The team here at The Journey comes from a variety of backgrounds. From being in the radio business for years, to recently discovering it, everyone on the team is dedicated to making sure that our listeners grow deeper in their faith. Whether that is through listening to songs and messages or talking and praying with us at events, our goal is for you to grow in your relationship with Jesus.
Brittany previously worked in TV after graduating from Liberty University in 2012. After graduation, she went to her hometown of Chesapeake, Virginia to work at WTKR. In 2013 She came back to Lynchburg, where she was the host of Living in the Heart of Virginia, on ABC 13. In 2016, she graduated with a master’s degree in Strategic Communications from Liberty University. Brittany is thankful that God gave her the opportunity to become a part of The Journey.
Brittany and her husband Phil were married in 2013. They just welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Stella. They have enjoyed making Lynchburg their home and truly love the Lynchburg community.
Brittany loves being outdoors and taking on new challenges. Hiking, kayaking, and scaling buildings, are some of her hobbies! You can often find her trying new foods or cheering on her favorite sports teams.
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia
Brittany's Favorites
TV Shows: The Office
Movies: Muppet Treasure Island
Food: Mom’s spaghetti, any seafood, and TACOS!
Drink: Chai Tea Latte
Bible Verse: Romans 5:3-5
Sport: NFL (The Commanders) / College Basketball (Duke)
Season: Spring/Fall
Current Journey Artist: Newsboys
Current Journey Song: Benjamin William Hastings - That's the Thing About Praise
Mark grew up in a broadcaster's home, so he has been involved in radio/TV his entire life. His parents are Jerry and Fay. Mark has a sister Melanie, brother-in-law Kyle, and ge enjoys being an uncle to Emily and Olivia.
In college, Mark worked as an overnight and weekend DJ. He then moved into radio news as a reporter and eventually News Director. From there Mark became a Production Director and now works as a Production Dir. and Assistant Program Dir. at The Journey!
Mark loves spending time with family and occasionally getting in a round of golf. Maybe one day he will become a dog owner; for some reason, everyone seems to think he needs one!
Hometown: Moved around a lot as a kid. So Canton, Ohio and Lynchburg, VA are her “Hometowns”
Kate graduated with a degree in Broadcast Communications from LU in 2004. She's been doing voice-over work for radio, television, and multiple areas of the business and education arena for over 20 years now. For the last two decades, Kate has worked in marketing in higher education, healthcare, business, and back to higher education again. She's also been an entrepreneur in several different areas of business, but through it all, Kate maintained her broadcast roots and is loving the opportunity to be part of the Journey on-air crew on a more permanent basis!
Kate is married to her best friend, Mike, and they have 5 children in their awesome blended family: LeAnn, Terra, Christian, Elena, and Aidan.
Kate loves to sing and read and create! Music has always been a passion of hers whether it’s performing, writing, or just listening to a great record. She enjoys painting and decorating and loves interacting with her kids and watching their passions grow, too. When she has the time, Kate enjoys cooking and LOVES the beach and the mountains — so glad God made both!
Hometown: Goldsboro, NC
Laura fell in love with radio on a 7th-grade field trip where the DJ asked her to choose 2 songs to play on the air – she was instantly hooked. She was ecstatic to find that she could major in Radio/TV at the Christian college she had applied to and was honored to not only work there but help keep it running as well.
Laura is married to Mr. Incredible, or “Q” as others call him. He’s in finance, which is great because Laura never balances the checkbook. Their very joyful daughter, Hosanna, is grown and the youth leader in their church. They’ve been through the fostering/adoption process and will be adding to their family! Laura also owns a small zoo comprised of 3 tiny dogs, 2 quirky cats, a lovable pet rat, and a very talented fish.
Laura is up for anything fun and spontaneous: soft-serve twist ice cream and a movie, hitting a clearance rack, DIY renovations, puppy stores, friends’ houses, Bible studies, comedy nights, ChickFila, crashing on her enormous couch to watch the latest Hallmark movie or medical drama. Side note: Laura's family puts on their comfy pjs as soon as we they home, no matter what time of day it is. Oh, and her favorite activity of all: eating deep-dish pepperoni pineapple pizza!
Hometown: Born in Ohio, she spent 23 adventurous years in Alaska, college in Oklahoma, then raised her daughter in Florida.
Brant is a husband and dad, and he’s won multiple awards for his radio hosting skills. He has been married for 28+ years! Brant's kids are grown up; his son is an officer in the military and his daughter just graduated from college.
Brant wanted to be a baseball play-by-play guy, but he can’t see very well. He was a youth pastor for several years before starting part-time on a Christian radio station as a news man.
He now co-hosts his show with Sherri. Brant says, “Sherri’s not just a radio talent, but a person with a love for Jesus, an inordinate amount of wisdom, and – let’s be honest, here – the most infectious laugh we’ve all ever heard.”
Brant’s show is home to “misfits.” He says all are welcome at the table and there is no one perfect but Jesus.
Brant likes reading and sitting around just thinking about stuff. Brant writes books and things, so he also enjoys avoiding the writing he needs to do.
Hometown: I moved around a LOT growing up. Very small towns in Illinois and Indiana. My graduating class was 27 people in Assumption, Illinois.
Sherri considers herself a simple girl who loves Jesus and gets to write and talk for a living. "It’s pretty cool and more than I could have ever hoped for. God has been incredibly gracious to me."
Sherri loves writing and producing. She loves producing things like stage plays, musicals, dramas, comedies, etc. When she's not doing that, she is spending as much time with family and friends as is humanly possible. Sherri recently moved her retired mother and her sister in with her. She calls them the “Golden Girls!”
Sherri originally started out working weekends at a gospel station in Pittsburgh. She left there and went to the gospel station across town to do the morning show. While doing the morning show, Sherri simultaneously started filling in as the afternoon talk host at a Christian Talk station in Pittsburgh all the while ski reporting (yes, you read that right) for Mountain News. She then worked for 2 different gospel networks, Rejoice! and Sheridan Gospel. Sherri now produces The Brant Hansen Show.
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Becky has worked for Liberty since 2006 and serves our community as a local real estate agent since 2016. She enjoys anything to do with real estate (buying, selling, remodeling, etc.) and enjoys serving people throughout her community in this field.
Becky also loves watching her kids grow and is humbled by the grace that God gives her and her family each day! Becky is married to her husband Corey Mahle and they have two beautiful children, ages 8 and 3.
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Susan, at the age of 14, was handling all the accounting and payroll for a local business every day after school. The love for numbers started very early! During her career, she has held positions as Controller, Credit Manager, and Director of Finance.
Susan has been married to the love of her life for 30 years. Susan and her husband Keith love camping! So much so that they spend 9 months out of the year at the campground!
Susan love’s to cook and does catering when time allows. She also is very active in her church. She records and creates a weekly 30 minute program that airs on 12 stations in 8 states for Jeff Worley Ministries.
Hometown: Rocky Mount, VA; Moved to Nelson County at the age of 4.
Deborah came to Liberty University as a student in the Fall of 99’ and then spent over 15 years working in children’s ministry for various churches in Virginia and Texas. God has used all the different roles she has worked in, from volunteer coordinator and writing curriculum to children’s director, to give her a heart and passion for pouring into others. Each step has prepared me for my new role with The Journey.
In 2002, Deborah married her husband Kevin. They have four amazing children, Kaylah, Madison, Wesley, and Annabelle, ages 10 to 21.
Deborah enjoys reading mysteries, playing piano, and hanging out with her family. One of her favorite things is sitting around the table with family/friends, long after the meal has finished, in a deep conversation filled with stories and laughter.
