Jerry Falwell

Religious Broadcaster

"When I arrived at Bible College, I was fully committed that one day I would use the media in some way, particularly radio. Television wasn't the big deal then that it became later. And it was always, from the moment I was converted through a radio broadcast, an intent of mine to use the media."

About This Interview

Jerry Falwell (1933-2007) was interviewed for two hours at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Falwell talked about growing up the son of an entrepreneur, and his eventual calling to the Christian ministry. He discussed starting his first television broadcast, Thomas Road Baptist Church Presents and how it eventually became The Old Time Gospel Hour. He spoke about the growing popularity of the program and its eventual syndication worldwide as well as its transmission over satellite. Falwell also described his founding and the goals of the Moral Majority and Liberty University. He detailed the controversy surrounding his political views, the fallout from the PTL scandal that hit religious broadcasting in the late 80s and his treatment by the mainstream media. B-roll consisted of a personally-guided tour of a museum dedicated to his life on the campus of Liberty University. The interview was conducted by Don Carleton on October 16, 2003.

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Old Time Gospel Hour
- Jerry Falwell on why he thinks The Old Time Gospel Hour was so successful
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- Jerry Falwell on the success of The Old Time Gospel Hour
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Submitted by BorgKing001 on Tue, 2011-04-26 04:19.

@awrightm100 This man says i deserve eternal torture because i'm sexually attracted to my own gender. Fuck this man

Submitted by awrightm100 on Fri, 2011-03-04 17:14.

People who say that Jerry Falwell got rich off of religion are phonies themselves. They don't know what they're talking about. I met Falwell, went by his home. He is one of the greatest people that I have ever met.

Submitted by jbdream3 on Sat, 2010-10-09 02:10.

Jerry Falwell was an arrogant person and a poor Christian role model. He was too critical and very judgmental. Sorry to speak about a man who died like this, but sadly, it's the truth.

Submitted by krystosdobs on Sat, 2010-08-21 23:59.

I'm not fooled for a second by his jolly good nature and teddy bear face. he was a populist and a phony. anyone who gets rich off of religion deserves none of my respect.

None of his followers will ever amount to anything (anything remotely intellectual that is). Thank the gods we have legal and safe abortion in the US.

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