DJ Spotlight Ron Foster
by Vonda Armstrong This month we are taking a look behind the scenes with radio veteran Ron Foster of WZZK in Birmingham, Alabama. Thanks so much to Foster for coming into the DJ Spotlight this month. Be sure to listen to him every Sunday on 104.7 WZZK in Birmingham or online at www.wzzk.com for his Sunday Morning Gospel Jubilee.
met when they were both students at Samford University. Emma works in marketing, and Austin is getting his masters degree in speech pathology. And he also does a lot of the production work for the Sunday Morning Gospel Jubilee. Kim and I are extremely proud of Emma and Austin, and we love being “empty-nesters.”
Vonda Armstrong: What’s been going on with Ron Foster?
VA: What is your favorite Southern gospel song that is playing on the radio now? RF: Wow! That’s a hard question to answer because there are so MANY great songs currently out. A
Ron Foster: Let me start my answer to that question by saying I’m blessed. Blessed to be alive and healthy. Blessed to have recently celebrated my 34th wedding anniversary with Kim. And blessed that I’m now in my 20th year at WZZK in Birmingham. The weekly four-hour show continues to be extremely popular, consistently being ranked among the top spots in the ratings. Our listeners LOVE this music!!! VA: Tell us about your family and about your son, Austin. What’s going on with his music? RF: As I mentioned, Kim and I recently celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. Kim is a paralegal and works at a law firm in our hometown of Columbiana, Alabama. Austin is married to a lovely young woman named Emma. Emma is from St. Louis. They
