The Old-Time Gospel Hour was a ministry radio and television program broadcast from Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted by minister Jerry Falwell featuring the church's Sunday service.[1] Started in 1956[2] by Jerry Falwell, The Old-Time Gospel Hour gained a national following on radio and television.[3] The series was a major revenue source for Falwell, bringing in more than $90 million during the early 1980s.[4] The show's popularity continued through the 1990s, during which time it was still broadcast on hundreds of stations across the country.[5]
| The Old-Time Gospel Hour | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Jerry Falwell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location |
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| Running time | 59 minutes[1] |
| Production company | Thomas Road Baptist Church |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1956 – 2007 |
The television show ended after Falwell died in 2007. His son, Jonathan Falwell, became the primary minister featured in the Sunday services[6] and eventually folded the show into the church's online video library and livestream website called Thomas Road On Demand.[7]
In popular culture
editBono 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."[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "POT 1335- Growth is still important". Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Old Time Gospel Hour (TV Series 1956– ) - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Reverend Jerry Falwell at Liberty University – Encyclopedia Virginia". Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Weekly TV Program". Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Thomas Road On Demand". watch.trbc.org.
- ^ "U2 Bullet The Blue Sky Lyrics". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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