BORN: 1959 JOINED THE DV STAFF: October 1998... and March 2007... and March 2025 HOMETOWN: Elkhart, IN NOW LIVING IN: Indianapolis, IN SPOUSE / KIDS?: Yes / 3 FAVORITE ARTIST: Paul Simon OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Jonny Lang, Sting, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Margaret Becker, Jen Knapp, Russ Taff, Barry Manilow, tobyMac, Todd Agnew, Linda Ronstadt, needtobreathe, Mary J. Blige, Phil Keaggy, Dwight Yoakam, Fleetwood Mac, Kenny Chesney, Bee Gees, Trisha Yearwood, Sixpence None the Richer, JohnnySwim, John Legend, Randy Stonehill, Bonnie Raitt, Prince, Michael Jackson, Wilder Woods. BEER: An occasional Killian's Red or Black by Centerpoint Brewery OTHER HOBBIES: Books (writing and reading), movies, drama, dogs. PERSONAL MOTTO: Don't conform to the ways of the world; be transformed. I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...why wouldn't I? Gotta do something with those thousands of CDs.