He was the host of Music and the Spoken Word, the oldest weekly nationwide radio broadcast in the United States.

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.

[3] 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 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On December 10, 2023, Newell announced his departure from Music and the Spoken Word in the summer of 2024 to serve as president[6] of the California Los Angeles Mission.

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