Created by Jonathan Pierce Original language(s) English First episode date 17 October 1948 Audio format Monaural | Country of origin United States Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 9 January 1949 Language English | |
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Elder Michaux was a religious TV show on the DuMont Television Network, hosted by evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (1885–1969).
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Broadcast history
The show was 30 minutes long, originated as a local program on DuMont station WTTG in Washington, D. C. in 1947, and aired on the DuMont network from October 17, 1948 to January 9, 1949. According to the book The Forgotten Network by David Weinstein (Temple University Press, 2004), the series also continued locally on WTTG after the network run ended, running to 1951 (see page 162).
The program was among the earliest U.S. television shows with an African American host, and included religious music and preaching.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.
References
Elder Michaux Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA