Colorado native, completing his K-12 educat...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Shawna Fritzler Prior to joining the DeAngelis Center Foundation as Executive Director and Business Manager, Shawna volunteered for the organization since prior to our formation. Shawna’s professional background includes consulting on nonprofit management, grant management, communications, IT administration, human resources, nonprofit accounting, commercial real estate...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Dave Moody “The Godfather”  Dave Moody began his motorsports broadcast career in 1978 at age 17, working as a short-track public address announcer under the guidance of his mentor, former CBS-TV motorsports anchorman Ken Squier. For the next 30 years, Moody manned the PA microphone at one of the country’s most successful short tracks, Thunder Road International Speedbo...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Corey Garris, City Catalyst Corey is a tenured church plant trainer and church plant sender. With over 10 years of experience in local Denver based church planting and National church planting roles, he is committed to building a network of churches to spiritually influence the front range in Jesus name. Tune in live each week at 8am MST on Wednesdays (re-air at 6pm MS...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Sara Hendren, Executive Director Sara joined Global Hope (globalhope.org) in 2023 as the Executive Director.  Sara has 20 years of international non-profit leadership & program development experience. She has established several international training programs and is skilled in establishing collaborative partnerships for cross-culture programs. Her background in in...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: 🌟 Meet Cindy Sisson — Executive Director of Women in Motorsports North America (WIMNA), a nonprofit empowering women across all motorsport disciplines. With an incredible career spanning roles at Roush Racing, the LPGA, Gatorade, and more, Cindy has raised over $60M in sponsorships, co-produced award-winning documentaries celebrating women racers, and helped launch ma...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:    Frank and Kaye Peterson began dating while attending Alameda High School in Lakewood, Colorado where Frank ran track and played basketball, and Kaye was a cheerleader. One of those dates was to watch the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in 1955 at 16 Mile where, due to her enthusiasm for the event, Kaye fainted in the thin air. Despite the rough beginning, they were hooked on...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Jack Phillips is the Colorado cake artist who was at the center of one of 2018’s most talked-about U.S. Supreme Court decisions.  In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court condemned Colorado’s “clear and impermissible hostility toward [Jack’s] sincere religious beliefs.”  Since then, Jack has had to endure two more lawsuits, each one bringing a new test to his faith. ...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Danielle has lived in the Littleton area for the past 26 years and spent that time serving in local pastoral roles, fostering and leading church collaborations, and building bridges between the faith community and local government agencies. These partnerships flow out of Danielle’s passion for seeking unity in the midst of diversity, extending Jesus’s invitation to si...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Lisa is Denver7's chief meteorologist and the longest-running morning weather forecaster in the Denver market. She is a native and in love with Colorado. After graduating from Green Mountain High School and then the University of Colorado with a BS in Broadcast Journalism, her career has taken her all over the state from Grand Junction to Colorado Springs and she...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Lisa Eldfrick is a born again believer and a single mom of 3 amazing girls!  She started homeschooling her daughters 9 years ago,  and her family has been well known for the last 13 years because of court cases filed against her dad, Jack Phillips, and their cake shop, which is also where she homeschools her kids. She’s worked with her dad and family since they opened...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Peter Boyles is a radio talk show personality. He had a long-running morning drive-time show in Denver on 630 KHOW until May 2013. He began his radio career as a traffic reporter in the early 1970s, later becoming a disk jockey. He has worked at Denver radio stations KNUS KAAT, KLAK, KWBZ, KYBG, and KOA. He retired in April 2022 from his morning program on AM 710 KNUS...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Melanie Johnson grew up at the drag strip, watching her dad, legendary crew chief Alan Johnson, tune his way to 13 NHRA Top Fuel Championships. Racing runs deep in her family—her late uncle Blaine Johnson was a standout in both Top Alcohol and Top Fuel—and now Melanie’s carving her own path in the sport. After a successful run in Super Comp, she’s stepping into the Top...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Amy Sullivan is the Executive Director of Mission 98, a national multi-housing ministry which activates and equips churches and leaders all over the United States to serve residents in apartment communities. Mission 98 is proud to be a part of the Community Growth Foundationwhich focuses on building faith based ecosystems in apartment communities across the nation. As...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:   Ken has been in full-time youth ministry since 1993 when he joined the staff of Youth For Christ/USA and the DC/LA Youth Conferences. He was a part of the operations team for DC/LA '94 and DC/LA '97 and was the Director of Operations for DC/LA 2000. In 2003, Ken joined Dare 2 Share Ministries as the Director of Events and Development. In 2011, Ken became a...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Leanne Jones Minor is the Founder and Executive Director of Tender Loving Christ (TLC), a faith-based sober living home for women in Littleton, Colorado. Though a lifelong believer, it was through her own battle with alcohol that she came to know Jesus in a deeper, more intimate relationship experiencing His healing and freedom firsthand.  That journey led her to open...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Doug Herbert is a nationally recognized NHRA top fuel drag racing champion, boasting a career that included 10 NHRA National Event Championship wins, 20 IHRA National Event Championship wins and 4 Top Fuel World Championships. He is an honored member of the NHRA Hall Of Fame, IHRA Hall of Fame, North Carolina Racing Hall of Fame and Racing Die Cast Hall of Fame.  Doug...

