Michael S. Kellogg (born September 27, 1941) is an American radio announcer and personality. He was known as the senior announcer with

Moody Radio Moody Radio is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, Moody Radio has 71 owned and operated stations

and host for ''Music Thru The Night'' until his retirement in 2014.

Early life

Kellogg was born in

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

on September 26, 1941. He was later educated at

Cedarville College Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1887, the school was origin ...

in Cedarville, Ohio. Kellogg moved to

Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso ( ), colloquially Valpo, is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census. History The site of present-day Valparaiso was included in the purchase of land from the ...

Career

Kellogg first wanted to be a writer who later got a job for a newspaper company at a young age, and was later writing for the broadcasting company in Chicago. In late 1982 Kellogg was hired to be host of ''Music Thru the Night''. Kellogg spoke to the late-night listener, presenting a relaxed yet direct message of the fullness of a life with Christ. In ''Music Thru the Night'', Kellogg was heard in a two-minute radio program '' Today in the Word'' and in the audio of the New Living Translation (NLT) of the Bible accessible through the application YouVersion. His voice is characterized by a poetic and dramatic tone and the audio includes occasional musical background. Kellogg officially retired in May 2014.

Personal life

He has been married to Nancy Smith since 1965 with whom he has six children and ten grandchildren. Kellogg currently lives in

. Kellogg is an educator of New Testament theology.

Honors

In February 2015, Kellogg was inducted to the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellogg, Mike Writers from Chicago Writers from Ohio American radio personalities 1941 births Living people People from Cedarville, Ohio