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Kresta in the Afternoon – June 17, 2024 – Hour 1

Al Kresta passed away from liver cancer this weekend. His friends and coworkers join us to honor him.

 

I was Al Kresta's first producer

Kathy Schiffer was Al’s first producer at WMUZ in Detroit. She shares her memories.

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Convert, author, and noted radio host Al Kresta succumbs to liver cancer

Kathy Schiffer has written for the National Catholic Register, Aleteia, Zenit, the Michigan Catholic, Legatus Magazine, and other Catholic publications. She’s worked for Catholic and other Christian ministries since 1988, as radio producer, director of special events and media relations coordinator. Kathy and her husband, Deacon Jerry Schiffer, have three adult children.

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Matt Swaim remembers Al Kresta

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What I Learned from Al

Al hired Matthew Handley as a producer right out of college. Matthew shares how Al helped him develop a Catholic view of the world.

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Remembering Al Kresta

 

Matthew Handley is the host of Ave Maria Radio’s local morning news program, Michigan Mornings, which airs at 7:21. He is also the co-host of the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies which focuses on healthcare politics and policy. You can subscribe to him on Substack by going to Purple Catholic dot com or following him on X, he is at Radio Handley.

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