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American Experience: The Radio Priest

American Experience (1988)

Documentary | United States

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 11 - The Radio Priest

SYNOPSIS

Father Charles Coughlin, a Roman Catholic priest from Michigan, uses the new power of radio to become one of the first media stars; every Sunday he would broadcast his message railing against the nation's economic and social system to millions of listeners caught in the grip of the Depression.

RUNTIME: 55 min

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