Joe Battaglia is a broadcaster, author (
The Politically Incorrect Jesus, That’s My Dad, Fathers Say), and founder and president of Renaissance Communications, a media company whose mission is to provide media platforms for gifted communicators of biblical truth.
His clients include Dr. Steve Brown and his nationally syndicated radio program
Key Life, Prison Fellowship, Affirm Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Provident Films, Pure Flix Entertainment, actress Shari Rigby, and author and speaker Jeanne Nigro.
Joe is also an executive producer and General Manager of the nationally syndicated radio program
Keep the Faith, the number one faith-based music radio program in the nation with a weekly audience of over two million.
For over sixteen years, Joe has also been involved in the promotion of highly successful hit movies to the faith-based marketplace, such as
The Passion,
The Lion,
The Witch & The Wardrobe,
The Polar Express,
Facing the Giants,
Fireproof,
Courageous,
Soul Surfer,
Son of God,
God’s Not Dead, Heaven Is For Real, Miracles From Heaven,
Risen,
War Room,
The Star, and
I Can Only Imagine.
Highly active in the Christian music industry, Joe served on the board of Gospel Music Association (GMA) for twenty years, was chairman of the National Christian Radio Association (NCRS) for fourteen years, and currently sits on the boards of the National Religious Broadcasters and WAY Media.
Prior to forming Renaissance in 1992, Joe was VP of Communicom Corp. of America, the parent company of WWDJ/New York, WZZD/Philadelphia, and KSLR/San Antonio. He was with Communicom for over eighteen years, eight as General Manager of the flagship station WWDJ from 1982–1990. From 1979–1995, he also was a partner in Living Communications, parent company of WLIX/Long Island and WLVX/ Hartford, CT.
In 1991, Joe penned his first book,
A New Suit for Lazarus (Thomas Nelson). He attended Boston University, graduating magna cum laude with a BS in Journalism.
Joe lives in New Jersey and is the parent of a twenty-nine-year-old daughter, Alanna.