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''Elder Michaux'' is a religious TV show that aired on the
DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network (also the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being first overall in ...
, hosted by evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux. The program combined both Michaux's preaching and singing by the Happy-Am-I gospel choir, consisting of thirty-five singers.Weinstein, David ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'', page 162, Temple University Press, 2004 During the broadcasts his congregation shouted out encouragement while Elder Michaux preached.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'', Ballantine Books, 1979, page 181


Broadcast history

The 30 minute program was broadcast on Sundays from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. It originated as a local program on DuMont station
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in
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in 1947, and aired on the DuMont network from October 17, 1948 to January 9, 1949. The show continued to be broadcast from WTTG's Washington studios through 1951. The program was among the earliest U.S. television shows with an
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host, and included religious music and preaching.


Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.


See also

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*
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recov ...
*'' Stained Glass Windows'' (
ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to: *ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or *ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia ABC Television or ABC ...
, 1948–49) *''
Lamp Unto My Feet ''Lamp Unto My Feet'' is an American ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from November 21, 1948, to January 21, 1979, on Sunday mornings. The title comes from Psalm 119: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, ...
'' (
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, 1948–79) *
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References


Bibliography

*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
Temple University Press Temple University Press is a university press founded in 1969 that is part of Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). It is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach ...
, 2004) *Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
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, 1980) *Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'', Third edition (New York:
Ballantine Books Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. Ballantine was acquired by Random House in ...
, 1964)


External links

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DuMont historical websiteFall 1948 schedule at RadioDiscussions showing Elder Michaux on Sundays at 6pm ET
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