Al Kresta Kresta in the Afternoon Sienna Toll-free line 877-573-7825 http://www.avemariaradio.net Show Airs: 4 - 5 pm Al Kresta is a broadcaster, journalist and author who is, first of all, a missionary. He draws upon his unique faith background to create what is, arguably, the most fascinating — and most spiritually constructive — talk show on radio today. A 1976 honors graduate of Michigan State University, Al has also done graduate work in theology at both Catholic and Protestant seminaries. He became well known in the Detroit area for his program, Talk from the Heart, one of the top-rated Christian talk shows during the 1980s and 90s. When he began the program, Al was a Protestant pastor. The questions forced upon him as pastor, however, led him to return to the Catholic Church. His profound personal conversion to Christ and return to the Catholic Church is told in the best-selling anthology Surprised By Truth. In 1997, Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan recruited Al to launch the media apostolate, Ave Maria Communications. Over the years Ave Maria Communications has included: 1. Credo, which became Michigan’s largest religious publication and the recipient of 18 merit awards from the Catholic Press Association; 2. Ave Maria Radio which produces a number of its own programs and features including Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo, Heart, Mind and Strength with Greg and Lisa Popcak, Food for the Journey with Sr. Ann Shields, as well as Kresta in the Afternoon; 3. The local radio stations WDEO (Detroit and Ann Arbor) and WMAX (Saginaw, Bay City and Midland). Currently heard on more than 27 stations, Kresta in the Afternoon looks at all areas of life through the lens of Scripture and the teaching of the Catholic Church and takes on all comers. Over the years, Al has engaged in vigorous discussions or debates with nationally known figures from politics, the arts, the Church, academia and business such as Jack Kevorkian, Mother Angelica, Jesse Jackson, William Bennett, Gloria Steinem, Pat Buchanan, Michael Novak, Scott Hahn, Donna Shalala, Judge Robert Bork, Richard Gephardt, Jerry Falwell, George McGovern, Steve Allen, Bowie Kuhn, Mrs. Anwar Sadat, Martin Luther King III, Cal Thomas, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, Avery Cardinal Dulles, Chuck Colson, Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr, James Earl Ray, Mary Higgins Clark, C. Everett Koop and Ollie North. Kresta's life and spiritual journey took on a new dimension in February 2003, when he lost his left leg to necrotizing fasciitis, a virulent infection often referred to as the "flesh-eating bacteria." His extended recovery and eventual return to broadcasting have given him new insights into the realities of suffering and hope. He is also the author of Why Do Catholics Genuflect? And Answers to Other Puzzling Questions About the Catholic Faith published by Servant Books, as well as a contributor to Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Out About Priests' Sexual Abuse also published by Servant Publications, and Loving Your Neighbor published by the Capital Research Foundation. Al and his wife, Sally, have been married for 27 years and have been blessed with 5 children on earth and two in heaven. Kresta in the Afternoon Ave Maria Radio's flagship national production is Kresta in the Afternoon, hosted by journalist/author/evangelist Al Kresta. Broadcast three hours a day, Monday through Friday, Kresta in the Afternoon explores a range of subjects well beyond what most listeners would expect to hear on Catholic Radio. Al Kresta interviews renowned experts and newsmakers, discussing the most pressing political issues, as well as educational, cultural and religious concerns - even topics on the arts and popular entertainment - all of the forces that touch our lives and either encourage or impede our growth as Christians. Kresta in the Afternoon looks at all of life through the lens of Scripture and the teaching of the Catholic Church, providing a daily conversation - personal, authentic, human - about the things that matter most. Al Kresta's incisive questioning, respectful demeanor, and broad base of knowledge have made him more than a match for guests or callers with any ax to grind, and have built a nationwide audience - believers, non-believer, and people in between - many of whom would never have listened to any other Catholic Radio program. KRESTA IN THE AFTERNOON AFFILIATES (current 09-13-05 ) All times LOCAL WDEO 990 A.M. Detroit/Ann Arbor, MI 4-6 P.M. WMAX 1440 A.M. Saginaw. 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