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The Radio Priest

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.
Aired: Dec 13, 1988 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: GBH