Father Coughlin
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Charles Edward Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts.
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Father Coughlin. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 19384:00 PMWMCA 570 New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19384:00 PMWMCA 570 New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19384:00 PMWMCA 570 New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19384:00 PMWMCA 570 New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
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Charles Penman
Announcer
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Father Charles Coughlin
the "radio priest"
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