The Old-Time Gospel Hour Explained

Presenter:Jerry Falwell
Runtime:59 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Company:Thomas Road Baptist Church

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 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

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."[8]

References

  1. Web site: POT 1335- Growth is still important . 2022-06-13 . 2024-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001151257/https://liberty.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17184coll9/id/12288/rec/1 . live .
  2. Web site: Old Time Gospel Hour (TV Series 1956–) - IMDb . . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613181431/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401837/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl . live .
  3. Web site: Reverend Jerry Falwell at Liberty University – Encyclopedia Virginia . 2022-06-13 . 2024-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001151258/https://encyclopediavirginia.org/76hpr-7ea75a9e815653e/ . live .
  4. News: Anderson . David . Jerry Falwell's Ministry Fined For Taking Role In Politics . 13 June 2022 . Washington Post . 10 April 1993.
  5. News: Turner . Darrell . Nashville station sues "Old Time Gospel Hour' . 13 June 2022 . Tampa Bay Times . 20 Oct 1990 . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001151255/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/10/20/nashville-station-sues-old-time-gospel-hour/ . live .
  6. Web site: Weekly TV Program . 2024-10-01 . 2022-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528161138/https://www.thomasroadworldwide.org/ministries/media-outreach/ . live .
  7. Web site: Thomas Road On Demand. watch.trbc.org.
  8. Web site: U2 Bullet The Blue Sky Lyrics . 2009-07-30 . 2010-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103155247/http://purelyrics.com/index.php?lyrics=qzsocqau . live .

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