Elder Michaux

This article is about the religious TV show called Elder Michaux. For the biography of the evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, see Lightfoot Solomon Michaux.

Elder Michaux
Genre	Religion
Created by	Jonathan Pierce
Starring	Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	WTTG (1947-1951) DuMont (1948-1949)
Release	October 17, 1948 (1948-10-17) – January 9, 1949 (1949-01-09)

Elder Michaux is a religious TV show that aired on the DuMont Television Network, 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.[1] During the broadcasts his congregation shouted out encouragement while Elder Michaux preached.[2]

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

1. Weinstein, David The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, page 162, Temple University Press, 2004
2. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 181
3. "Appendix One: Programs (A-L)". Dumont Television Network Historical Web Site. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
4. Jay Handelman (February 1, 2000). "Despite occasional successes, television has failed to embrace diversity". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2009-03-01.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

• Elder Michaux at IMDb
• DuMont historical website
• Fall 1948 schedule at RadioDiscussions showing Elder Michaux on Sundays at 6pm ET