The Rev. Canon Louis C. "Skip" Schueddig is executive director of the Alliance for Christian Media and "Day 1" in Atlanta, GA. He is an Episcopal priest and a member of the Diocese of Atlanta, GA.
The Reverend Canon Louis C. "Skip" Schueddig, D.D., is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Media, a mainline Christian media non-profit that produces the 66-year old radio program Day1 (formerly The Protestant Hour) heard on over 200 stations in the U.S. and several foreign countries. It also manages an active content-rich web site, Day1.org. The Alliance has headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
Schueddig became the head of the Alliance after serving twenty years as president and executive director of The Episcopal Media Center known for its Emmy award winning films such as the original animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Shadowlands, the made-for-TV movie that also won the top award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. During his years at EMC, he produced an original series of church-growth television ads and was responsible for many audio and video educational programs distributed to congregations.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he graduated with a degree in Radio-TV-Film from the School of Speech at Northwestern University. Deciding for a ministry in the Episcopal Church he graduated in 1973 from the Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA. Ordained an Episcopal priest in 1973 he served congregations in Illinois and Michigan until being named head of the Episcopal Media Center.
Over the years Schueddig has worked throughout the church for the cause of great use and understanding of media with a special emphasis on media as a tool for evangelism. In 1992 he was appointed an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. He is a noted speaker and conference leader.
During its 189th Commencement ceremony today, Virginia Theological Seminary conferred a Doctor in Divinity, honoris causa, upon the Rev. Canon Louis C. Schueddig, president of the Alliance for Christian Media and "Day 1" in Atlanta, Georgia. The degree was awarded by the Rt. Rev. James J. Shand, bishop of Easton (MD), and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Virginia Theological Seminary.
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