The Old-Time Gospel Hour
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The Old-Time Gospel Hour | |
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Presented by | Jerry Falwell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 59 minutes[1] |
Production company | Thomas Road Baptist Church |
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Original release | 1956 2007 | –
The Old-Time Gospel Hour was a ministry program television broadcast from Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted by minister Jerry Falwell featuring the church's Sunday service.[2] Started in 1956[3] by Jerry Falwell, The Old-Time Gospel Hour gained a national following on both radio and television.[4] The series was a major fundraising source for Falwell, bringing in over $90 million dollars in the early 1980s.[5] The show's popularity continued through the 1990s, during which time it was still broadcast on hundreds of stations across the country.[6]
The television show as it was known ended in 2007 following the death of Jerry Falwell. His son, Jonathan Falwell, became the primary minister featured in the Sunday services[7] and eventually folded the show into the church's online video library and livestream website called Thomas Road On Demand.[8]
In popular culture
Bono of the band U2 mentions The Old-Time Gospel Hour in the 1988 live version of the song "Bullet the Blue Sky" on the album Rattle and Hum. Toward the end of the song, there is a spoken section where he says "...and I can't tell the difference between ABC News, Hill Street Blues, and a preacher on the Old-Time Gospel Hour stealing money from the sick and the old. Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister."[9]
References
- ^ "POT 1335- Growth is still important".
- ^ "POT 1335- Growth is still important".
- ^ "Old Time Gospel Hour (TV Series 1956– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Reverend Jerry Falwell at Liberty University – Encyclopedia Virginia".
- ^ Anderson, David (10 April 1993). "Jerry Falwell's Ministry Fined For Taking Role In Politics". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Turner, Darrell (20 Oct 1990). "Nashville station sues "Old Time Gospel Hour'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Weekly TV Program".
- ^ https://watch.trbc.org
- ^ U2 Bullet The Blue Sky Lyrics
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