The Radio Family Journal

Jan. 5, 2009

• We saw some waterfalls from the road on New Year's day, and got out of the car to take a look.

In a style that is at the same time innovative and rooted in the deepest storytelling traditions, Sam Payne presents inspirational stories in a format that families will love. Payne wraps his one-of-a-kind skills as a word-smith and vest-pocket philosopher around two-minute stories that resonate with the deep Latter-Day Saint values of family and faith. Consider the  Radio Family Journal with Sam Payne as a thoughtful beginning to a Family Home Evening, or as the perfect way to start your work week.

Sam Payne is a playwright, author, songwriter, and actor whose work has taken him to stages from the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capitol to the jazz clubs of Tokyo, Japan. As a writer, his credits include extensive work for educational publications, including a long tenure as the lead writer for Studies Weekly, with a readership of hundreds of thousands of elementary school students and their teachers nationwide. Payne’s writing has also included work for the Glenn Beck Program, for film projects, and for live stage works. His growing catalog of original albums (as well as his live performances as a songwriter), has established him as a perennial staple for audiences throughout the Intermountain West.