Lloyd David Newell (born 1956) is an American journalist, announcer, and author. He was the host of ''

Music and the Spoken Word Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of musi ...

'', the oldest weekly nationwide radio broadcast in the United States. He is also a professor of religion and family life at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU). He was previously an anchor for

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and

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. He is a descendant of Susannah Stone Lloyd, a member of the Willie Handcart company. Newell received a Ph.D. in Family Sciences from BYU in 1999. He and his wife, Karmel, are the parents of four children. Newell has written numerous books, including ''May Peace Be With You,'' ''The Divine Connection'', ''Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice'', ''The Healer's Art''. In 1990, Newell was appointed host of ''Music and the Spoken Word'' by Gordon B. Hinckley, who was then a counselor in the

First Presidency Among many churches in the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency (also known as the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is the highest presiding or governing body. Present-day denominations of the movement led by a First Presidency ...

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. From May 2021 to January 2024, Newell was a counselor in a

stake presidency A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in certain denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. The name "stake" derives from the Book of Isaiah: "enlarge the place of thy tent; stretch forth the curtains of thine ha ...

. On December 10, 2023, Newell announced his departure from ''Music and the Spoken Word'' in the summer of 2024 to serve as

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. Newell's last broadcast was on June 16, 2024. His successor will be Derrick Porter.

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Biography at the official Music and the Spoken Word site
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