justin.lopshire@mwcradio.com

Justin started his career with WTVB in 2002 as a board op, the person who makes it possible for all live remotes to be brought to your radio dial. In 2003, he started co-hosting the Best of Delaney & Ireland in the Morning show with Jim Siler, and became the sole host in 2007. He would later expand his duties to be the guest host for Delaney in the Morning.

Justin keeps you up-to-date during your workday with the WTVB Midday Journal, waking you up every Saturday morning with “The Best Of Delaney in the Morning”, along with sending you home from work every weekday afternoon on the WTVB Evening Journal.

Justin is a 1999 graduate of Coldwater High School and currently lives with his wife Kayla, and newborn daughter Avelyn in Colon (the Magic Capitol of the World!), with their spoiled fur kid, Chicago the Cat. Justin also enjoys watching many kinds of sports in his spare time, and is also a licensed Amateur Radio operator.

Ken has been a familiar voice in Branch County for a quarter century with AM 1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB, coming to Coldwater in 1984 after graduating from Central Michigan University. Ken Delaney has been a fixture in the Branch County community for over 30 years. He is Market Manager, Program Director and morning show host for WTVB-AM/FM in Coldwater, Michigan, a division of Midwest Communications, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from Central Michigan University in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, with a minor in Political Science. He is a three-time winner of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Award for On-Air Personality.

Ken has served as the Co-Chairman of the Tibbits Opera House Restoration Capital Campaign, and is currently the Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Coach at Coldwater High School. He also served 8 years on the Board of Trustees of the Community Health Center of Branch County and is past-Chairman of the Branch County Republican Party. Other community leadership roles have included the Branch County Historical Society Board of Directors, Safety Director for Branch County AYSO Soccer Region 1289, Branch Family YMCA Committee, Branch County Chamber of Commerce Car Show-Swap Meet Committee Chairman, Branch County Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee Chairman, Family Services Network Board Member, the Branch County 4-H Foundation Board of Directors, and the Branch County SAFE Kids Committee. Previously Delaney has served as President of Coldwater Community Theatre, Vice President of the Coldwater Sister City Festival Committee, and Chairman of the Committee for Branch County Seniors Millage Campaign. Other committees he has served on include the Coldwater Community Schools Technology Committee, the Coldwater Community Schools Elementary Feasibility Committee, the Branch County Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Tibbits Opera Foundation Board of Directors, the City of Coldwater Multi-Purpose Recreation Center Committee, and the Community Action Agency Walk for Warmth Committee.

Ken’s wife Christine is the Executive Director of the Tibbits Opera Foundation in Coldwater, MI. Their son Jason is in the masters program at the University of Central Florida and son Sean is a senior at Coldwater High School in Coldwater.