Elder Michaux
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Broadcast history
The 30 minute program was broadcast on Sundays from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.[2] It 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.[3] The show continued to be broadcast from WTTG's Washington studios through 1951.[1]
The program was among the earliest U.S. television shows with an African American host, and included religious music and preaching.[4]
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- Stained Glass Windows (ABC Television, 1948–49)
- Lamp Unto My Feet (CBS Television, 1948–79)
- Religious broadcasting
References
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- ↑ a b Weinstein, David The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, page 162, Temple University Press, 2004
- ↑ a b Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 181
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Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Template:ISBN
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Template:ISBN
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) Template:ISBN
External links
- Script error: No such module "If empty". at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:WikidataCheck
- DuMont historical website
- Fall 1948 schedule at RadioDiscussions showing Elder Michaux on Sundays at 6pm ET