why I love Hoover
‘Hoover has provided our family with so many incredible experiences and long-lasting relationships.’
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any around Birmingham wake up each morning to the voice of Hoover’s Chris Mileski. Part of the “Roxanne & Chris” radio show since 2011, Mileski broadcasts on 93.7 WDJC daily from 5 to 10 a.m. Mileski and his wife, Megan, have been married 15 years and have three children: Greer, 7; Lucy, 11; and Reeves, 13. Q: How did you get started on the radio? A: In the early 2000s, I was blessed to have the opportunity to be the initial TV producer and director for Rick and Bubba when their radio show was on cable TV’s Turner South network. Those years were filed with so much fun and proved to be a setup for Roxanne and I to end up together on the radio. Q: What’s your favorite part about your job? A: What I love most about my job is the ability to share with a massive amount of people how God’s grace is real and new each and every day. Q: What can people expect if they listen to “Roxanne & Chris”? A: We hope they find hope, entertainment, accountability and purpose with the life that God has given them. 82
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Q: Why do you love Hoover? A: Hoover has provided our family with so many incredible experiences and long-lasting relationships. No matter where you live, you need to be invested in the community because that is where relationships begin and are nurtured.
Q: What’s your favorite song on the radio right now? A: On our station, I love Plumb’s “Exhale,” but the song that speaks the most to me right now is a song by Dara MacLean titled “Blameless.”
Q: Who is your role model? A: My attorney, Rick Stotser, is one of the most encouraging people I’ve ever been around. In 2008, my wife and I left the church we were a part of and began attending A2 Church, where I met the pastor, Chris Goins. God sent me someone that I desire so much to emulate. But the person who Q: What do you do in your spare time? I consider my biggest role model is A: Almost all of my spare time is spent my wife of 15 years, Megan Rutland with my family. I’ve been so blessed to Mileski. have the type of schedule where I can Read the full interview with Chris be at the maximum amount of events Mileski at Hooversmagazine.com. n that my kids are involved in. Q: What’s something not many people know about you? A: Being on the radio, people think you automatically have an outgoing personality. Make no mistake, I do have that, but at times I am the biggest introvert.