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vic eliason skip to content vic eliason menu home crosstalk in the news music singspiration tributes vic eliason 1936 2015 december 5 2015 august 30 2022 viceliason 17 comments see also memorial singspiration january 2nd waukesha expo see also obituary from mlaker funeral home victor carl eliason was born on may 14 1936 in fort dodge iowa the son of oscar and norma eliason oscar eliason is perhaps best known for the gospel song got any rivers in 1954 after growing up in cook minnesota vic was planning on attending technical college in minnesota when god called him to the ministry vic graduated from open bible college in des moines iowa and was ordained in october 1957 in 1959 vic and his wife freda moved to milwaukee to become bible club director of the milwaukee wisconsin chapter of youth for christ each week he would lead twenty bible clubs throughout southeast wisconsin as vic recounted the salary was 50 a week no health insurance no guarantees later he was promoted to interim director of milwaukee youth for christ becoming full director shortly after in may 1961 the first radio broadcast went on the air with sacred stylings a 30 minute radio program on wbon fm in milwaukee as listeners responded the programming increased to a full broadcast day in 1970 the ministry then renamed the wisconsin voice of christian youth purchased wbon for 315 000 and renamed it wvcy fm that radio station became the flagship of the network now known as vcy america heard on over twenty owned and operated stations and dozens of affiliates in 1978 vcy christian schools opened serving k 12 students in milwaukee eventually with campuses in wisconsin rapids and tomah in 1980 vic filed with the federal communications commission an application for vcy to begin broadcasting on television this led to the launch of milwaukee s first christian television station wvcy tv 30 in january 1983 vic also hosted the nightly live talk show in focus that aired on wvcy tv as a leader in christian broadcasting vic was elected to the board of the national religious broadcasters nrb where he served for 18 years and served also as the president of the midwest nrb chapter a pioneer of live call in radio vic hosted crosstalk a nationwide daily hour long call in program on issues of concern to christians guests included pastors such as john macarthur christian speakers including ken ham and leading political figures such as governor scott walker and governor mike huckabee over the years other broadcasters have come to milwaukee to learn from vic and have been able to spread the gospel thru christian broadcasting across america and around the world one such station operation nehemiah is on the air in south sudan thru the support of crosstalk listeners in 1998 vic led vcy to reintroduce bible camps as the ministry acquired trail ridge camp and conference center a 375 acre campground in southwestern wisconsin in may 2001 vic was awarded an honorary doctorate at the 74th annual commencement exercises of bob jones university in 2008 vic was included in the panel at the value voters presidential debate in fort lauderdale florida on may 15 2011 governor scott walker proclaimed that sunday as wvcy day in honor of the 50th anniversary of the vcy radio ministries vic also hosted monthly rallies at the waukesha expo center featuring guest speakers new christian films or musicians the expo was regularly packed as hundreds and often over a thousand people would come to these events vic ministered in many churches over the years through singspirations an evening gathering featuring favorite hymns and gospel songs as well as many of the stories behind the music homespun harmonies airing at noon on vcy radio features vic introducing some of the classic gospel songs overnight listeners to vcy enjoy music til dawn a collection of quieter hymns and inspirational poems narrated by vic viewers of inspiration time with hilton griswold would often notice vic accompanying on the organ on december 5th 2015 vic entered into the presence of his savior where he heard the words well done thou good and faithful servant blog at wordpress com privacy vic eliason view site in reader manage subscriptions sign up log in report this content collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email name website