Heart & Humor

I was born in California, in Newport Beach. I grew up in the SF Bay area, in Northern California.One big year in my life was my senior year of High School.I spent that year in Minden, Germany as an exchange student.(Class of '85).

I’ve been in radio since 1988, with many stations including KSOL (where I was Doug EE Fresh the traffic rapper) 6 years as "Jungle Doug" on KRTY/Country in San Jose, and 3 years on the syndicated "Doug & Connie / Doug & Karla" morning show.I also worked with our Christian music channels on XM Satellite Radio. 

My favorite holiday movie is “Young Frankenstein”.(Honestly!)That’s what my mom and I use to watch each Christmas.“What hump?”

I actually met my wife Sheryl through KRTY (although she'll tell you that she was not a "groupie"). She just wanted to see the “face behind the voice” .. and after she got the scary part over – we got married.(There is really a lot more to it but we’ll share that for the next marriage retreat.)Sheryl is truly the back bone of the family – because she does so much behind the scenes - I can try to go to bed each night at 8.(That 3am wake up call comes much too early).  My wife is also sharing her story in her book “A Scarlet Cord of Hope – My Journey through Guilt, Shame and Fear to Hope”.  Her website is www.SherylGriffin.com 

My oldest daughter - Lauren - works in Williamson County Schools and my son – Garic “Baby Man” Griffin is the only non-Californian in the family – He was born in Franklin TN in 1998.

My favorite verse is Phil. 4:6-7 which in the “Message” reads “Don’t fret or worry.Instead of worrying, pray.Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”

I grew up in Texas, but Georgia is where I married my husband and where my kids were born. A big piece of my heart sits in a small coastal town in Southern Georgia.

My perfect weekend would include some kind of on the water activity with my kids and husband. I just love the water. Ocean, lake, river, or stream; if I can dip my toes in it, I'm happy. 

One of the greatest pieces of advice I've ever received didn't come in the form of advice. My husband and I were having lunch with our then Pastor and Friend, Brother Roland Dann. At the time there had been a lot of debate over the location of the nails. Were they in Jesus' hands or wrists? I asked Bro. Roland what he thought, and he responded with "Does it matter? What really matters is that he was hanging on a cross and dying for our sins.". That one statement, 15 years ago, is something that stuck with me. I constantly ask myself if my focus is on the nails or the cross.