On this weeks LIVING IT LOUD: Dave Dravecky “My story is one of finding hope, courage and perseverance in the midst of dark and overwhelming uncertainty. In 1988, I was at the top of my game and my life. Not only did I have a wonderful family but I was also at the peak of my career, playing the game of my childhood dreams. My opening day victory over the Dodgers was overshadowed later that fall by...

On today’s episode of LIVING IT LOUD: Jan Davecky Jan Dravecky is the wife of former San Francisco Giant Pitcher, Dave Dravecky, who lost his pitching arm to cancer. While in the midst of their journey through cancer, Jan found herself fighting a crippling depression. With honesty and candor, she encourages others as she shares her story and all the God has taught her.  Due to the overwhelming res...

On this weeks LIVING IT LOUD: Jim & Linda Jack have been married since October 9, 1965, and were married during Jim’s senior year of High School in Montclair, CA. Their first date was in August 1964 and it was to Fontana Drag City, in Fontana, CA. They have been going to the drag races together for almost 61 years. They both got accepted Jesus Christ their Savior in 1988 and have been with Rac...

On this weeks LIVING IT LOUD: Beth Bowlen Wallace is an accomplished business woman and philanthropist.  She is an idea generator. Her attention to detail, ability to multitask and her deep understanding of people and community has earned her a reputation as an effective leader. In her most recent role, she served as the Chairman of the Board of W2E Renewable Solutions. Before working in the energ...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD:  Jessica Hansen, a licensed clinical social worker and passionate community leader, serves as the Executive Director of Jeffco Prosperity Partners (JPP) and oversees Jefferson County’s Power of Partnership (POP). With over 20 years of experience, she has devoted her career to supporting families experiencing poverty and fostering collaboration among faith groups, gover...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Alexander Bandimere   Alex’s great-grandparents were the founders of his family’s NHRA quarter-mile dragstrip formerly located along the hogback mountain west of Denver. His mother is Tami Bandimere. The Bandimere family occupied the location known as “Thunder Mountain” for 65 years and in 2023 celebrated their final year in the beautiful Colorado foothill location.  A...

This week on LIVING OUT LOUD: Jason Jane is co-founded CrossPurpose with Juan in 2008, influenced greatly by spending his childhood and adolescence in poverty. Jason’s passion for social entrepreneurship and serving the poor is satisfied through his role as CEO where he builds our staff team, sets the organizational culture, and raises funds. When he is not working, Jason enjoys bike riding and ha...

Today on LIVING IT LOUD: Bo Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a degree in Marketing and has a master’s degree from Denver Seminary. During his years in college, Bo played basketball and baseball for the Buffalos. After college he joined the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Organization from 1971 – 1972. In 1991, Bo was asked to be the chaplain for the Denver Nuggets and served...