Lloyd D. Newell

Lloyd David Newell (born 1956) is an American journalist, announcer, and author. He is the host of Music and the Spoken Word, the oldest weekly nationwide radio broadcast in the United States. He is also a professor of religion and family life at Brigham Young University (BYU). He was previously an anchor for CNN and WSEE-TV. 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 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From May 2021 to January 2024, Newell was a counselor in a stake presidency.

On December 10, 2023, Newell announced his departure from Music and the Spoken Word in the summer of 2024 to serve as president of the California Los Angeles Mission. Newell's last broadcast will be on June 16, 2024. His successor will be Derrick Porter.