Faith made it to Gerry’s top three during the inaugural season of the hit ABC spin-off, but was shockingly sent home ahead of the finale that saw Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist go head to head for Gerry’s love.
The 61-year-old from Benton City, Washington, hasn’t just been a high school teacher; she’s dabbled in all things music and radio over the years.
However, now, 98.3 THE KEY and Townsquare Media are excited to announce Faith’ return.
After an eight-year hiatus, Faith will once again host the morning show on 98.3 The KEY beginning, Monday, August 5, 2024.
In a statement confirming the career change, Faith said: “I’m so excited to be coming back! Hosting the morning show on 98.3 THE KEY from the late 1990s through 2016 was some of the best years of my career, and I look forward to reconnecting with The KEY audience and my co-workers – it will be like coming home for me.”
Paul Drake, Director of Programming and Content, Townsquare Media, Tri-Cities, added: “I’ve known and worked with Faith since the late 1980s – she is one-of-a-kind, a pillar in our community, and is an amazing personality with a huge following”.
“We can’t wait to have Faith back on 98.3 THE KEY.”
When Faith is not working, she loves singing, songwriting, and performing at local Tri-City venues.
She also loves to ride her horses and enjoys hiking the many trails around the Tri-Cities and the Pacific Northwest.
She seems to have put her days on Golden Bachelor firmly behind her with the return of her hosting duties at the radio station.
On an episode of the Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour podcast, Faith told hosts (and fellow Golden Bachelor contestants) Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts that she wouldn’t date Gerry again.
“No, I don’t think I would,” Faith said. “.. I love Gerry. I thought there was something so different about him that I totally appreciated. Honestly speaking, we were pretty darn compatible in a lot of ways…
“As much as I felt for him, my intuition would lead me to believe that it’s probably [for the best].”
No matter what, Faith said she’s made a point of keeping in touch with Gerry, texting him “every now and then.”
“I’ll always be there. We had that shared experience, all of us did, so we’re bonded for life,” she said. “I think it’s important that we all do that, because wasn’t it honestly quite an adventure? For Leslie and me and Theresa too, I think it was even so much more intense.”
Faith added: “I probably could’ve married Gerry and we’d probably be pretty darn happy. I guess knowing what I know now, I think he really comes from an analytical side instead of leading his life with his heart, and that just doesn’t work for me.
“I feel like he made a decision out of the logical choice and not his heart. I lead my whole life with my heart.”
Gerry’s analytical brain was working when he sent Faith home.
She’d expressed her want to stay near her family and friends in Washington, and, being located in Indiana, Gerry knew they’d never work.
“I kind of knew that I sealed my fate in that way,” she said. “… I was all in and then when I thought about leaving [I questioned it]… On my Hometown, I said, ‘You need to know how important it is for me to be near my community, my family, my kids, my grandkids.’
“I needed to have him know that I’m not a person that can see their kids twice a year.”
“But what’s weird, is I think if I was truly in love with someone, there is no amount of distance that would keep me away,” Faith further reflected. “So it was an intuitive sense that mavbe it’s not all what I think.”
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