Today’s exciting show with host Kerby Anderson brings us a discussion about Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. In the first hour, Kerbys guests are Joe Paulo & Mark Ramsey. With Joe, the President & Chief Executive Officer of Hope Media Group, and Mark, the creator/writer/narrator of Wondery’s Inside making-of series, they’ll have some very interesting things to say about Scrooge. Then in the second hour, Kerby spends some time reviewing today’s headlines.
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President & Chief Executive Officer - Hope Media Group
Joe Paulo has served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Hope Media Group since 2018. During this time, Hope Media Group has extended its media offerings to include a growing podcast network, digital content brand Hope Nation, the God Listens prayer app, branded music apps NGEN and Way Loud, plus a multi-market event production and promotion arm. Joe led through the historic merger of two highly successful nonprofits that resulted in Hope Media Group bringing together the national radio network WayFM and the largest Christian radio station in America, KSBJ in Houston. In less than two years from launch, HMG’s newest media platform, the Spanish-language radio network, Vida Unida, is now reaching Houston, Miami, and New York City. With an extensive background in media and leadership, Joe began at KSBJ (now Hope Media Group) as Vice-President of Operations in 2017 after serving at Educational Media Foundation (K-LOVE/Air1) and Columbia International University. Joe has also provided volunteer leadership at the board of directors and advisory levels for other nonprofits such as Youth Commission International, Christian Music Broadcasters, and Crime Stoppers of Houston. His MBA is from Liberty University in 2014. Joe and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 33 years, live in the Houston area, and are blessed with three daughters, two sons and a grandson.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast Trailer
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast in now available! This is the story of A Christmas Carol, but like you’ve never heard before. It shares a powerful story of forgiveness and redemption in an all-new audio experience starring actors like Sean Astin, Ben Barnes, Bethany Joy Lenz and more.
Writer | Producer | Creator, Writer, and Host - Wondery’s Inside Making of Series
Mark Ramsey is the creator, writer, and host of imaginative, top-ranked podcasts including Wondery’s Inside making-of series featuring Inside Psycho, Inside the Exorcist, Inside Jaws and Inside Star Wars. All ranked in Apple Podcasts’ top ten upon debut. He has also written and produced POPS: The Louis Armstrong Story, an audio biopic featuring Reno Wilson (Mike and Molly, Good Girls) as Armstrong, and co-wrote and produced The Undercovers, featuring Ed O’Neill (Modern Family). In 2022, Ramsey produced the full cast dramatic thriller Aftershock for iHeartRadio, starring Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), David Harbour (Stranger Things) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead, Watchmen). In 2023, Ramsey created, wrote, and directed the Ambie Award-nominated and Signal Award-winning thriller series Dark Sanctum for REALM and Wondery+. It features Clive Standen (Vikings), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), and Michael O’Neill (Seabiscuit, Dallas Buyers Club). Also in 2023, Ramsey created the Signal Award-winning limited series FADE IN: Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction for public radio legend KCRW in Santa Monica.