{"id":19910,"date":"2025-01-03T09:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/english\/?page_id=19910"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:57:08","slug":"chris-affolder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/english\/about-bbn\/bbn-announcers\/chris-affolder\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Affolder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9qd3g5-4555ddb130da1051e28639df6537a1e4\">\n.flex_column.av-9qd3g5-4555ddb130da1051e28639df6537a1e4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9qd3g5-4555ddb130da1051e28639df6537a1e4 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7c8bd1-4a0fe5b2a0475275cc8c09532f8bf992\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7c8bd1-4a0fe5b2a0475275cc8c09532f8bf992{\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7c8bd1-4a0fe5b2a0475275cc8c09532f8bf992 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_team_member  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-59qcfp-6ecc3c1815efc0ac3bffd48c1cea1707  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20347 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20347 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbn1.bbnradio.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Chris.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1\" alt='Chris Affolder'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"300\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Chris Affolder<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Announcer<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >Bible Broadcasting Network<\/span><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4wzo39-3f0b1a778cef66ed8002680fb7e4fe15\">\n.flex_column.av-4wzo39-3f0b1a778cef66ed8002680fb7e4fe15{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4wzo39-3f0b1a778cef66ed8002680fb7e4fe15 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2ilghx-b6092c7d16ea5ab159a6fef73c7a781e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never really considered a career in radio until I was in college. I was a musician in middle and high school and originally planned to pursue a degree in music production. Though I didn\u2019t know it at the time, the Lord had other plans for me. I did not get into the music program, and I had to figure out what I should do instead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having also been an athlete, I decided to pursue something involved with sports. I played hockey in high school, and remembered pretending to do play-by-play announcing for other games at tournaments we attended. That\u2019s when I found out about Appalachian State\u2019s college radio station. I took the class needed to get on the air, and I was hooked. This was a great learning experience for me because I learned the ins and outs of radio, including the finer points of play-by-play calling for all kinds of sports for the school and nearby Lees-McRae College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, realizing that I wanted to work in radio was not the most important thing that happened to me in college. During my sophomore year, I came to faith in Jesus Christ. I grew up in church, but until the summer of 2021, I never knew that I was lost. The Lord opened my eyes to my condition and called me to Him, and by His grace, I turned to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having met Lynsey in college, we got married right after graduation and began our professional careers.\u00a0 She began to teach and I worked as a college sports radio producer. In August, 2023, the Lord sent us our first child, Michael. 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