Richard D. Swanson of Motherhood Talk Radio
Rick Swanson is the segment producer for MMTR (Military Mom Talk Radio) and MTR (Motherhood Talk Radio) . He comes from a career military family. Both of his grandfathers served in the Armed Forces; one serving 22 years in the US Air Force and the other 4 years in the US Army. In addition, one of his brothers is in the Army National Guard and a student at California State University Northridge and another attends College of the Canyons and is participating in the Platoon Leader’s Class (a commissioning program through the United States Marine Corps.
Rick Swanson holds a B.A. in History from California State University Northridge and works with Shepherd of the Hills Church as a worship leader/ director as well as the events coordinator for the Agua Dulce site.
Rick Swanson is also active in the local community. He volunteers his time at summer VBS camps, Young Life (an international youth outreach program), and various events throughout the year in the local Acton/Agua Dulce community.
One of his passions is music. From the age of 7, his life has been filled with music. At the age of 12, he played violin for College of the Canyons Philharmonic. And then at the age of 15, he played 1st violin for CSUN Philharmonic. He has been featured as an artist at “A Little Night Music” (Acton, CA) and “Music Under the Stars” (Agua Dulce, CA). He worked as a music instructor for the Acton/Agua Dulce area teaching violin, piano, and guitar to students ranging from 6 years old to adult during college. In addition, he and his brothers also have a good deal of experience playing professionally for weddings and parties. Currently, he plays a total of seven instruments—violin, viola, piano, guitar, drums, bass, and mandolin. His musical repertoire includes: classical violin, jazz/blues, classic rock, and many various forms of metal, including one of his favorites–symphonic metal.
Contact Rick by email at rick@motherhoodtalkradio.com
