Dick Anthony (musician)

[3][5] He graduated in 1949 from Waukegan Township High School, attended Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, and majored in vocal performance at American Conservatory of Music, Chicago.

[22][b] In 1963 Anthony left WMBI and moved his family to Long Beach, California to direct music at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood.

[4] Anthony left Long Beach in 1967 for an opportunity to work with the newly established television department of "Radio Bible Class".

[23] Anthony became the executive producer and musical director for the "Day of Discovery", a nationally syndicated television series, and for the "Radio Bible Class" ministry with Richard DeHaan.

In 1983 Anthony produced a television series called " Praise Song" for the Southern Baptist Radio and TV Commission.

It consisted of various musicians (including 16 Singing Men, Bruce McCoy and Kim Boyce) performing Christian songs in unusual settings.

Anthony published more than 30 collections of original compositions and arrangements for various vocal and instrumental groups,[11] including four cantatas and a youth musical.

During the summers of 1987-93 Anthony directed music sessions and conducted evening concerts for the Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference in Muskegon, Michigan.

In 1995 Anthony retired to Fort Worth, Texas where he served for 14 years as organist at Birchman Baptist Church.