This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Annemarie Smith is a visionary leader with 25+ years of experience strategizing with multimillion dollar companies to further their success. As a business owner and longtime mentor, Annemarie brings business acumen and a deep heart for service into her role as Love INC’s Executive Director. Annemarie is looking forward to this new role with Love INC because of the chance to increase community impact and strengthen partnerships. Thanks to her previous volunt...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Warren and Arlene Johnson Northern Minnesota natives Warren and Arlene Johnson have been together since they were 17. In the decades between way-back-when and today, they've built an extraordinary life together, raising son Kurt – a 42-time national event winner – and earning six NHRA and two IHRA championships. W.J. was a pioneer in the ultra-competitive class of factory hot rods known as Pro Stock, and with 97 national event wins and an abundance of ...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Rich Vreeland loves Jesus, his girlfriend/wife Patti, and motorcycles. As a Harley Davidson dealership owner with his brother for 35 years in Pennsylvania, in 2025 they closed the dealership to allow themselves more freedom to share the Gospel wherever God was leading them. Rich and Patti are spending the summer serving with A Christian Ministry in the National Parks, something that Patti has been praying about doing for nearly a decade. Tune in live each...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Jeffrey Alumbaugh grew up in Aurora, Colorado, where some of his earliest memories are sitting on the living room floor with a box of crayons, drawing for hours and letting his imagination run. That early passion eventually turned into a hands-on career as an artist, painting everything from billboards on the Las Vegas Strip alongside some of the nation’s top billboard artists to massive stage backdrops for touring classic rock bands and legendary venues. Along th...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Joe and Marla Truitt are the founders of Best Day Ministries, a faith-driven ministry dedicated to creating belonging, purpose, and opportunity for people of all abilities. Inspired by their son Seth, who has Down syndrome, Joe and Marla began building spaces where individuals with diverse abilities are celebrated for their gifts. Their work includes Joy House, a nonprofit marketplace for artisans with special needs, Best Day Ever Coffee and Crepes, a community ca...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Rich Karlis was a placekicker for nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions in the NFL from 1982 to 1990. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and is known as the last of the field goal kickers who kicked barefoot full-time in the NFL. Karlis is best known for kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime for Denver against the Cleveland Browns in the 1986 AFC Championship Game to reach Super Bowl XXI. This game ...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Buddy Hull, a third generation drag racer, has built a thriving business and racing career from humble beginnings in central Illinois. He grew up with a strong work ethic doing chores, mowing lawns, odd jobs, and as a young man even working in NHRA Funny Car legend Tim Wilkerson’s garage. He took up powerlifting as a young adult and for a period was among the Top-5 ranked powerlifters in the world. After working in the gym industry and supervising cons...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Erica Mallery is a coach, podcaster, founder of ShameOver—and the hype girl women didn’t know they needed when it comes to alcohol + life!She helps women ditch the shame spiral, drink less without quitting completely, and build a relationship with alcohol that actually supports the life they want to live. Think: more energy, fewer regrets, and drinks that are enjoyed on purpose.Erica is a mom of two, married to her ride-or-die in Denver, and is a self-proclaimed...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: Taylor McGregor is a college football and UFL sideline reporter for ESPN, joining the network in September 2019. McGregor currently teams up every Saturday with Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek to call games around the country, primarily on ESPN and ABC. McGregor also serves as a host for Marquee Sports Network in Chicago, where she is also the lead reporter on Cubs games through the MLB season. McGregor has had previous stints at AT&T SportsNet in Denver, ...

This week on LIVING IT LOUD: STEVEN TAYLOR An active performer in concert, on stage, and as a voice actor, Steven most recently performed as the Apostle Luke with Dave LeMieux and Blue Gospel Scripts’ presentation of, The Newborn King. Often sought after as a teaching artist and narrator, Steven serves as Dean of the School of Music at Colorado Christian University. His versatile singing career ranges from opera and oratorio, to musical theatre, gospel, and jazz. In 2021 Steven was named Bes...