![]() When it did not happen, Tom says, "we had to completely rethink our mission." None of those predictions came to pass, of course, but, in 2005, Camping predicted the Second Coming for 2011. He eventually became assistant general manager and then the GM in 2014.īut Tom’s time at Family Radio also has been marked by turmoil over Camping’s infamous predictions that Jesus would return on a specific date in 1994, spelled out in the book 1994? When that didn’t happen, the Family Radio founder set another date and then another. His first job was supervisor of the print facility, then facilities manager, and then media manager, overseeing Camping’s interviews. During his night shift with the campus parking service, Tom would work on term papers-“even my senior thesis!”-and listen to Family Radio’s open forum featuring founder Harold Camping.Īfter establishing a friendship with Camping, Tom landed a job at Family Radio when he graduated. The California native first became aware of Family Radio, started in 1958 in the San Francisco Bay Area, while he was a history major at University of California-Berkeley. The network has come a long way since Tom began his tenure there in 1987. Right now, Family Radio is a “hybrid.” “We’re about 65 percent music and the remaining portion is talk and teaching,” the latter divided among syndicated programming from such teachers as John MacArthur, Alistair Begg, and Ken Ham. Some of that content will soon include regionally focused storytelling along the lines of NPR’s This American Life. That’s why we’re putting more emphasis on podcasting and on-demand content.” Five years, maybe? Ten years? It’s a transitional step. “How much longer is radio going to be viable? We don’t know. “It’s just becoming more apparent that more and more people, young and old, are gravitating towards these types of things and using radio less and less,” he says. Smart speaker usage to listen to Family Radio is also increasing, Tom notes. More people are tuning in to those streams, using the FR app on their phones. Right now, it has two streams but is looking to multiply those by three or four times. Every Christian broadcaster needs to embrace technology for new ways of bringing the Gospel.”įamily Radio has seen “a tremendous amount of growth” on its streaming sites. The digital marketplace is opening like crazy. There are so many digital opportunities now. “Our challenge as a Christian broadcaster is how can we go where people are? Our job is to present the Gospel. “We call ourselves a 60-year-old startup and we’re looking for ways to capture the changes but keep the essential part of what we are,” Tom says. The CEO is leading the network, which has 76 stations with a potential market of 70 million people throughout the U.S., into a digital future and new headquarters as the reach and influence of over-the-air radio fades. Connect with Tony on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Gettr, and Gab.Tom Evans strives to keep Family Radio “laser-focused on our mission to spread the Gospel and comfort the saints.”.Join Stand on the Word, FRC's two-year journey through the Bible!.Check out The Washington Stand, FRC’s outlet for news and commentary from a biblical worldview.Purchase your copy of Strong and Courageous.Explore FRC’s resources on life and human dignity.Take the pledge to pray for America, vote this November, and stand for biblical truth.Watch highlights from the Pray Vote Stand Summit!.Support Hurricane Ian relief efforts in Florida. ![]() Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief, reports on the latest in the ongoing unrest and protests in Iran over a young woman's death while in the custody of the so-called morality police.Edward Graham, Samaritan’s Purse’s Vice President of Operations, shares about how the ministry is helping victims affected by Ian.Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses the Republican Study Committee’s family policy agenda, a recent House vote on the Mental Health Matters Act and gives an update on the Continuing Resolution.Representative for the 19 th District of Florida, shares how his district – one of those hardest hit areas of the state – is doing in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
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