Contributors

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PJ Riddell

PJ Riddell has been with 107.5Alive since 2022 and WDAC since 2023. Having played baseball and served as a leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, he found passion for combining faith and sports broadcasting at Messiah University as a play-by-play broadcaster for Messiah Athletics and as an anchor and producer for the campus TV station. Following his time at Messiah, he worked as a part of the Harrisburg Senators' (Washington Nationals AA affiliate) broadcasting and media relations team during the 2024 season. Currently, in addition to his full-time announcing work for WDAC Radio Company and hosting Beyond The Scoreboard, he can also be heard broadcasting high school sports in Berks County, MidPenn, and Lancaster/Lebanon leagues.

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Blake Biscardi

Blake Biscardi, an Ohio native, is a sports writer and podcast host with Ohio State sports outlets such as the Saturday Cadence podcast and The Silver Bulletin. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and has ties to Pennsylvania as a two-time Graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia. He has experience in ministry as a coach and ministry leader. 

https://tsilverbulletin.com/team/author-blake/

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Dwayne Walton

Dwayne Walton serves in a number of ministry roles, most notably as the Executive Director at Parkesburg Point Youth Center and as Discipleship Pastor at Providence Church in Coatesville. Dwayne studied at Philadelphia Biblical University and regularly connects with Philadelphia sports figures by hosting events, through Parkesburg Point, that give the athletes a platform to share their testimonies with the community. 

https://parkesburgpoint.com/about/staff/

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Hayden Benner

Hayden Benner is a 2024 graduate of Messiah University where he studied youth ministry and competed on the wrestling team for all 4 years. Hayden recently served for a time with Berks County Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and now serves as the High School Ministry Leader at Carlisle Evangelical Free Church. Hayden is a native of Lititz, PA. 

https://cefc.church/our-team-carlisle

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Jeff Bianchi

Jeff Bianchi is a 2005 Lampeter Strasburg High School graduate, where he won the state championship before being drafted out of high school by the Kansas City Royals. Bianchi played 12 seasons in professional baseball, including over 2 years at the Major League level with the Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Red Sox. He is also a silver medalist for Team USA. 


Following his playing career, Bianchi scouted with Milwaukee for 4 years, then served as the hitting coach for the Lancaster Stormers until he stepped away from the role after the 2024 season. Bianchi now operates his youth baseball training facility, Bianchi Baseball Academy, in Lancaster. 

https://bianchibaseball.com/

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Kent Chevalier

Kent was invited by Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, Mike Tomlin, to join the staff of Athletes in Action and serve as the Steelers' Team Chaplain. He is a Pittsburgh native, former pastor of 22 years, and now spends his time traveling as a speaker. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Student Ministry from Geneva College and Master's in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. 

https://www.kentchevalier.com/

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