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 – January 9, 1949

Elder Michaux was a religious TV show on the DuMont Television Network, hosted by evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (1885–1969).

Broadcast history

The show was 30 minutes long, 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. According to the book The Forgotten Network by David Weinstein (Temple University Press, 2004), the series also continued locally on WTTG after the network run ended, running to 1951 (see page 162).

The program was among the earliest U.S. television shows with an African American host, and included religious music and preaching.

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) 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