Spotlight Stories
Spotlight Stories 2021
Jack Swanda
Jack Swanda is the host for the Boomer Radio Network, Afternoon Drive Time, 3-6 pm. Jack is a licensed Financial Planner and an Omaha native. In this interview Tim Janiszewski talks with Jack about his life as a radio personality.
John Bueno
John is President and Director of Latins United Ministry. John shares his faith story and discusses outreach and mission to the Latin community (Mexican, Central American, Caribbean, South American) in Omaha and beyond.
Eric Maynor
Eric is involved in on-line auto sales with Baxter Ford in West Omaha. Eric and Tim discuss living for Christ in the sometimes challenging world of vehicle sales and service.
Debbie Maynor
Debbie shares how God provided for her through a challenging childhood and a battle with life threatening illness as an adult. She further talks about living her faith as a Project Manager with a local company.
Candace Gregory
Candace is President and CEO of Open Door Mission in Omaha. She talks about how during her early life, God prepared her for a calling that helps meet the needs of thousands of people while sharing the Good News.
Tim Janiszewski
In these programs, Tim shares his faith story. He also presents the vision, mission, and ministry of Spotlight Good News.
Anton Reginald
Anton and Tim discuss the current nature of Youth Ministry with young people, their parents, and the local church. Anton also shares his faith story from growing up in The Republic of Guyana to Moody Bible Institute to Boys Town and finally to becoming Associate Pastor at Crosspoint Church, in Omaha.
Jon Driscoll
Tim interviews Jon Driscoll, Founding Director of One Child Inc., a mission to orphanages in Ukraine. They discuss the amazing ways in which One Child Inc. has been able to distribute over 12,000 coats and 7,000 sets of footwear to children. Most recently, the mission has begun to send Bibles in the Ukrainian language to orphans, as well. An inspiring story with God’s “fingerprints” all over it.
Spotlight Matthew
In these two segments, Tim introduces a new resource from SGN—a daily devotional to be released Monday—Friday each week on our SGN website. Just click the “Spotlight Scripture” button at spotlightgoodnews.com to find this new devotional opportunity.
Jeff Ryan
Jeff is Pastor at Three Timbers Church in Bennington, NE, where he has served since it was launched in 2015. Tim and Jeff talk about church life in the COVID-19 and post-COVID world, as we consider how God’s people can continue to be “salt and light” in our rapidly changing world.
Rick Bunger
Rick shares his journey of faith from having a massive heart attack in 2015 to receiving a heart transplant and surviving Covid-19 in 2021. He explores with Tim how “to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
Mac McCoy
Mac is the new afternoon drive time host for “Talk of the Heartland” airing on KCROAM 660, M-F, 4:00-6:00PM. Mac shares how God “mugged him” from a self-centered existence so that he now lives to serve Christ through ministry focused on forgiveness.
Spotlight Matthew
Tim offers a sample of our new resource—Spotlight Matthew. Tim provides the five daily devotional studies to the listener, taken from Matthew 3:1 through 4:11.
Grant Riesen
Grant Riesen, Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts at Three Timber’s Church in Bennington, NE, joins us at Spotlight Good News Omaha. Along with sharing his faith story, Grant talks with Tim about both the joys and challenges of worshiping God in the local church. Our calling in all things is to glorify God in Spirit and truth.
Toni Clarke
Toni Clarke, Executive Director of the Assure Women’s Center in Omaha, talks with Tim about supporting and assisting women with unexpected pregnancies. The goal is to minister to them the love of Christ with the hope that they choose life for their unborn child and new life for themselves through Jesus. Toni further shares her personal journey of faith.
Brian Demmel
Brian Demmel, a campus pastor at Lifegate Church West Omaha talks with Tim about preparing for Christmas, outreach, community, and our identity in Christ. He also shares amazing stories of the work of the Spirit in his own journey of faith.
The Candles of Christmas
In these five programs, Tim gives a series of devotionals entitled “The Candles of Christmas,” based on the the stories of the five Advent wreath candles used for worship in many churches. Listen to these devotionals to prepare for the Celebration of Jesus’ Birth.
Janel Reeves
Janel Reeves is station manager at AM 660 KCRO where Spotlight Good News Omaha is broadcast Monday through Friday at 5:30 and 9:45am and 10:15pm. Janel talks about sharing the Good News using radio and other media to reach people for Christ.
Raul Saldivar
Raul Saldivar is Chairman of the Board of MOBIA—Mentors of Bethany in America. Raul shares about ministry that has taken him from Axtell, Nebraska, to Romania to Tanzania to the Great Wall of China, all to spotlight the Good News. Raul talks about service particularly with people having mental special needs.