Our Staff

Scott Young
                       General Manager                         wtgn@wcoil.com

Scott was born in Pennsylvania and raised in northeastern Ohio (Windham). He was saved while visiting Fort Wayne Bible College during his sophomore year of high school. He is a graduate of Brown Institute of Broadcasting and has a B.A. in Christian Education from John Brown University (Siloam Springs, Arkansas). He and his wife Linda, have two daughters, Sarah and Emily and one grandson, Brendan Scott Young (great name!).  Scott came on staff as the evening announcer in 1978, served as the morning man/program director from 1980-1988 and became general manager in November, 1988. Although he admits he sometimes falls short of the mark, his heart's desire is to be driven by Mathew 6:33.

Linda Crew
Secretary/Receptionist
lcrew@wtgn.org

Linda grew up in the Lima area although she was born in Celina, OH.  Her grandparents rented a farm in Celina, and a lot of time was spent with them. She became a Christian while a teenager. In 1965 she married Leslie; and they have two children, Stacey and Morgan, and four grandchildren. The Lord led her to WTGN in 1981. As the Goodmans say, "I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now."

Darrell Reimer
Rise & Shine Host/Music Director
dreimer@wtgn.org

Darrell was born in Fresno, CA but moved frequently as a child before finally settling in Minnesota. Darrell gave his life to Christ at an early age with the guidance of his mother.  He met his wife, Shirley, at what is now Providence College, outside of Winnipeg, Canada. Shirley grew up in Winnipeg, and is still a Canadian citizen!  They have three children: Tyler, Heidi, Jesse. Jesse got married in August of 2006 to Hannah.  Darrell spent about 15 years in radio before being called to stay on as pastor in their home church in Wolverton, where they remained for almost five years. However, the call of Christian radio was still strong and God lead them to Lima in January of 2005!

Jon Umphress
Afternoon Praise/Evening Announcer
jumphress@wtgn.org

Jon was born in Lima and has resided in Ada all of his life. He was saved while employed at The Kenton Times as an advertising representative, a position he held for 17 1/2 years.Jon is a graduate of Ada High School and Ohio Northern University, where he received his B.A.degree in 1972. Jon and his wife Susan are parents of three children:Tom, Nikki, and Jennifer, who went home to be with the Lord in 1994. Jon joined WTGN as a volunteer in 1978 and served as a part-time employee for 17 1/2 years before joining the full-time staff in 1997. Jon is made aware daily that he is merely a servant called by God to a full-time radio ministry.


 
 

 

 

Part-Time Staff Members

Bill Hartman, Church of The Week

Wendell Hill, Announcer

Mark Hodges, Announcer

Tama Hollar, Receptionist

Bob Horstman, Announcer

Dan Roush, Church of The Week

 

Engineer

Dave Morris