Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Police Chaplain

Editor's Note: Both the host and the guest are former servicemembers.


On April 8, 2010, Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a conversation with Police Chaplain C. Grant Wolf.

Program Date: April 8, 2010
Program Time: 1700 Hours Pacific
Topic: Police Chaplain
Listen Live: www.americanheroesradio.com/police_chaplain.html

About the Guest
After more than years as Executive Director and a work career spanning six decades, C. Grant Wolf will retired from the Fellowship of Christian Police Officers on December 31, 2009. An ordained pastor, Grant has served the Chattanooga Police Department as Chaplain for many years. One of his great delights is teaching in new academy classes and conducting weekly sessions in the department’s chapel. He also conducts funerals, weddings, and provides financial and pre-marital counseling. An experienced organist, Grant plays each Sunday in his church as well as theater organ at Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre. He began playing dinner music professionally in a Wichita KS restaurant in December, 1949. In the 60 years since then he has continuously been employed, including Military service and in school. His undergraduate studies in psychology were at Wichita State and graduate work in communications at Boston University.

While in the Army he was assigned to Tokyo in Psychological Warfare. In that capacity he wrote news and news commentary, traveled in several countries interviewing top civilian and military personnel and taught “English as a Second Language” to Japanese high school teachers in night school. He also played dinner music on weekends at the Tokyo Plaza Hotel.

About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in Law Enforcement, public policy, Public Safety Technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in Law Enforcement.

Listen, call, join us at the Watering Hole:
www.americanheroesradio.com/police_chaplain.html
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
editor@police-writers.com
909.599.7530

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