Humbard, Rex

Humbard, Rex
▪ 2008
the Rev. Alpha Rex Emmanuel Humbard 
      American televangelist

born Aug. 13, 1919, Little Rock, Ark.

died Sept. 21, 2007, Lantana, Fla.
used the powerful medium of television to spread the gospel to millions of people worldwide through his weekly program Cathedral of Tomorrow, which was carried by more than 2,000 TV stations and broadcast in some 91 languages. The religious show featured revival preaching mixed with lively musical numbers, including folksy guitar music and songs performed by Humbard, a choir, and guest performers such as Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. At its peak of popularity in the 1970s, Humbard's program attracted some 20 million viewers. He began his career in broadcasting at age 13, singing gospel songs on KTHS Radio in Hot Springs, Ark. Humbard was ordained during the 1940s and in 1949 began airing his sermons from a CBS-TV affiliate in Indianapolis. Later he built the ornate 5,400-seat Cathedral of Tomorrow near Akron, Ohio; shortly after he left the airwaves, he sold it in 1994.

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