{"id":88447,"date":"2026-03-22T17:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/?page_id=88447"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:59:12","slug":"staff-mike-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/staff-mike-mcconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff &#8211; Mike McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88448 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem.jpg 250w, https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026mikem-140x140.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Mike McConnell<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Engineer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Mike works part-time in the Engineering Department, supporting operations primarily in Iowa. He brings valuable experience from his work as a contract engineer for several radio stations in Northeast Iowa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Semi-retired from a distinguished career in criminal justice, Mike continues to share his knowledge as a professor at local colleges. He also serves as a Deacon at his church and enjoys playing bass and 12-string guitar with the worship team. Mike and his wife, Carmen, have been married for 45 years and have three children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">An avid Amateur Radio operator, Mike enjoys connecting with people around the world and once even spoke with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station from his home radio station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Mike has been a Christ follower since 1976 and considers it a blessing to work with Kinship Radio, helping transmit the gospel message throughout Minnesota and Iowa.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike McConnell Engineer Mike works part-time in the Engineering Department, supporting operations primarily in Iowa. 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