Elder Michaux Explained

Genre:	Religion
Creator:	Jonathan Pierce
Starring:	Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Runtime:	30 minutes
Channel:	WTTG (1947-1951) DuMont (1948-1949)

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. 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

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

External links

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

Notes and 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. News: Appendix One: Programs (A-L) . Dumont Television Network Historical Web Site . 2009-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216055809/https://dumonthistory.com/a1.html . 2009-02-16 .
4. News: Jay Handelman . Despite occasional successes, television has failed to embrace diversity . Sarasota Herald Tribune . February 1, 2000 . 2009-03-01.