Bev De Vries
Mornings 6am to 9am
Married with children and grandkids gives me plenty of material to do a morning radio show every day from 6 to 9. Believing in Jesus as my Savior gives me the Hope I need to manage life and a radio station. Thank you for letting me share life with you every day for over 13 years!
I’d love to hear from you: bev@kcwnfm.org
Here are some interesting tidbits about Bev:
Best thing about living in Central Iowa
While I love the changing of the seasons, mostly winter TO spring, and the values of Midwest people, my favorite reason to live right here is my family all lives here too.
Favorite memory from early in your radio career?
I applied to work at KCWN when Lisa Williams was the manager. She asked me to do a voice check and put me in the production studio. I just sat there, waiting for the ‘engineer’ to start to audition. My only radio experience was a brief stint on WHO with my cousin Bonnie where the engineer did everything for me, including turning on the mic! Lisa popped in and asked what I was waiting for. When I told her the engineer she fell on the floor laughing. Within a year, I was working at KCWN and believe me, there is no engineer to do anything for you!
You walk into the studio every day and hope you get to….what?
Connect with our listeners. Through a story, an observation, a song. Some days we laugh (especially on Bev and Steve Fridays!), sometimes we cry, we often pray.
Be a proud parent for a moment. Tell us about your kids.
Three kids who are really no longer ‘kids’. Even the grandkids are growning up! One married, one engaged, two in college, 3 in high school and the youngest in Middle school! As of October 2024, we have a GREAT grand daughter, Elizabeth Rose De Vries, our Fall Share baby!
How does your spouse complete you?
I guess if being complete means one person would shop, one would not, one would hunt, the other not, then we are the perfect pair! We have different interests and he actually has hobbies, but we both love God, love our family and have loved each other for over 50 years. I guess that makes us complete.
If you weren’t an on-air personality you would probably be doing what?
My careers endeavors before radio included working at Strawtown making the onion rings and cheesecake, a real estate agent, owned my own consignment shop, in-home day care, first head cook at Pella Christian High, and a few other things here and there..but if I was NOT doing radio, I would be a teacher..for a day, in the summer.
You have a very rare opportunity to do nothing but what makes you happiest. What do you do?
I’d be on vacation, in Florida, watching my family play on the beach while the pool boy brings me something cool to drink.
Which of these three do you do most? Read a book, watch TV or listen to music?
I listen to a LOT of music..every new song you hear at KCWN and a few you never will.
Who is a worse driver, you or your spouse?
If by bad driving you mean cutting corners and being unable to back up, then I guess it would be me.
What’s the best part of church for you…worship, preaching or pot lucks?
Can’t pick, I love them all! If you come to our potluck, you’ll enjoy my signature dish: Mississippi Sweet Potatoes!
Ana hibbs
Middays 10am to 2pm
I’m a wife, mom, and new Pella resident learning to love the beautiful chaos of this season! Through it all, I hold fast to Jesus — my Lord and Savior — and believe we’re called to live boldly for Him. My favorite verse, John 15:18, reminds me that standing apart from the world is exactly what we’re meant to do.
I’d love to hear from you: ana@kcwnfm.org
Here are some interesting tidbits about Ana:
Best thing about living in Central Iowa
People really take time to get to know you, and everyone is very friendly!
Favorite memory from early in your radio career?
I’ve been on the radio since I was a kid. My favorite radio memory is recording commercials for my favorite kids’ radio station.
You walk into the studio every day and hope you get to….what?
I really want to empower the listener to live boldly in their faith, but also let them know that they are a part of a community of believers who are doing the same.
Be a proud parent for a moment. Tell us about your kids.
My daughter Autumn is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’ve always wanted to be a mom. We are the best of pals. We spend every day together, walking, talking, and she likes to babble secrets in my ear!
How does your spouse complete you?
My husband and I have been married for three years. When we recount the story of our love, we truly realize how much God was playing a part in our lives. From the timing of when we met to getting married, it is absolutely incredible the hand that God has had in bringing us together. My husband is my rock, my best friend, and the love of my life.
If you weren’t an on-air personality you would probably be doing what?
I’d probably be working retail since I did a lot of that in high school.
You have a very rare opportunity to do nothing but what makes you happiest. What do you do?
I would love to have the chance to read more than one page of a book without looking around at the 60 billion other things that need to be done in a day!
Which of these three do you do most? Read a book, watch TV or listen to music?
Watch TV, but secretly, because I don’t allow my daughter any screen time.
Who is a worse driver, you or your spouse?
Considering my driver’s ed teacher was my mother…probably me. I can’t parallel park, and I still get confused at 4-way stops.
What’s the best part of church for you…worship, preaching or pot lucks?
Worship! I sing, play guitar, and bass guitar. I’ve been leading worship since I was eight years old.